Saif Ali Khan is a versatile actor who convinces his audience that he is character that he is playing. Recently he has evidently impressed his fans with his performance in Netflix original series, Sacred Games as Sartaj Singh. He will next be seen in Navdeep Singh directorial Laal Kaptaan. movie is slated to release on October 18 this year.

In Laal Kaptaan, Saif Ali Khan will be seen in role of a Naga Sadhu. After sharing poster, makers came up with trailer of movie. trailer begins with Saif Ali Khan talking philosophically about life. next few shots show him riding a horse and dragging a dead body behind him. He is also seen in a bloody fight with quite a few men. Saif Ali Khan seems to be playing role of an assassin in Laal Kaptaan.

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Laal Kaptaan lead actor is seen sporting kohl-rimmed eyes, dreadlocks held in a bandana and an ash-smeared face. Saif Ali Khan has reportedly got his ears pierced for role in Laal Kaptaan. He also had to grow his hair which reportedly caused him irritation especially in Rajasthan heat. Even makeup was a lengthy process taking 40 minutes to two hours daily.

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Saif Ali Khan’s versatile roles

Saif Ali Khan is a versatile actor and does justice to his roles according to critics and audiences alike. While being a nawab in real life, actor has portrayed quite a few dynamic roles onscreen. He had starred in 2006 release Omkara which is Hindi adaptation of Shakespearean play Ollo. Saif Ali Khan played character of Langda Tyagi. transformation that Saif underwent for role was very well-received. Much more impressive to his fans was his portrayal of character.

In 2018 release Kaalakaandi, Saif Ali Khan had portrayed quite a dramatic role. He did t hesitate to do a black comedy. movie was very different in texture and tone.  Although Kaalakaandi tanked at box-office, Saif had reportedly put in a terrific performance. While script was deemed to be a dud, critics appreciated and praised Saif’s performance which seemed to be only USP of movie.

Saif Ali Khan’s upcoming movies

Nawab of Pataudi will next be seen in Nitin Kakkar directorial Jawaani Jaaneman. Laal Kaptaan lead actor will be seen in  movie alongside Tabu and Chunky Pandey. He will also star in period-drama Taanaji: Unsung Warrior which also has Ajay Devgan and Kajol in cast. He will reportedly star in Hindi remake of Tamil movie Vikram Vedha along with Aamir Khan. It is rumoured that Saif will appear in Madhavan’s role of a cop.

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