Saif Ali Khan: One of the Inimitable Khans

When you come to think of Bollywood the names of the ruling Khans inevitably come in the forefront. For more than two decades the Khans are reigning in the industry. The Khan trio that always claimed the position of the Bollywood’s uncrowned king consisted of Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan, not in any particular order.

There’s one more Khan who always was the underdog and continues to be ignored in the process of identifying the uncrowned king but with a string of hit films like, ‘Dil Chahta Hai’,’Hum Tum’, ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’, ‘Parineeta’ and ‘ Salaam Namaste’ no one doubts his worth. Yes, it’s undoubtedly Saif Ali Khan.

Though Saif made his Bollywood debut in 1993, his role in ‘Yeh Dillagi’ in 1994 with Kajol and Akshay Kumar gave him the much sought after fame. But it was not so easy for the star son. Being the son of celebrities like Mansur Ali Khan Patoudi and Sharmila Tagore did not help him much and being the exact replica of his mother, he was considered too feminine, with his long hair and lanky looks.

Luck still was not in Saif Ali Khan’s favour and he kept struggling to make a mark in the industry with occasional success to his credit like ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anadi’, ‘Kacche Dhaage’and ‘Hum Saath-saath hain’

In 2000 his career was kick started again when he was cast in Farhan Akhtar’s hit film ‘Dil Chahta Hai’. With the success of this film his career graph took a steep rise and a series of Saif Ali Khan’s memorable performances followed. His performance in ‘Hum Tum’ won him the National Film Award for the Best Actor. His performances in ‘Parineeta’and ‘Salaam Namaste’ were both critically and commercially acclaimed. Recently, Saif Ali Khan played the lead role in ‘Being Cyrus’.

On personal front, Saif Ali Khan was married to actress Amrita Singh until recently. He married Amrita Singh in October 1991 and they separated in 2004. He fathered two children, a daughter named Sara and a son named Ibrahim with Amrita. Presently, he is dating an Italian lady Rosa.

Well, that was the glimpse of the career of one of the Industry’s very famous star. Is Saif Ali Khan a strong contender for the throne of Bollywood’s uncrowned king? What do you think?

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