Saif Ali Khan, born to two very public
personalities, has always merited attention from a curious public. Saif
spent most of his formative years in a boarding school in England. He
grew up to be a spoilt, completely wild guy as a teenager. At 20, he returned to India
and decided that movies were the best option. However, his entry into
films was a nightmare. Rahul Rawail threw him out of his debut venture,
'Bekhudi', criticizing him for being undisciplined.
While he was going nowhere professionally, his personal life seemed
to be very colorful. He was involved with older women including Moon
Moon Sen and actress Anu Agarwal. But he shocked his parents when he
suddenly married actress Amrita Singh, who was over 10 years older than
him. In 2004 they separated after 14 years of marriage and two
children. Now he is dating an Italian woman Rosa.
With his chocolate-boy looks he became popular amongst teenyboppers
with his debut film 'Aashik Awara' But this film failed to
get him quality work. He was considered a terrible dancer and
a poor actor. Things came to a standstill until Yash Chopra came to
his rescue with 'Yeh Dillagi'. The film became a big hit. There
was no dearth of offers and Saif signed film after film but none of
his films did good business.
After his spate of flops, Saif retracted from public life and he suddenly
became inaccessible and refused to sign any more films. But soon he
made his second entry to films, he was not overexposed at all. He signed
good films like 'Dil Chahta
Hai' and 'Kya Kehna', both of which became
hits. The success of DCH proved his versatility as an actor. He looked terrific, and all that initial awkwardness
had vanished. After
that there was no looking back.
His next hit film was 'Hum Tum' , a romantic comedy. His performance
as Karan in this movie was natural and his style was perfect for this
movie. He got rave reviews from critics and this movie also fetched
many awards including a national award for him. Then he took colossal
strides in 'Parineetha'.
He handled a complex role with dexterity and enacted his part with flourish.
His awesome acting as a serious lover in the movie Parineeta won him
critical acclaim. In 'Salaam
Namasthe' he delivered a spirited performance and he had worked
hard on his looks and physique. Now he is one of the sought after actors
in Bollywood.
