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IMDb exclusive: Saif Ali Khan says "they don't make movies like Kal Ho Na Ho anymore" Saif Ali Khan, one of Hindi cinema's most versatile actors, recently sat down with IMDb for an exclusive segment where he revisited some of his most celebrated performances, decoding the choices behind them and sharing candid anecdotes from the sets of these classics. Talking about how he came to play Langda Tyagi in Omkara, Khan recalled a remarkable coincidence involving his mother, veteran actor Sharmila Tagore, and director Vishal Bhardwaj. Shortly after his mother encouraged him to explore Shakespearean roles “like Othello”, his phone rang. “It was Vishal Bhardwaj, saying, 'I'm thinking of doing Shakespeare.' I was like, 'What?' And he's like, 'Yes, Othello,'" he recalled. Khan also...

"You guys have no idea what you've done," Akash Makhija recalls Rajkummar Rao's surprise call after watching Raakh in an IMDb Exclusive Raakh, the gritty crime drama that has struck a chord with audiences, features Akash Makhija and Ramandeep Yadav in breakout performances that have earned them the IMDb “Breakout Star” STARmeter Awards. In an exclusive interaction with IMDb, the duo reflected on the journeys that led them to acting, the projects they wish more audiences would discover, and the memorable appreciation they received following the success of the series. Recalling the moment that first inspired him to pursue acting, Makhija shared that it all began with an iconic comedy character. “When Hera Pheri came out, I was absolutely captivated, perhaps even o...

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IMDb exclusive: Saif Ali Khan says “they don’t make movies like Kal Ho Na Ho anymore”

“You guys have no idea what you’ve done,” Akash Makhija recalls Rajkummar Rao’s surprise call after watching Raakh in an IMDb Exclusive