Actor Saif Ali Khan is all set to feature in Ali Abbas Zafar's upcoming web series 'Tandav' as a cut-throat politician. In an interview, the actor described why he was the right choice for the role. In the series, Saif plays a young politician Samar Pratap Singh hoping to follow his deceased father to power as Prime Minister. Khan said his privilege prepared him for the role.
“I have grown up in a very privileged section of New Delhi, I understand that. If you're asking me to play a privileged prince of a politician, a lot of that will come naturally to me because of the way I've been brought up . . . It's pretty good casting.” Saif also talked about the show's theme. He said, “The whole show is really a play-off between these two. People are definitely questioning the idea of privilege and lineage, as it should be . . . We're arguing and talking and rejecting and accepting, and it's lovely to be in the culture right now.”
Saif is the son of late cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and veteran actor Sharmila Tagore. He is also the heir of the ancestral Pataudi Palace, and is the Nawab of Pataudi. 'Tandav' also stars Sunil Grover, Dimple Kapadia, Sarah Jane Dias, Kritika Kamra and others. The show is set to release on Amazon Prime Video on January 15.
On the work front, Saif has multiple other projects in the pipeline. He has 'Bhoot Police' with Arjun Kapoor, Yami Gautam and Jacqueline Fernandez. He has 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' in the offing with Rani Mukerji and Siddhant Chaturvedi. He also has 'Adipurush' with Prabhas and Vikram Vedha with R Madhavan.
