'Sacred Games' star Saif Ali Khan, who received India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2010, says he was hesitant to accept and even wanted to return it. On a recent episode of Arbaaz Khan's chat show 'Pinch', Saif was taken through some ‘mean tweets’ about him.
One of them read: “This two bit thug who bought a Padma Shri, named his son Taimur and beat up some people in a restaurant. How the hell did he get a role in ‘Sacred Games’? He can hardly act.”
In a tweet Saif said that it was beyond his capacity to bribe the Indian government. He did not want to accept the award it since he thought that there were many deserving senior actors in the industry. Saif revealed that he changed his mind after having a conversation with his father, the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
During the show, Saif also had a witty reply to an internet troll who questioned him about being a "nawab". The comments said that Saif was "being a nawab and still clinging on to rotten 'hukumat".
After reading it, Saif quipped: "I have never been interested in being a nawab. I prefer eating kebabs." Another commenter poked him for turning up at actress Sonam Kapoor's wedding in a simple white kurta pajama. "It was her wedding, not mine," responded Saif.
