People Still Count On Me For A Good Performance: Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan says even though his recent films have not performed as expected at the box office, filmmakers and the audiences still consider him a "bankable actor".
Saif
Ali
Khan
says
even
though
his
recent
films
have
not
performed
as
expected
at
the
box
office,
filmmakers
and
the
audiences
still
consider
him
a
"bankable
actor" as
he
believes
in
pushing
the
envelope.
Saif,
47,
said,
apart
from
the
fact
that
a
star
can
bring
money
and
security
to
a
project,
as
an
actor
it
is
also
important
to
understand
the
vision
of
the
filmmaker.
"You
are
in
the
industry
where
box
office
is
important.
Everybody
is
looking
for
something
that
will
give
them
security
and
money.
And
if
a
star
is
doing
that,
then
you
will
build
an
industry
around
it.
It
goes
beyond
ego
and
simple
things," Saif
told
PTI
in
an
interview.
He
said
economics
drives
the
star
system
in
the
industry
but
actors
are
required
to
go
beyond
what
is
expected
of
them.
"A
bankable
hero
is
what
the
industry
is
based
on.
I
dont
think
I
have
been
one
for
a
while.
I
am
a
bankable
actor
in
the
sense
that
people
can
count
on
me
for
a
good
performance.
(I
am)
someone
who
will
push
himself
for
a
role
and
be
well
behaved.
It
is
also
important," he
added.
Saif,
whose
role
in
Kaalakaandi
is
generating
quite
a
buzz,
has
had
a
rough
year
with
Rangoon
and
Chef
not
doing
well
at
the
ticket
window
but
the
actor
said
he
has
taken
the
failure
in
his
stride.
"Box
office
success
will
be
great
but
even
without
that
it
has
been
an
engaging
and
exciting
time
as
an
actor
for
me
where
I
am
working
with
different
set
of
directors.
Also,
I
am
trying
to
get
better
and
improve
myself.
I
have
done
a
lot
of
work.
It
is
a
good
attitude
(to
have)
than
being
upset
about
it."
The
actor
said
failure
of
a
project
does
not
make
him
"insecure".
"Peoples
liking
or
disliking
is
not
for
me
personally,
it
depends
on
the
film.
Maybe,
I
am
doing
wrong
kind
of
film.
So
you
try
and
do
different
kind
of
films
like
Kaalakaandi,
Bazaar
and
a
web
series," he
added.
Saif
said
he
feels
"humble"
that
his
position
in
the
industry
is
not
based
on
the
success
of
a
project
and
filmmakers
still
count
on
him.
"It
is
really
humbling
for
me
and
makes
me
feel
proud
that
it
is
not
based
on
Friday
success
and
based
other
things
that
I
do
as
an
actor.
They
(makers)
know
there
is
some
quality
here."
The
actor
said
that
with
likes
of
Aamir
Khan
working
hard
on
the
look
of
their
characters,
the
way
actors
approach
the
roles
has
changed
a
lot.
"I
think
Phantom
particularly
is
my
mistake.
It
could
have
been
a
more
exciting
movie,
maybe.
I
did
not
look
the
part
and
nobody
told
me
also.
I
think
maybe
Kabir
Khan
(director)
should
have
calmly
told
me
about
it.
"I
should
have
been
crew
cut,
I
should
have
been
twice
my
size,
looked
like
a
serious
soldier.
It
is
like
how
Aamir
Khan
does
the
look.
That
change
has
happened
now
which
was
not
there
earlier,"
he
said.
PTI