Despite
belonging
to
a
royal
lineage
and
having
an
actress-mother,
Saif
Ali
Khan
had
to
go
through
his
own
set
of
struggles
when
he
decided
to
join
the
film
industry.
In
his
latest
interview
with
a
leading
entertainment
portal,
the
actor
opened
up
about
how
he
had
to
battle
different
perceptions
which
were
created
for
him
during
his
initial
days
in
showbiz.
The
actor
also
admitted
that
while
he
had
to
live
up
to
his
mother
and
father's
name
in
the
business,
there
was
a
point
in
his
life
when
he
was
clueless
about
his
ambition.
A
Pinkvilla
report
quoted
Saif
as
saying,
"I
was
clueless
after
school
and
I
didn't
know
what
to
do
when
I
joined
films.
I
just
knew
I
didn't
want
to
do
a
desk
job.
I
thought
I'll
die
if
I
have
to
do
a
9-5
thing.
The
idea
of
films
was
very
different
because
of
the
variety
of
the
job."
The
actor
revealed
why
he
didn't
become
a
cricketer
like
his
father.
He
said,
"Cricket
was
in
my
blood,
it's
treated
like
religion.
Not
just
my
dad,
my
grandad
also
captained
India
and
played
against
Don
Bradman.
I
played
good
cricket
and
I
never
played
in
school
or
college.
What
let
me
down
is
that
cricket
is
a
very
mental
game,
it's
about
patience
and
timing.
That
I
was
strongly
lacking
in
and
that's
why
my
cricket
career
was
doomed."
In
the
same
interview,
Saif
also
spoke
about
how
people
passed
mean
comments
on
his
looks
and
voice
when
he
started
his
journey
in
Bollywood.
Talking
about
his
first
few
auditions,
the
actor
revealed,
"People
have
been
nasty.
They
have
been
mean.
People
talk
about
your
looks.
I
guess
I
didn't
look
like
a
hero.
Akshay
Kumar
did.
They
felt
I
looked
like
a
girl.
I
certainly
had
a
bad
voice
which
I
hadn't
worked
on.
So
sometimes,
I
was
squeaking
away
in
an
English
accent."
From
those
'struggling'
days
to
now,
over
a
period
of
time,
Saif
has
many
impressive
performances
to
his
credit
and
we
wonder
what
those
people
have
to
say
about
him
now.
Coming
to
Saif's
upcoming
projects,
the
actor
plays
the
main
antagonist
in
Ajay
Devgn's
'Tanhaji:
The
Unsung
Warrior'.
Besides
this,
he
will
also
be
seen
in
'Jawaani
Jaaneman',
'Bunty
Aur
Babli
2'
and
a
3D
horror-comedy
titled
'Bhoot
Police'.