Saif
Ali
Kha
compa es
‘Haiwaa ‘
di ecto
P iyada sha
to
his
fathe
Tige
Pataudi:
‘Both
c ickete s
a d
both
lost
a
eye
but…’
Saif
Ali
Kha
is
gea i g
up
fo
the
elease
of
‘Haiwaa ‘,
di ected
by
P iyada sha
a d
co-sta i g
Akshay
Kuma ,
whe e
he
plays
a
visually
impai ed
musicia
a d
ma tial
a ts
coach.
I
a
ca did
chat,
Saif
spoke
about
d awi g
pa allels
betwee
his
di ecto
a d
his
late
fathe ,
c ickete
Tige
Pataudi,
a d
him
bei g
called
Ge
Z.
Saif
Ali
Kha
compa es
P iyada sha
to
his
fathe
Tige
Pataudi
Talki g
about
P iyada sha
i
a
i te view
with
the
Hi dusta
Times,
Saif
Ali
Kha
said,
“P iyada sha
is
like
Cli t
Eastwood:
se io
a d
calm.
He
emi ds
me
of
my
dad.
Both
c ickete s
a d
both
lost
a
eye
but
g eat
i
thei
p ofessio al
space.
P iyada sha
gives
you
just
o e
take
so
you
have
to
make
quick
decisio s
as
a
acto ,
a d
he
w aps
up
shoot
i
time
eve y
si gle
day.”
Saif
Ali
Kha
eacts
to
vi al
memes
calli g
him
‘Ge
Z
befo e
Ge
Z’
Despite
ot
bei g
o
social
media,
Saif
Ali
Kha
is
ofte
the
subject
of
vi al
memes,
with
old
i te view
clips
a d
humo ous
mome ts
f eque tly
doi g
the
ou ds.
Reacti g
to
a
vi al
clip
whe e
etize s
thought
he
was
seeki g
his
ow
blessi gs,
Saif
laughed
a d
said,
“It
was
a
huge
poste
of
myself,
so
I
was
just
wishi g
the
film
a d
me
good
luck.
I
am
childlike
a d
a
little
mad.
I’ve
bee
i
the
p ofessio
fo
35
yea s,
so
I
was
a
ve y
diffe e t
pe so
at
21-22
yea s
old
whe
I
made
stateme ts
that
a e
goi g
vi al
ow.”
Mo e
about
‘Haiwaa ‘
Saif
Ali
Kha
will
be
eu iti g
with
Akshay
Kuma
with
‘Haiwaa ‘
fo
the
seve th
time.
Di ected
by
P iyada sha ,
the
film
also
featu es
Saiyami
Khe ,
Sh iya
Pilgao ka ,
Boma
I a i,
a d
Jisshu
Se gupta.
The
movie
is
a
official
Hi di
emake
of
the
2016
Malayalam
suspe se
th ille
‘Oppam’,
sta i g
Moha lal.
Repo tedly,
the
Malalayam
ico
will
be
maki g
a
cameo
i
the
Hi di
emake.The
film
is
set
to
hit
theat es
o
Septembe
11,
2026.
