'It Wasn't My Time To Go'

'Maybe I'm meant to do a few more good films, have some more nice times with family and friends, do some more charity.'

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Saif Ali Khan is excited about his brand new movie, Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins, where he shares the screen with ‘perhaps the most impressive actor’ Jaideep Ahlawat.

Putting his horrifying attack firmly behind him, Saif looks ahead and tells, “When we did Sacred Games, it was for people to aspire to watch us. In Jewel Thief, we are making it simple for them but with scale and style.”

You were recently shooting in Mandwa, near Alibaug. Tell us about the project.

I'm doing a patriotic period piece about a driven and passionate man, who organises India's first general election.

It's got a lovely feel in time and place, and quite dramatic and emotionally uplifting. Rahul Dholakia and I talked a lot, and so much of what we spoke about is in the script.