Jawaani Jaaneman: Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood’s favourite man-child, is ready to grow up?
Hindustan TimesIf I had to take a wild guess, I’d say that after war, the man-child might just be Hollywood’s favourite subject to make movies about. Saif Ali Khan in a still from Jawaani Jaaneman. The undisputed desi man-child, with perhaps Ranbir Kapoor as his closest competition, Saif has played the role almost half a dozen times, starting from Yeh Dillagi to his latest, Jawaani Jaaneman. Saif has been in experimentation mode of late -- he was the first big name to transition to OTT with Sacred Games, played a revengeful sadhu in Laal Kaptaan and a grungy villain in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and will soon be seen in Amazon Prime Video’s political drama, Dilli. In Salaam Namaste, Saif knocks up his girlfriend but wants no part of parenthood; in Cocktail, he can’t get himself to make things official with his too-sexy girlfriend ; in Love Aaj Kal, the idea of a transient relationship is the best bargain; and in Hum Tum, love is apparently for the idiots.