Saif Ali Khan says he's ready to host a television show

Indian actor reveals he turned down past opportunities as timing, concept weren't right

Indian actor Saif Ali Khan revealed he hadn't ruled out hosting a television show, joining fellow stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and now Ajay Devgn in the space.

In an interview with Variety India, Khan stated, "I would love to host one. It is what we call a revenue stream."

The actor added that past offers hadn't clicked for him but that his outlook on hosting a show had shifted. He told Variety India that he had turned down hosting opportunities simply because the timing or the concept hadn't excited him enough.

"Now, I think it might be the right time," he said.

 

 

 

 

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Khan also pushed back on the idea that film stars saw streaming or television as "lesser work", calling the assumption outdated. "That's a very age-old conversation that I am supposed to be a mainstream theatrical actor. I never thought like that," he said, while acknowledging that other actors may feel differently.

Citing his experience on Sacred Games as proof that the medium didn't compromise quality, Khan praised directors Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane and called the show "a beautiful piece of film."

On the work front, the actor will next be seen alongside Akshay Kumar in Haiwaan, marking the pair's on-screen reunion 18 years after they last shared the screen. The two previously worked together in the 2008 action-comedy Tashan, alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan and Anil Kapoor, as well as in Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Yeh Dillagi and Aarzoo.

The upcoming film reportedly centres on a cat-and-mouse dynamic: Khan plays a visually impaired man falsely implicated in a crime, forced to rely on his other senses to survive, while Kumar takes on the role of the vengeful psychopath pursuing him. The supporting cast includes Saiyami Kher as a police officer, Boman Irani as a judge, and Shriya Pilgaonkar and Sharib Hashmi.