Nine years ago, Saif Ali Khan had set up his production house, Illuminati Films, with his friend and partner Dinesh Vijan. The duo worked well together and made films such as Love Aaj Kal (2009), Cocktail (2012) and Go Goa Gone (2013). The last movie under the banner was Happy Ending, which released in 2014. Later, Dinesh set up his own production house. Now, we have learnt that Saif, too, has taken a similar route.
Says a source, “Saif had been planning to set up his own banner and start producing films again. He has the business and creative acumen for it and was looking to get an entire team in place before the big announcement.” However, he won’t be reviving Illuminati Films. “His new production house will be called Black Knight Films. The actor-producer will join hands with long-time friend Jay Shewakramani and their first project together is likely to be Filmistaan director, Nitin Kakkar’s next, which is a family comedy,” adds the source.
After Hrs was the first to tell you that Saif and his daughter Sara were in talks to play father-daughter in the same film.
We also told you later that Sara wasn’t a part of the project anymore. An insider, who is also working for the banner, confirms, “There was speculation about Sara working with her father in the film directed by Nitin, but things didn’t work out. Now, the makers will cast a fresh face. Saif and Jay are personally looking into the casting as the actor believes that an author-backed role like this is perfect for a debutante. They have also planned an extensive launch campaign for the new actress whom they will introduce in this movie.”
Jay confirmed the development and said, “I had been working at Tips for more than a decade in the capacity of a creative producer. Having learnt production with Ramesh Taurani, it had prepared me to venture out on my own and be a part of the stories that I would like to tell. That’s how Northern Lights Films was born. I had seen Filmistaan and really liked it. So, when I ventured out from Tips, the first director I approached was Nitin Kakkar. Around that time, I was developing the script of Jawaani Jaaneman (that’s the title of the film); I narrated it to Nitin who loved it and that’s how it all fell in place.”
With a few other commitments left to be completed, Saif’s new production house will start work from March 2019. It seems exciting times lie ahead for the Baazaar actor.
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