Saif Ali Khan to play an accidental dad in Nitin Kakkar’s 'Jawaani Jaaneman'

Saif Ali Khan, who is a responsible and caring father to his three kids — Sara, Ibrahim and Taimur — in real life, will play a diametrically opposite role in National Award-winning director Nitin Kakkar’s next, Jawaani Jaaneman. Says a source, “Saif will be seen as a man in his late 40s, who refuses to grow up. He believes in living life to the fullest, but soon realises that he has a teenage daughter. In other words, he is an unmarried, accidental dad in the romcom.”

A far cry from his real-life persona

Apparently, it was this aspect that impressed the Baazaar actor to take up the project. “Saif is comfortable with his age and playing a father to a teenager on screen. Moreover, this role is different from his real-life persona, so he felt it would be interesting to take it up,” adds the source. Jawaani Jaaneman is about how the dynamics between a dad and his daughter results in a change in the former’s personality. A newcomer has been roped in to play the Nawab of Pataudi’s beti and an official announcement will be made soon.

Marks Saif’s return to romcoms

The film, which goes on floors early next year in London, is special to Saif for more reasons than one. It not only marks his return to production with his new home banner but also to romcoms, a genre that has got him maximum recognition as an actor. The last time we met the 48-year-old, he had said, “I miss doing a fun, frothy movie. But Nitin’s film is in that space.”