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Saif Ali Khan regrets Kartavya's climax, ADMITS, 'Villain should have faced consequences'
ETimes | July 9, 2026 4:39 PM CST

While Saif Ali Khan may not guarantee box office success every time, he's widely regarded as a dependable actor whose presence tends to elevate a film. That said, his latest streaming releases, ‘ Kartavya ’ and ‘Jewel Thief’, haven't quite won over audiences, with both falling short of what viewers had hoped for. Saif recently addressed this in an interview, admitting his own disappointment with projects like ‘Kartavya’ and ‘Devara’, and noting that certain creative choices, ones that were never actually implemented, could have made a real difference to how these films turned out.


Saif Ali Khan says every film should count

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, the actor said, “I think I am lucky to have done films like ' Omkara ' and 'Kartavya'. At least you get cast in some of these projects because people think there’s perhaps more to you. I think I need to attract more of those kinds of films, and I want to push myself further at this stage of my career. When I look back, at the last couple of years, you realise that you survive as an actor. Somebody pays you, and that’s great. I did Devara. I thought it would take two months because the role and the pitch sounded exciting, but it ended up taking much longer. Suddenly, you’ve spent almost a year on one film. Yes, you got paid, and maybe it covered one child’s education or took care of other responsibilities, but where is the film that makes it all worthwhile? Every film should count. I keep asking myself, ‘Why am I doing this?’ I am at a stage where I want every next film to matter.”