{"id":5220,"date":"2026-08-28T11:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5220"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:48:27","slug":"saif-ali-khan-says-hes-ready-to-host-a-television-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5220","title":{"rendered":"Saif Ali Khan says he&#8217;s ready to host a television show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian actor Saif Ali Khan revealed he hadn&#8217;t ruled out hosting a television show, joining fellow stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and now Ajay Devgn in the space.<\/p>\n<p>In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/varietyindia.com\/saif-ali-khan-says-hes-ready-to-host-a-tv-show-now-might-be-the-right-time-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">interview with\u00a0<em>Variety India<\/em><\/a>, Khan stated, &#8220;I would love to host one. It is what we call a revenue stream.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The actor added that past offers hadn&#8217;t clicked for him but that his outlook on hosting a show had shifted. He told\u00a0<em>Variety India\u00a0<\/em>that he had turned down hosting opportunities simply because the timing or the concept hadn&#8217;t excited him enough.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now, I think it might be the right time,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dckh7a_ASWt\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsi=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dckh7a_ASWt\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=658&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk&amp;rp=%2Fstory%2F2626205%2Fsaif-ali-khan-says-hes-ready-to-host-a-television-show#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1509.6000000000931%2C%22ls%22%3A292.5%2C%22le%22%3A1383.8000000000466%7D\" height=\"1026\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Khan also pushed back on the idea that film stars saw streaming or television as &#8220;lesser work&#8221;, calling the assumption outdated. &#8220;That&#8217;s a very age-old conversation that I am supposed to be a mainstream theatrical actor. I never thought like that,&#8221;\u00a0he said, while acknowledging that other actors may feel differently.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Citing his experience on\u00a0<em>Sacred Games<\/em>\u00a0as proof that the medium didn&#8217;t compromise quality, Khan praised directors Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane and called the show &#8220;a beautiful piece of film.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the work front, the actor will next be seen alongside Akshay Kumar in\u00a0<em>Haiwaan<\/em>, marking the pair&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2625765\/akshay-kumar-saif-ali-khan-to-reunite-on-screen-after-18-years\" rel=\"nofollow\">on-screen reunion<\/a>\u00a018 years after they last shared the screen. The two previously worked together in the 2008 action-comedy\u00a0<em>Tashan<\/em>, alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan and Anil Kapoor, as well as in\u00a0<em>Main Khiladi Tu Anari<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Yeh Dillagi<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Aarzoo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian actor Saif Ali Khan revealed he hadn&#8217;t ruled out hosting a television show, joining fellow stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and now Ajay Devgn in the space. In an\u00a0interview with\u00a0Variety India, Khan stated, &#8220;I would love to host one. 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