Saif Ali Khan opens up about CBFC demanding over 72 cuts in Kaalakaandi 72 : Bollywood News

After starring in Rangoon and Chef this year which didn't do well at the box office, Saif Ali Khan has once again stepped up and will star in a very different role in his upcoming film, Kaalakaandi. The film marks the directorial debut of Delhi Belly writer Akshat Verma and stars Khan in a quirky role.

Saif Ali Khan opens up about CBFC demanding over 72 cuts in Kaalakaandi

On Wednesday, Bollywood Hungama had a fun chat with Saif Ali Khan at the trailer launch of his upcoming film Kaalakaandi, the film which was earlier supposed to release on September 8 this year. The release date was pushed as Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had demanded over 72 cuts in the film. The trailer, which released a day ago, has a lot of cuss words with a lot of intimate scenes between the onscreen couples. Talking about the film being stuck at the CBFC, Saif revealed how they were wondering whether they should release the film on a digital platform before sending it to Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT). He said, "They (CBFC) said, at one point that it (the film) had over 60 cuts. We actually thought we should sell it to somebody thinking that maybe it would work better on a different platform. But it’s not cool either because we didn't make it for that platform. So, Cinestaan guys listened to me and we decided to see what FCAT says. They gave us one replacement and a A certificate.”

Talking about working with debutante director Akshat Verma, Saif Ali Khan said, "Akshat's style of making movies is such that he wants to be the only guy in India making films like this. I think this is a really cool film. It's got the right language and is unpretentious. I think there's an audience for such kind of films. It's not a very niche kind of movie."

As the film is very interesting and quirky, we asked Saif Ali Khan whether he did a lot of improvisation in the film to which he replied, "Little bit but Akshat Verma had written everything in the script."

Kaalakaandi is a raucous tale about life, death, karma, that barrels through one monsoon night in Mumbai and talks about the journey of six characters from different walks of life. Produced by Cinestaan Film Company and Ashi Dua Sara of Flying Unicorn, the film stars Saif Ali Khan along with the eclectic ensemble of Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhulipala, Akshay Oberoi, Isha Talwar, Shenaz Treasury, Shivam Patil, Amyra Dastur, Nary Singh and Neil Bhoopalam. It will release on January 12, 2018.