Saif Ali Khan admits that he is desperate for a hit

With his last commercial hit dating back to 2013, Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan admits the success of his upcoming films is crucial and that he is desperate for a hit

Saif Ali Khan

The box office hasn't particularly favoured Saif Ali Khan for the last few years, with the actor braving almost 10 debacles since his last hit, Race 2 (2013), hit the marquee. While his contemporaries dismiss BO numbers, citing that they may not reflect people's choice, Khan, who is currently prepping for the release of his Raja Krishna Menon-directed film, Chef, confesses that he is desperate for a hit. "It is important that Chef performs well, else I will have to question what is going wrong [with my career]. It affects my image of being a star, because, a star is supposed to be bankable. Yet, it doesn't affect my confidence."

Khan, who is currently shooting for India's first Netflix original, 'Sacred Games', says box-office success is a validation of an actor's credibility. But, he is quick to add that the roles coming his way reveal a different story. "[Despite the debacles of my past films], I still have three films and a Netflix series in my kitty. I have been the first choice for all these projects. So, I am sure I have done something right." Addressing himself as a "late bloomer", Khan says he has only begun understanding which script would develop into a notable outing, recently. "I am doing better work, working with better directors than I have," says the actor, who has Akshat Verma's 'Kaalakandi' and 'Bazaar', by Nikkhil Advani in the pipeline.

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