Saif signs Rahul Khanna

[nikikapur]

After refraining from masala movies for years, Rahul Khanna, known for his performances in Deepa Mehta's 1947 Earth and Bollywood Hollywood, will finally cross over to the other side. The actor has agreed to a role in Saif Ali Khan's first production venture that stars Deepika Padukone and Saif.







Rahul, actor Vinod Khanna's son and Akshaye's brother, has a very special role in the film which is being directed by Imtiaz Ali. So what made producer Saif take on the other wise elusive Rahul in his film?

“We needed someone with grace, dignity, charm, class and a sound educational background to play the role. Rahul was our first choice. Thankfully, he said yes,” says Saif.

Since this is Saif's own production and he is starring in it as well, how sizeable could Rahul's role be?

“Depends on how you define 'sizeable'. His role is pivotal to the plot and cannot be measured in terms of footage. For the film to be effective, it is important for Rahul to be effective,” says Khan.

It is not just Saif that Rahul is bonding with - if all goes well, Rahul will be working with another one of his father's colleague's sons.

Rahul will play a small but important role in Karan Johar's production featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Konkona Sen Sharma.

Said an industry source, “Karan has known Rahul and Akshaye since childhood. For long he has been looking for a place to accommodate Rahul. The Ranbir-Konkona film allows him that space.”