Saif Ali Khan: PM Modi thought we’d bring Taimur and Jehangir to meet him

Rishabh Suri (HINDUSTAN TIMES; December 15, 2024)

Actor Saif Ali Khan recently met up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, along with the entire Kapoor family. Now, talking to us about the special meeting, which was organised to honour the late showman Raj Kapoor, Saif says, “He (PM Modi) arrived after a day in Parliament, so I was wondering if he would be tired. But he put on a warm smile and was attentive and charming to us all!”

In attendance were his wife, actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Neetu Singh, Aadar Jain and Armaan Jain, along with other family members.

Saif adds, “I am happy that I could be a part of it. What a lovely honour for the family to have a stamp with Raj sahab to commemorate his 100th birth anniversary!”

Saif reveals that the Prime Minister also spoke to him specially about his parents, actor Sharmila Tagore and late cricketer, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.

He shares: “He asked about my parents individually and said that he thought we’d bring (sons) Taimur (Ali Khan) and Jehangir (Ali Khan) to meet him! He also signed a paper for them that Kareena requested him to. To me, he looked like he was working very hard running the country and still taking time to connect on this level. I asked him how much rest he gets, and he said about three hours a night. We thanked him for taking out some of his valuable time to see us and give the family so much respect.”