{"id":371411,"date":"2026-03-29T13:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/371411\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T13:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:26:16","slug":"hes-like-a-very-cute-mature-child-priyadarshans-hilarious-take-on-working-with-saif-ali-khan-in-haiwaan-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/371411\/","title":{"rendered":"‘He’s like a very cute mature child’: Priyadarshan’s hilarious take on working with Saif Ali Khan in ‘Haiwaan’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'He'sFilmmaker Priyadarshan brought a smile to everyone\u2019s faces as he mentioned that Saif Ali Khan’s involvement in his new film ‘Haiwaan’ stemmed from sheer availability. He affectionately dubbed Saif a ‘delightfully curious adult child’, revealing that the actor comes with an endless supply of questions. Read on to know more in detail. Priyadarshan<\/a> is currently gearing up for the release of his next, Bhooth Bangla, starring Akshay Kumar<\/a> in the lead. The movie is set to arrive in cinemas in April this year. Apart from that, he also has ‘Haiwaan’, featuring Akshay and Saif Ali Khan<\/a> as leads. Recently, the filmmaker opened up about working with Khan after 16 long years.<\/p>\n

Priyadarshan on working with Saif Ali Khan<\/p>\n

Speaking about collaborating with Saif Ali Khan, Priyadarshan told Mid-Day, “The producers told me Saif was available. When we went to him, he was excited, so that\u2019s how [he came onboard].”Talking about the actor, the filmmaker added, “Every morning, he comes with 10 questions. Once that one doubt is cleared, he forgets the other nine and says, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m ready.\u2019 He\u2019s like a very cute [but] mature child.”<\/p>\n

Priyadarshan on collaborating with Akshay Kumar<\/p>\n

Talking about collaborating with Akshay Kumar, Priyadarshan said, “I’m doing two films with him. For me, there\u2019s no difference between then [Khatta Meetha, 2010] and now.”The director added, “He believes in me. Hence, I feel a huge responsibility to deliver for him. With me, he doesn’t ask many questions. He just says, \u2018What do you want me to do?\u2019 I explain what I expect, and he immediately does it.”<\/p>\n

More about ‘Haiwaan’<\/p>\n

Directed by Priyadarshan, the film is an official Hindi remake of the Malayalam blockbuster ‘Oppam’. Apart from Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar, it also features Saiyami Kher and Shriya Pilgaonkar. Reportedly, Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will make a special appearance in the movie. The film’s release date is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

More about ‘Bhooth Bangla’<\/p>\n

Starring Akshay Kumar in the lead, the horror comedy also features Paresh Rawal, Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, Mithila Palkar, Rajpal Yadav, Jisshu Sengupta, Rajesh Sharma, and the late Asrani. The movie is slated to hit theaters on April 17, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Priyadarshan brought a smile to everyone\u2019s faces as he mentioned that Saif Ali Khan’s involvement in his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[5189,113952,19763,93,57329,108180,64145,61,60,4375,270,166641,6407,10164],"class_list":{"0":"post-371411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-akshay-kumar","9":"tag-bhooth-bangla","10":"tag-bollywood-films","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-haiwaan","13":"tag-hindi-remake","14":"tag-horror-comedy","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-mohanlal","18":"tag-movies","19":"tag-oppam","20":"tag-priyadarshan","21":"tag-saif-ali-khan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}