Saif Ali Khan: 'Agent Vinod Was Larger Than Life, Phantom Is More Real'
- 7 years ago
While a lot of comparisons are being drawn between Saif Ali Khan's 2012 release Agent Vinod and his upcoming film Phantom, the Nawab says that though both the films belong to the same genre, there is no similarity whatsoever between them.
When asked how different are the two films from each other, Khan said, "Agent Vinod was trying to be a little bit like Bond type entertaining, larger than life character, this is more of a drama, this is more real. I think today even in a Bond film you need to have a realistic plot. People want to know about Middle East, they want to know about ISIS, they want to know about these fanatical groups doing these things. Today's villains kind of famously are terrorists but not just generic terrorists you want to be specific, you want to give facts about them, where they are from, how it's done, what the whole thing is and in that background you try and make a fun story. This is also an action adventure but it is not like Agent Vinod."
Directed by Kabir Khan, the film also stars Katrina Kaif and is slated to release on August 28.
When asked how different are the two films from each other, Khan said, "Agent Vinod was trying to be a little bit like Bond type entertaining, larger than life character, this is more of a drama, this is more real. I think today even in a Bond film you need to have a realistic plot. People want to know about Middle East, they want to know about ISIS, they want to know about these fanatical groups doing these things. Today's villains kind of famously are terrorists but not just generic terrorists you want to be specific, you want to give facts about them, where they are from, how it's done, what the whole thing is and in that background you try and make a fun story. This is also an action adventure but it is not like Agent Vinod."
Directed by Kabir Khan, the film also stars Katrina Kaif and is slated to release on August 28.