Kaalakaandi: Don’t know if we have lost song and dance culture, says Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan says experimental phase Bollywood is going through has somewhat diluted the significance of song-and-dance routine.

Saif Ali Khan says there was a time when music acted as a catalyst in making a film successful, but the actor is unsure if the formula still works. The 47-year-old actor, who had musical hits in films such as Hum Tum, Salaam Namaste and Cocktail, said experimental phase Bollywood is going through has somewhat diluted the significance of song-and-dance routine.

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“The films would even get big opening if the songs were a hit. As we have grown or changed, there is less and less songs. I don’t know if it is a good thing (or not). In the outskirts of India and rural areas, and in cabs, people listen to Hindi music a lot. I think part of hero’s charm is to sing songs. I don’t know if we have lost that culture (or not),” Saif said.

The actor was speaking at the launch of Swagpur Ka Chaudhary song from his upcoming film Kaalakaandi. “It is a great song. When we do a film, we need music to promote it and make it more interesting,” he added.

This year Saif was seen in two films - Rangoon and Chef. The movies, hoverer, did not do as good as expected at the box office. Talking about the year gone-by, the actor said, “It wasn’t particularly great professionally. But it was a very interesting experience. I learnt a lot about acting and worked with lot of wonderful people, who taught me new things. I am a changed actor to what I was when I was doing Phantom... I have managed to keep abreast and move with the current style and it is the greatest thing I could have achieved,” he said.