Jinxed ‘Kurbaan’ leaves Saif desperate to start ‘Agent Vinod’

Everything was fine till the unexpected failure of Saif-Kareena starrer ‘Kurbaan!’ News has it that post the Box Office fate of ‘Kurbaan,’ Saif is desperate to start ‘Agent Vinod’ – the only film in his kitty. Saif became complacent when his first home production ‘Love Aaj Kal’ turned a hit. “Saif went completely underground after ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and refused to sign any more films," says a source.

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: Everything was fine till the unexpected failure of Saif-Kareena starrer ‘Kurbaan!’ News has it that post the Box Office fate of ‘Kurbaan,’ Saif is desperate to start ‘Agent Vinod’ – the only film in his kitty. Saif became complacent when his first home production ‘Love Aaj Kal’ turned a hit. Talking to a news daily, a source said, “Saif went completely underground after ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and refused to sign any more films. He found the offers either mediocre or the roles not central to the plot. He was sure the right projects would come along, otherwise he was ready to wait it out for his next home production.” Basking in the glory of his first home production, ‘Agent Vinod’ got delayed while Saif was still unperturbed. However, Saif was stunned with the BO failure of ‘Kurbaan’ as the source added, “Saif had no projects on hand. His favourite directors Siddharth Anand and Imtiaz Ali had moved on to Ranbir Kapoor. Saif’s home production ‘Agent Vinod’ showed no signs of taking off. So far he had been laidback about starting ‘Agent Vinod’, but after the failure of ‘Kurbaan,’ he hit the panic button.” It seems Saif has shifted gears as things are really moving at a fast pace - director Sriram Raghavan is asked to get the script while Kareena is requested to keep her dates free. It is believed that ‘Agent Vinod’ will start in March as director Sriram Raghavan confirmed the news, “We start shooting March. We’ll first shoot for a few days in Mumbai followed by a schedule in Morocco.”