Big banners want SRK not me: Saif

Can anybody guess the reason why Bollywood's heartthrob Saif Ali Khan floated his own production house? Well it's Shah Rukh Khan! Can't believe? We'll tell you how. In a recent interview Saif candidly said that all the big filmmakers in Bollywood want to cast Shah Rukh Khan and not him. And if he wants to survive in this industry he would have to make films for himself.

The actor-turned producer explained the current state in the film industry. According to Saif, everybody have their own production house and they won't cast anyone except themselves in their films. Even the big filmmakers like Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali approach Shah Rukh first. If he turns them down, their next options are Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan. And when things don't work out with them too, they perhaps may approach him.

However, by setting up his own production house Illuminati Films Pvt Ltd, Saif feels that he can make ample films for himself and can even give himself parts that he's wanted to play since long.