Who can play Charles Sobhraj better – Saif Ali Khan or Emraan Hashmi?
Saif Ali Khan has the edge over Emraan Hashmi, but after the stupendous success of The Dirty Picture and Jannat 2, Emraan may walk away with the meaty role
Kumar Mangat, producer of unusual films like Pyaar Ka Punchnama and Bittoo Boss is gearing up for his next venture based on alleged serial killer Charles Sobhraj’s life. The film, which will be a mega-budget adventure thriller, has been costed at around Rs 40 crore. This is the same flick that Prawaal Raman was to direct with Sanjay Dutt in the lead a few years back. The project was shelved for some undisclosed reason.
And now Mangat’s son Abhishek Pathak is all set to develop the project his father once planned with Dutt. We hear that Abhishek is trying to rope in Emraan Hashmi or Saif Ali Khan for the lead role. The makers have also found a way out of the legal tangle of making a film on the controversial individual. The makers will not officially declare it to be a Charles Sobhraj biopic, but a film inspired by certain incidents in the criminal’s life. Tentatively titled Jailbreak, the central idea of the film will mainly revolve around how Charles Shobhraj managed to escape from Tihar Jail in 1986.
With films like Ek Haseena Thi, Race and Agent Vinod, Saif has proved time and again that he can portray a dark and adventure-freaky character convincingly. Similarly, Emraan has proved his acting skills with Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai, Murder 2, The Dirty Picture and Jannat 2. Though Saif is senior to Emraan and can do justice to the role loosely based on Sobhraj’s life, it is Emraan who is ruling the roost at the moment. Emraan’s fan base is growing with every passing day and his unconventional looks have helped him bag good roles.
Will the Murder actor give the Agent Vinod star a run for his money? Who do you think could play Charles Sobhraj better? We want to know!
First Published: 9.30 AM IST 05.15.2012
reyansh
Posted at 11:27 AM on October 11, 2012
No khan only EMRAAN
Shalini
Posted at 1:36 AM on August 11, 2012
Emmi is d bst….no doubt he’ll do better than saif
Madhu
Posted at 7:09 PM on July 19, 2012
Emraan Hashmi….. I loved him best in Zehar & Akshar & Murder…….
Jiju
Posted at 6:25 PM on June 6, 2012
Emraan…… Emraan…. Emraan….. No can beat him… He is the one and only HERO…….
sk
Posted at 12:39 PM on May 16, 2012
emraan hashmi rockkkkksssssss
avijit
Posted at 9:19 AM on May 16, 2012
saif ali khan is undoubtedly the best to play the above role.
saif is superstar so no comparison with an struggling actor like eraan.
heaven and hell difference in acting skills
saif is in big league of actor while a flop eraan now is rising.
smriti
Posted at 8:57 PM on May 29, 2012
no doubt emraan………. saif does not have variations in his acting and take any movie of emraan the graph of acting is improving with every movie
Zaheer AFtab
Posted at 2:58 PM on August 10, 2012
Emraan is the father of saif baby…. He can do much and most better than your Saif’
Julie Clarke
Posted at 4:32 AM on May 16, 2012
The Australian writers who first lifted the lid on Charles Sobhraj way back in 1979, and who tracked down his accomplices ‘wives’ and surviving victims, produced a chilling account of this serial killer without borders. Working out of Delhi, Thailand, Paris and Katmandu, tailed by bribe-seeking cops and tracking down corpses, they created a haunting portrait of a psychopath. Instead of a jaded gangster romp, couldn’t Bollywood rise to a higher form of film-making?
abhash
Posted at 2:00 AM on May 16, 2012
Emmran
abhash
Posted at 1:59 AM on May 16, 2012
Emmran hashmi ! Its a emmrans job ! Trust me in this.
Saad
Posted at 9:05 PM on May 15, 2012
Emraan Hashmi can play all types of roles …. he should be casted as CHARLES SOBRAJ
Mira
Posted at 6:59 PM on May 15, 2012
Abhishek’s father never planned the project with Dutt. It was being produced by someone else. Get your facts right. However, I think Saif fits the bill the best if they don’t make another Agent Vinod…
Arjun
Posted at 5:30 PM on May 15, 2012
It should be Emraan Hashmi.
BALA
Posted at 1:10 PM on May 15, 2012
Saif has got the right body language and right attitude to fit in to the role of CHARLES SOBRAJ
Raymond
Posted at 2:58 PM on November 15, 2012
Nana Patekar, as he looks a gangster.