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WORDS OF WISDOM

The Nawab of Pataudi, Saif Ali Khan, says his career as an actor took a definitive direction two decades ago when, on the sets of Kal Ho Na Ho, Shah Rukh Khan gave him a piece of advice. SRK asked him who is the first person he acted for, to which the Nawab replied, ‘The camera.’ Then came the king of Bollywood’s pearl of wisdom: ‘It’s the director. You act for him. People watch his movies because he’s the storyteller.’ Hmmm... Why can’t SRK practise what he preaches?