Saif Promises Intense Drama in Fiery ‘Laal Kaptaan’ Teaser

The film releases on 11 October.

Saif Ali Khan as a Naga sadhu in Laal Kaptaan.

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The teaser for filmmaker Aanand L Rai’s upcoming film Laal Kaptaan has been released to coincide with its lead actor Saif Ali Khan’s 49th birthday. The short clip gives us a glimpse of him as a Naga sadhu. He smears ash over his face and lifts his eyes to the camera as a voiceover says menacingly, “Har Ram ka apna Raavan, har Raavan ka apna Dussehra (Every Ram has a Raavan and every Raavan has his Dusshera).”

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Photos of Saif in character had been leaked online earlier this year. Several pointed out that his look bore more than a passing resemblance to Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Laal Kaptaan is being directed by Navdeep Singh, produced by Aanand L Rai and is expected to hit theatres on 11 October. The story is reportedly set in a “tumultuous era of Indian history” and will be a story of drama, revenge and deceit.

When the poster for the film had released, Producer Aanand L Rai had said in a statement, “Laal Kaptaan is that kind of film that is definitely going to generate a genre and narrative style of its own.” In an earlier interview with DNA, Saif had said that the film was his most ambitious till date. “It’s about a fight between two brothers and my character, who’s almost like an animal, fights for his rights,” he explained. He also reportedly had to train in sword fighting for the role.