{"id":4171,"date":"2020-09-03T20:40:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T15:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.theleonews.com\/?p=4171"},"modified":"2020-09-07T14:30:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T09:00:36","slug":"saif-to-play-lankesh-in-prabhass-adipurush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/saif-to-play-lankesh-in-prabhass-adipurush\/","title":{"rendered":"Saif to play \u2018Lankesh\u2019 in Prabhas\u2019s \u2018Adipurush\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saif Ali Khan is going to portray the character of Ravana in \u2018Adipurush\u2019 opposite the mighty action star Prabhas. \u201c7000 years ago existed the world\u2019s most intelligent demon!\u201d tweeted the film\u2019s director Om Raut about Saif\u2019s character \u2018Lankesh\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It is a known fact that villainous characters play an essential role in elevating the Hero\u2019s might. Even Ramayana and Mahabharata sport strong negative characters that made them true epics. The team of \u2018Adipurush\u2019 is said to have done a lot of homework on the villain\u2019s character as Prabhas is playing the titular role.<\/p>\n<p>Being a Pan-Indian film, film buffs were confident that the antagonist\u2019s role will be donned by a Bollywood star. Even the name of Hrithik Roshan was speculated for some time to compete against Prabhas, but this crazy combination hasn\u2019t worked out for some unknown reasons. Mohanlal\u2019s name also came up and his photographs in Ravana\u2019s getup went viral on social media, but the team of \u2018Adipurush\u2019 put an end to all these speculations by announcing Saif Ali Khan\u2019s name today.<\/p>\n<p>Saif Ali Khan who has got the lover boy image in Bollywood is physically fit even at 50. Prabhas-Saif combination is now taking the industry by storm and we have to wait for its real potential to be unveiled on the silver screens in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saif Ali Khan is going to portray the character of Ravana in \u2018Adipurush\u2019 opposite the mighty action star Prabhas. \u201c7000 years ago existed the world\u2019s most intelligent demon!\u201d tweeted the film\u2019s director Om Raut about Saif\u2019s character \u2018Lankesh\u2019. It is a known fact that villainous characters play an essential role in elevating the Hero\u2019s might. 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