Mumbai, May 24: Saif Ali Khan More PicsSaif Ali Khan has a secret love in Bhopal, where he is shooting. It is the rickety far-from-trendy motorcycle that his character rides all over the city.
Apparently Saif became so attached to this mo’bike–no Harley Davidson for sure—that he has requested his director Prakash Jha to let him keep it in Mumbai, and not just as a momento but to even ride in the city. The unit refers to Saif’s mo’bike as Basanti.
Laughs Jha, “It’s Saif’s character’s transportation in my film. Saif got really attached to ‘Basanti’. We’d often find him missing from location. We got know he was exploring Bhopal, the city where Saif has his roots.” Even the locals began to refer to Saif’s two-wheeler as Basanti. And now Saif wants ‘Basanti’ as a keepsake. Says Saif, “I quite enjoyed the shooting in Bhopal. It gave me chance to re-connect with my childhood. And yes ‘Basanti’ was invaluable.”
-Agencies