Saif Ali Khan reveals Vishal Bhardwaj called him 'too handsome' to play Othello in Omkara

Reflecting on Vishal Bhardwaj's film Omkara, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello, actor Saif Ali Khan shared, "He [Vishal] came over and started telling me about it [Omkara]. I asked, 'Should I play Othello?'." "He said, 'No, you’re too handsome to play Othello,'" Saif added. In the movie, Ajay Devgn portrayed the lead character, Omi Shukla, while Saif played the role of Langda Tyagi.