Saif Ali Khan says he hated himself on the first day of 'Jewel Thief', reveals what surprised him about Jaideep Ahlawat: 'Giving young Sanjay Dutt vibes to me..'

Saif Ali Khan recently appeared in 'Jewel Thief' which sees him alongside Jaideep Ahlawat. The film also stars Nikita Dutta. In a recent interview, Saif and Jaideep opened up on the experience of working on the film and with each other. The 'Omkara' actor revealed that he was really surprised to work with Jaideep this time around when he saw him because he looked different.

The actor revealed he hated himself on the first day of shoot. Recalling the day 1 of shoot on the film, Saif said, "I remember my first day, it was very late at night. We started at 1AM. I would finish at about 5AM as the light came up. It was the first time I met Jaideep. As usual, I hated myself because it was the first day. Sometimes to be honest, I don’t know what I’m doing. It takes a while to get used to it, I was a little nervous. A little tired. A little lost.” He added, “I was shooting with Jaideep sir’s dog in the movie and it’s a massive rottweiler. I didn’t know they were that big. The owner said you can do whatever you want with it. I was feeding it biscuits and playing with it. At one point, I pulled it slightly. It growled at me in the most ferocious way and then he said that you can do what you want but don’t pull it.

Jaideep revealed what surpried him about working with Saif and said, "I’m surprised just working with him (Saif). I’ve done something good that I’m working with him, that’s a surprise for me also.” Saif responded and said that what surprised him about Jaideep this time around was his physique. “I was surprised by how thin he was. The last time I saw him as Hathiram (Ahlawat’s character in Paatal Lok), he was looking quite solid. Here he was lean, mean, badass, very sexy, giving young Sanjay Dutt vibes to me. The other thing, I shouldn’t have been surprised but I was, was the commitment to the reality of the shots," he said.

In another interview, Jaideep had revealed that he feels like he's a family friend of the Pataudis after working with Saif and Kareena Kapoor Khan both.