Saif Ali Khan reveals why he needed Akshay Kumar to compete with the Khans in 90s

Saif Ali Khan said that he and Akshay Kumar completed each other as actors in the 90s. The two actors collaborated on many films during this time.

In his three-decade long career, Saif Ali Khan has proved his mettle with his performances. The actor began his career in the 90s hoping to become a superstar. However, while his contemporaries like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan went on to become the biggest stars of their time, Saif says he survived the time because he collaborated with Akshay Kumar. The Tandav actor added that not being as big a star as SRK, Salman or Aamir worked in his favour as he could do unconventional roles. In the 90s, Saif Ali Khan collaborated with Akshay Kumar on many films like Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Yeh Dillagi, Keemat and Aarzoo, among others. The actors' chemistry worked for their films and people loved their jodi when solo superstars like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were giving hit films back to back. Speaking about how he needed Akshay to complete him as an actor in the beginning of his career, he said in an interview with Film Companion, "If I was cute and fun in a lot of movies and I did a lot of work with Akshay Kumar, who perhaps lacked at that point, cute and fun, so we made a kind of super-person and found our way in the industry. I completed him and he completed me. I think that’s why we are so fond of each other till today. We realise we owe each other that, in a sense."