When Saif Ali Khan was gifted a diamond-studded Rolex by Sultan of Brunei, tried to sell it to Ramesh Taurani

He said, “I remember, the Sultan of Brunei — hopefully he won’t have me executed — used to have these things where you’d come and get to see him. He used to get Michael Jackson also to sing, he’s a really rich guy. His daughter was really into Bollywood, and I remember once, he had called us. It was me, Manisha Koirala, and various other people at the Dorchester Hotel in London.”

Saif remembered that there was a ‘big chair and a little chair’, and he went and sat in the big chair, but was told that it was reserved for the Sultan’s daughter. They got a picture taken, and Saif was handed a box before he left. “I opened the box, and it was this diamond Rolex. I’ve given it to my wife now, because it’s just really effeminate, unfortunately. But great gold watch with diamonds everywhere. I tried selling it to Ramesh Taurani, I was like, ‘Sir, it’s so you’.”

Saif has worked with Taurani on the Race movies. Recently, his daughter worked with Taurani on the Disney+ Hotstar film Gaslight. Adipurush will be released in theatres on Friday.