Saif Ali Khan defends his role as a parent: 'I have never felt like an absentee father'

Saif Ali Khan has not just proved his acting prowess on screens but has time and again given evidence of being a doting father as well.

As his upcoming venture Jawaani Jaaneman throws light on his womanizing character, the star was candidly asked whether he was the same in his own days of yore.

“I may not have been responsible at various times while in my 20s, but I’ve always been there and ready to do the best that I can do at that time for my kids. I have never felt like an absentee father,” he told Mumbai Mirror.

“The difference, I suppose, is that I’m a little more patient now, whereas when Sara and Ibrahim were young, I was trying to build my career,” he continued.

“Since I didn’t really know what I wanted, I was a bit more selfish when it came to giving them more time,” he said, adding: “I’m still a bit selfish with my time, but I’m more patient than I was”.