Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj recently revealed that his friend and late actor Irrfan Khan was uncertain about his decision to cast Saif Ali Khan as Langda Tyagi in Omkara. Irrfan believed that he himself was a better fit for the character than Saif.

Vishal Bhardwaj recalls Irrfan Khan's reaction to Omkara casting

The director recalled what Irrfan said to him after he learnt about Saif being roped in to play Langda Tyagi in the 2006 film, which was adapted from William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello.