Romantic comedy genre belongs to Saif Ali Khan: Cocktail producer

Mumbai: Saif Ali Khan is back to doing romantic comedy with Cocktail and the film's producer says the genre belongs to the actor as he has been successful doing such films.

After hit films in genre like Hum Tum, Salaam Namaste, Kal Ho Na Ho and Love Aaj Kal, Saif is playing a happy-go-lucky Delhi guy who loves women in Cocktail. He won a national award for best actor for his role in Hum Tum.

"The romantic comedy genre belongs to Saif, he can do such films with ease as his comic timing is phenomenal. Saif and I both love this genre and we have worked together in Love Aaj Kal and now in Cocktail," producer Dinesh Vijan said.

The Homi Adajania-directed romantic comedy stars Saif, Deepika Padukone and debutante Diana Penty, besides Dimple Kapadia and Boman Irani.

Releasing on July 13, Cocktail is made under Saif's banner Illuminati Films.

(Read: First look of Saif, Deepika's Cocktail )

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