Before playlists were a strategy, Saif Ali Khan was already the mood with Saifcore

Mumbai, 16^th August 2025: Before Ranbir Kapoor discovered rock ballads and before Ayushmann strummed a guitar, there was Saif Ali Khan – walking and talking a music video energy long before it became a marketing strategy.

He’s not always the lead singer. Sometimes, he’s just the guy vibing with a scarf, a guitar, and a broken heart. His filmography is secretly held together by an elite playlist. Welcome to Saifcore: part romantic melancholy, part club chaos and all of it is just awesome!

Before there were playlist-friendly boyfriends, there was Saif Ali Khan. The guy who didn’t always get the girl but always got the best song. Saifcore is a mood – it’s a heartbreak in sunglasses, it’s a club vibe in the coolest avatars, it’s a romantic feeling in a carefree personality and more.

So here it is, a vibe check via the songs that defined Saif:

Ole Ole – Yeh Dillagi (1994)

This is where it all begins — peak 90s boy energy, floppy hair, leather pants, and enough charisma to carry five backup dancers . It’s aged like champagne in a disco ball.

Woh Ladki Hai Kahan – Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

Bollywood meets Broadway meets Saif’s imagination. Saif channels every movie genre in one music video — cowboy, disco, Charlie Chaplin, you name it — and somehow makes it charming instead of cringe. Only he could wear that many costumes and still look like your crush.

Kasto Mazza – Parineeta (2005)

Saif on a toy train, pining for his lover! Hot! This song is Saif at his most lyrical. There’s mist, melody, quiet glances, and Bengali aesthetic. His Shekhar could be called an entire Rabindranath Tagore poem!

“Raabta” – Agent Vinod (2012)

What spy movie? We’re here for the feels. Saif may be dodging bullets in Agent Vinod, but “Raabta” is pure romance. Shot like a dream , this track slows everything down — the plot, time, your heartbeat. Saif and Kareena look like a couple who met in a Coldplay song.

“Kuch Toh Hua Hai” – Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Boy-next-door Saif gets the warmest romantic glow-up. This is Saif at his most adorable and utterly enchanted by first love. It’s the moment he starts feeling feelings and doesn’t know where to put them. His hair is soft, his heart is softer.

“Aahun Aahun” – Love Aaj Kal (2009)

Punjabi banger before Diljit Dosanjh. Yes, it slaps. But also, Saif’s Jai is dancing like he’s hiding heartbreak behind every bhangra move.

“My Dil Goes Mmmm” – Salaam Namaste (2005)

Romantic brunch-core. This song is sunny, beachy, and screams “we live together but don’t label it.” Saif as a commitment-phobe chef in Melbourne never looked so beautiful. You can smell the love! Saifcore is rainy-day romance. It’s dancing like no one’s watching… and then overthinking a bit! It feels like love with all its mess and glory!