There are two cases pending against Saif Ali Khan and he hopes they get resolved soon. The cases led to demands that he should be stripped off the Padma Shri title. In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, Saif revealed that he feels he doesn't deserve the honour and his first instinct was to not accept it. "My father thought for a second, then told me he didn't think I could say 'no' to the Indian government. I wish I'd followed my instinct," he said. "A Padma Shri isn't hauled up for a fracas in a restaurant or bad behaviour."

Talking about the recent demand to withdraw the honour, he agreed that there's dissatisfaction over the decision, a feeling that it was a case of nepotism with the Congress government showering undue love on him. "I plead innocence on these counts but I'm embarrassed to flaunt the Padma Shri. I got a letter from the government that the positives outweight this negatives. I can argue that despite my family background, I made my way on my own, created an urban, multiplex hero, but that's pathetic. I only accepted the honour when two-three names in the list of recipients caught my eye. I thought if the honour could be given to them, they could give it to me, too," he reasoned.