By Hindustan Times
It’s the year of the Khans for Katrina Kaif. She’s been romancing Salman within the spy thriller, Ek Tha Tiger, and Shah Rukh in Yash Chopra’s untitled love triangle. And are available July, it’ll be Dhoom Machale… with Aamir.
The excitement is clear but muted: “Salman and i've done comedies (Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, 2005, and Partner, 2007) and a romance (Yuvvraj, 2008), but we’ve never done something adventurous together so Ek Tha Tiger is a thrill. We got to shoot in some amazing countries like Ireland, Turkey, Cuba and we have a brief schedule in Bangkok, Thailand. I’ve worked with the opposite Khan, Kabir, before (New York, 2009) and love his kind of filmmaking and vision. Salman and that i were looking ahead to the best script and set-up to interact again and that is it!” she smiles.
Katrina’s equally upbeat about partnering with Yash Chopra — who's getting back from an eight-year sabbatical — and Shah Rukh, for the primary time. “Yashji is the daddy of romance in Hindi cinema. It’s amazing how much in sync with the days he's and the way perceptive he's. I USED TO BE never awkward or uncomfortable on his sets,” she exults, stating that playing a Yash Raj heroine is a dream come true. But don’t expect to look her in chiffon saris singing within the rain. “Even in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan which was a YRF movie, I USED TO BE a rocker girl,” she says.
Prod her on her co-star, and he or she describes SRK as “warm and friendly”: “I admire the energy, exertions and fervour he puts into his work.”
But she’s cagey about Dhoom 3: “It’s a hi-glam action movie and successful franchise.” She dismisses rumours about having gone on a macrobiotic diet to lose 10 kilos and began an exercise regime together with her trainer while in Cuba, saying, “I haven’t started prepping yet, but I CAN soon. I’m waiting for learning up to I WILL from Aamir.”
‘Don’t see myself as sensual’
Katrina’s latest ad with Cannes gold medal-winning director Prakash Varma for a mango drink has stirred much sexcitement on websites. The actor admits she was a nervous in regards to the commercial for Slice because it’s different from anything she’s done before. “It’s rustic, ethnic,” she says, adding it was shot in a river-side haveli in Madhya Pradesh, with a qawwali playing within the background. “I’ve always felt beautiful in these campaigns. The look is different.” Sexy too? “I don’t see myself as sensual, maybe people reacted that way since the visuals are tangible. For me it’s all about styling, execution, the jingle and brand.”
