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Sreya Basu catches up with Katrina Kaif, who is back with AFTER working with senior actors like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Govinda, how was the experience of working with a relative newcomer and contemporary like Ranbir Kapoor?
Rajkumar Santoshi is known as a serious filmmaker with hits like Damini, Ghayal and Lajja. Why do you think he chose you and that too for a comedy flick? I think the entire film is a free-flowing, mad and whacky. It is full of energy. And Rajkumar Santoshi wanted to maintain that same positive vibes in his characters throughout the film. He thought we (Ranbir and I) would be able to maintain it right ... that wild energy, so that we actually become part of the ajab world and people have a gazab feeling watching the film. On second thoughts, I think the gazab element he found in me that I can work 22 hours non-stop. He thought other actors, in my place, would say: ‘I can’t work more ... I need a break’. These days you are mostly seen in comedy flicks. Do you want to make a mark in this genre? I love comedy and comedy films. That’s the reason you are seeing me in flicks by Aneez Bazmee and David Dhawan. I am the kinds to say, ‘Ok, I had enough! I don’t want more of this stuff!’ Or else, I would have never got a scope to be a part of a Rajkumar Santoshi comedy. I loved Andaaz Apna Apna ... Rajkumar Santoshi has an unusual sense of comedy. But it doesn’t mean that I do only comedy. My character in New York was not that of a bubbly girl. In Prakash Jha’s Rajneeti, you will see me in a serious character; she is not happy and doesn’t even smile once in the film. Do you have any plans to try Hollywood? No, no ... I love the place where I am at the moment. I am happy with Indian films. If given a chance, I will act in regional films as well, but no Hollywood for me. What will you say if you are not allowed to be politically correct about your beauty secret? On-screen, it’s the
camera, cameraman and the lighting (laughs); off-screen it’s good
food, good workout schedules and good mood`85you have to be happy if
you want to look good and don’t want wrinkles on your face. —
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don’t think the age factor is really worth considering. What is
disturbing to me is, if the actor doesn’t know his job, or is not
passionate about his work. Working with people who are talented is
always a pleasure, age doesn’t matter so much. As for Ranbir, we are
like buddies and we share certain common interests. We started our
career almost at the same time, we both are film buffs — passionate
about cinema, and both of us are crazy to some extent ... we had a
blast while shooting for Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani. I share
same kind of energy with Ranbir and that shows on-screen.