Mumbai: Actress Katrina Kaif, who is shooting for Yash Chopra’s untitled film in London, has said the veteran Bollywood filmmaker has a sharp mind.
After a gap of eight years, Chopra has returned to direction with the Shahrukh Khan-Katrina starrer romantic film, which is slated for Diwali release.
“We had a shooting schedule in London…it was extremely nice. The weather was cold out there but we had a nice time,” Katrina told reporters here last evening at the launch of a book based on one of her films, ‘Rajneeti – The film and Beyond’.
“We think of Yashji as a senior and young at heart man. But you have to be on sets to understand how sharp he is. He picks up small small things like something was disturbing me or something with my mood…he used to pick up all that… which no one else does. He is very special person.”
Shooting for the untitled film, which also stars Anushka Sharma, started in the third week of February in London. Katrina also happened to injure herself on the sets of the film, which she thinks is a good luck sign. “While I was getting off the bike I hurt my leg. But in a way it is a good luck sign,” Katrina said.”
On the other hand, Filmmaker Prakash Jha is full of praise for Katrina Kaif, saying the Raajneeti actress is one of the hardest working souls in the film industry.
In Jha’s political thriller Raajneeti (2010) Katrina played co-actor Arjun Rampal’s wife, who later enters politics. Besides Rampal, the blockbuster also starred Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar and Manoj Bajpai.
“She (Katrina) is one of the hardest working souls in the industry. She is someone who would try and make every scene…shot perfect. She will not leave anything half way. She memorises and understands everything properly and then bring it on screen naturally,” Jha told reporters here after the launch of a book on the film on Thursday evening.
“She even dubbed for the film herself for 39 days till she got every word perfect. She is a good actress. One thing that impresses a director is to have an actor who is completely dedicated to work and Katrina is one such actress.”
The book, Raajneeti – The Film and Beyond’, is edited by Pooja Verma. It describes how the film was conceptualised and made. Reportedly, the 60-year-old filmmaker would again team up with Katrina for his forthcoming film tentatively titled ‘Satyagraha’, said to be loosely inspired by Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement. (PTI)
