Bollywood’s hottest actress right now, the beautiful Katrina Kaif has defended her liasons with megastar Shah Rukh Khan.
One can remember that eventful night of July 2008 when Shah Rukh Khan crossed swords with Katrina Kaif’s boyfriend, playboy lothario Salman Khan. The war of words between the industry’s two biggest stars sent shockwaves across the world. On that day two camps were created, the Shah Rukh camp and and Salman camp. Those who were old time friends of Shah Rukh sided with him while the rest decided to talk up for Salman. Everyone had a word to say and everyone took sides. But one lady had to bear the biggest brunt of all… Salman Khan’s girlfriend Katrina Kaif.
For Katrina this was a huge problem caused not by herself. On the crisp of a career high, Katrina was all set to recieve the biggest accolade for a Bollywood starlet; a leading lady role oppisite King Khan Shah Rukh himself. She was offered a mega budget film by the biggest Bollywood banner, Yash Raj Films. Even entertaining the idea of starring opposite her boyfriend’s enemy number one was no-go for Kat. The next few months she dodged every question put to her regarding Shah Rukh Khan. Rather than turning down roles opposite him she just said she was ‘busy’. But now the scene has changed for her. She is now not on the crisp of a career high but is indeed riding way up there. With hit after hit no one can say that Katrina Kaif is a nobody. She has made a name for herself in a competitive market and not only that, but fast-tracked to the elite list of Bollywood heroines.
Now Katrina Kaif has decided to become bold and risky. She will not let her boyfriend come in-between her career. So she is letting the world know that she is ready to star opposite Mr. Shah Rukh Khan.
The first step to show this new Katrina Kaif was for the lady herself to bee seen at major parties mingling with none other than Shah Rukh Khan. Only last week the whole world witnessed Katrina and Shah Rukh together at two different parties within days of each other, Subhash Ghai and Pinky Roshan’s respective birthday celebrations. When the media asked her about this, and what Salman Khan would make of it, Katrina replied, “I fail to understand why people must constantly focus on just one aspect of an event. I’m not complaining because I know that if you are in the eye of the media, it only means that you are important enough to them. However, my bumping into Shah Rukh or spending time with him at an event is just a regular thing. I think people should stop trying to look for controversy in every nook and cranny. All of us are here to work. And we have common functions to attend. Naturally, when we’re under the same roof, we will interact. Why make a fuss? Who wouldn’t want to associate with Shah Rukh or Karan Johar?’’
“After four years in the industry, I know fully well that if your work doesn’t speak for you, everything else is inconsequential,” admitted Katrina. “Believe me, I’m not excited about being in the paper everyday, or on TV, unless there is something in my career worth talking about. Media hype and publicity can’t sustain a star for long. It’s like an air balloon that can be pricked anytime… and will go phut.’’
“Karan thinks out of the box. On the one hand, he makes a Dostana and then a path-breaking film like Wake Up Sid. Naturally, I’d like to do a film for his banner. Likewise, working with Adi (Yash Raj Films) is a pleasure. He has a young unit and they work with clockwork precision. Doing a film for them is being on a school camp, but completely result oriented,” says Katrina when asked about her future films.
“Honestly, I have no illusions about where I’m positioned,’’ said the pragmatic girl. “I’m nobody’s fool and for the moment, all I want is to do is some good work.’’
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