Published 21:52 IST, October 8th 2019
Katrina Kaif: How the actor chose her roles in Bharat and Zero
Katrina Kaif has worked in played various roles in several movies till now including distinct characters like Babita Kumar in Zero and Kumud Raina in Bharat
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Katrina Kaif is kwn for her beauty and performances in Bollywood by many. She me her debut in 2003 in Boom. She received fame from Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya starring Salman Khan and Sushmita Sen. actor has worked in several movies till w. But her character in her previous releases like Babita Kumar in Zero and Kumud Raina in Bharat were standouts. Re to kw what me her choose se roles.
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Katrina Kaif in Zero & Bharat
Babita Kumar
Zero stars Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif in le role. This was ir second project after Jab Tak Hai Jaan. In spite of having a huge buzz, movie did t perform well at box office. However, Katrina Kaif as heartbroken superstar Babita Kumar in film got praises from both audiences as well as critics. Katrina’s screen time in movie was less as compared to her co-stars.
In an interview with a daily, she opened up about choosing role. She said that she h thoughts that initially someone’s screen time is more and she does t have to do this. But both, her director Aanand Rai and co-star Shah Rukh Khan, were so insistent and persistent that this was something which y really felt was going to be important for her to do. She ded that she believed that Aanand Rai would t let her down in journey, which was important for her and she took that leap. Katrina stated that it is okay to take a step outside of what one rmally thinks and see what outcome will be.
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Kumud Raina
Katrina Kaif’s recent release was Bharat, alongside Salman Khan. movie was a hit at box office and her role as Kumud Raina received a lot of appreciations. In an interview with a leing daily Katrina talked about why she selected role. She said that she me a demand to director before accepting role. It was, she will only do it if character is strong and she found that in Kumud. role was something she wanted to take as a challenge. She stated that she felt re was a lot for her to do in film and it was a fantastic experience. Katrina mentioned that she could be wrong but her role in Bharat is best in her career, on paper.
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In ar interview with a news portal, Katrina said that Kumud was a strong and unusual character. As it was written for someone else (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) it ended up being unlike anything she has done before. It was challenging to immerse herself into character and give it all she h. She ded that journey of Kumud spans from 1975 to 2010 in film. She h to make role come alive and first thing was to have a strong command over langu.
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10:57 IST, October 8th 2019