Saif part of Katrina’s fandom

‘Phantom’ reunites duo on screen with actor lauding Kat as an actor and a person

MUMBAI: Saif Ali Khan, who’ll soon be seen opposite Katrina Kaif in Phantom, said he’s very fond of his co-star, and that any person would be lucky to have her as a girlfriend, fiancée or as a partner in any other form.

“I think Katrina is one of the loveliest girls I’ve worked with. And anybody would be lucky to have her as girlfriend, fiancée or in the future, something more,” he told reporters at the trailer launch of the upcoming action-film, directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.

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Saif, who has also starred in Race with Katrina, termed her as “one of the most beautiful and biggest stars in Bollywood.” He added, “I’ve known Katrina for a while. I’ve watched her from being a relatively new actor in Race to becoming one of the biggest stars in the country, working hard and becoming an amazing personality on the screen.” Singing Kat’s praises, he added that it’s always a pleasure to spend time with her, and that she’s someone who he enjoys talking to and working with.

The actor returns to action two years after Bullet Raja and, according to him, it’s nothing short of a dream to feature in a film such as Phantom. “I love this kind of movies. To get a chance to work with Kabir and having Sajid as the producer has given me a dream situation.” The film, based on the theme of terrorism, is slated to release on August 28.

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In other news, Katrina recently sought to dispel rumours that she has gotten engaged to Ranbir Kapoor, clarifying she has no marriage plans for now. “I’m definitely not engaged. I know you guys are so sweet and you seem to want me to get married, but there are no such plans for now. So, please bear with me being not married for some more time,” she said at Phantom’s trailer launch.

Engagement rumours surfaced on Katrina’s birthday dated July 16, when she and Ranbir had reportedly headed to Alibaug to celebrate. Conjecture was that Ranbir had proposed and gifted a platinum-and-diamond eternity band to her on the occasion.

The rumour mill has churned out a string of rumours regarding their engagement and break-up over the years. Ranbir and Katrina are said to have gotten close during the filming of their 2009 rom-com Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. 

Published in The Express Tribune, July 28^th,  2015.

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