‘Fitoor’ different from Dickens’ novel: Katrina

Actor says her upcoming film is the most romantic story she has ever heard

MUMBAI:

Actor Katrina Kaif said despite being based on the Charles Dickens’ classic Great Expectations, her upcoming film Fitoor is new.

“I’ve read the book and I’ve seen films made on it. When I got the script, I really just judged it on as an entirely new movie because most of the people who’ll see the film will probably not have read the book,” said Katrina who was present with her co-star Aditya Roy Kapur and director Abhishek Kapoor to promote the film at a radio station.

“Honestly, I found it to be one of the most romantic stories I’ve ever heard and ever read. For me that was instantly where I wanted to be a part of it because I think everybody loves romance and passion. And this film just depicts it in a beautiful, classic way,” she added.



On the other hand, Aditya, who plays a character inspired from Dickens’ character Pip, hasn’t read the book. “Gattu (Abhishek) had adapted the book into a script. And If I was to read the book and not find those elements in the script, then it would not have made any sense because then I’d be looking for things that don’t exist. I have to just take whatever is there in the script and develop my character based on that. So I didn’t want to cloud my judgment by reading the book and then reading the script,” he said.



Katrina neither denied nor confirmed whether she will be starring opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Don 3 or Hrithik Roshan in Kabir Khan’s upcoming. However, she said she “prays” that films are “happening with her”. When asked if she was part of Don 3, she said, “That’s incredible if that’s true. This is all good news to me.”

To queries if she will be seen in Kabir Khan’s next project with Hrithik, to be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, she laughingly said, “These are both amazing films. I pray that they’re happening and that they’re happening with me.”

Katrina previously worked with Shah Rukh in Yash Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan and has also worked with Hrithik in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

There were initial reports that claimed Priyanka Chopra, who was part of the previous two Don films, would be dropped from the franchise. But Farhan had claimed in November last year that except for Shah Rukh reprising the character, nothing had been finalised, not even the script.

Katrina and Kabir have collaborated on hits New York and Ek Tha Tiger and she also worked in Kabir’s Phantom opposite Saif Ali Khan.

She denied a recent report that said she spent two hours on Sultan sets convincing superstar Salman Khan to cast her. “Nothing of that sort happened. Actually we were dubbing for Fitoor and Ali Abbas Zafar, the director of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan had his shooting going on there. And I haven’t gone on anyone’s set.”

Katrina’s next release after Fitoor will be Baar Baar Dekho opposite Sidharth Malhotra in September. 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 11^th, 2016.

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