If
Katrina
Kaif
gave
her
best
performance
so
far
in
Kabir
Khan"s
New
York
it
is
now
Kareena
Kapoor"s
turn
to
pull
out
all
stops
and
deliver
a
walloping
histrionic
sixer
in
Rensil
D"Silva"s
Kurbaan.
In
uncannily
similar
roles.
Both
the
actresses
are
featured
in
near-identical
roles,
of
a
wife
who
discovers
her
husband
to
be
a
closet-terrorist.
Coincidentally
both
the
films
are
located
in
the
city
of
New
York.
Secretly
both
Katrina
and
Kareena
see
the
role
of
the
terrorist"s
wife
as
a
turning
point
in
their
respective
careers.
But
what
about
the
similarity
between
the
two
characters?
Kurbaan
director
Rensil
D"Silva
doesn"t
deny
the
similarities.
“If
there
are
similarities
between
Kurbaan
and
New
York
then
that"s
fine.
I"ve
high
regards
for
Kabir
Khan
as
a
filmmaker.
If
Kurbaan
reminds
audiences
of
Kabir"s
film
then
I"m
fine
with
that.
It
has
worthy
recall-value."
However
Rensil
cautions
that
every
work
on
terror
and
terrorism
has
its
own
mood
and
purpose.
“There
can
be
any
number
of
films
on
two
people
falling
in
love.
It"s
about
how
the
individual
director
interprets
the
emotion
of
love.
Likewise
with
the
theme
of
terrorism.
It"s
open
to
a
multitude
of
interpretations.
I"d
like
to
believe
my
films
is
essentially
different
from
Kabir"s."
Kabir
Khan
was
on
the
way
to
Cairo
for
the
Cairo
Film
Festival
for
the
screening
of
New
York
on
Monday
when
he
was
contacted.
Khan
said,
“What
can
I
say
about
the
similarities
between
the
two
films
that
you"re
pointing
out?
Kurbaan
looks
like
a
well-made
film.
If
they"re
similar
then
I"m
sure
that
the
audience
that
appreciated
my
New
York
will
also
take
to
this
film."
But
the
real
fight
will
be
between
Kareena
and
Katrina,
both
portraying
similar
roles
and
vying
for
the
same
popular
awards
at
the
end
of
the
year.