Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
April
11,
2006
Model
Katrina
Kaif
has
finally
moved
beyond
being
known
as
Salman
Khan's
lady.
Having
bagged
a
number
of
films
(with
directors
like
Anees
Bazmee,
David
Dhawan,
Abbas-Mustan,
Vipul
Shah
and
Samir
Karnik),
Katrina
talks
about
her
third
big
release
(after
Sarkar
and
Maine
Pyaar
Kyun
Kiya),
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye
and
her
forthcoming
projects.
Tell
us
something
about
your
big
release,
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye...
It's
about
a
girl
who
goes
trousseau
shopping,
and
unexpectedly
meets
a
guy
with
whom
she
has
an
unexpected
connection.
Love
is
genuinely
like
that.
It's
not
something
that
you
anticipate
or
expect.
The
twist
in
the
film
lies
in
the
fact
that
they
are
both
engaged
to
other
people.
Her
fiancÉ
is
obviously
not
happy
about
it.
She
also
feels
that
she
has
a
responsibility
towards
her
fiancÉ.
She
finds
freedom
with
Akshay,
which
she
has
never
found
before.
The
movie
then
progresses
on
to
deal
with
different
types
of
love...
you
have
love
out
of
duty,
you
have
love
out
of
respect,
love
out
of
passion,
and
the
choice
one
finally
makes
between
duty,
respect
and
your
heart.
And
there
in
lies
the
beauty
of
the
film.
It's
a
romantic
film,
with
slight
elements
of
comedy.
It's
neither
a
slapstick
like
Maine
Pyaar
Kyun
Kiya
or
too
serious
like
Sarkar.
The
actor
who
plays
your
fiancÉ
is
a
big
secret!
I
guess
the
producers
want
it
to
be
a
surprise.
But
I
can
tell
you
that
the
person
is
a
fabulous
actor.
He
has
done
a
great
job.
It
has
been
great
working
with
him.
Does
he
have
a
moustache?
Yes
he
does!
Your
film
career
started
when
Kaizad
Gustad
spotted
you.
Do
you
have
any
regrets
doing
Boom?
Not
at
all!
That
film
brought
me
to
India.
Without
it,
I
would
have
not
taken
that
leap.
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye
is
your
biggest
role
till
date.
What
do
you
have
to
say?
Yes
it
is!
Bipasha
Basu
just
has
a
special
appearance.
This
is
the
film
in
which
I
have
put
the
most
of
me.
I
have
worked
very
hard
on
it.
I
could
relate
to
the
emotions
in
a
lot
of
the
scenes.
You
come
from
a
mixed
a
race.
Your
father
is
an
NRI
and
your
mother
is
British.
Do
you
see
that
as
an
advantage
or
disadvantage
in
Bollywood?
I
think
I
have
been
very
lucky
so
far.
I
have
done
a
lot
of
ads
and
also
some
films
down
south.
People
have
liked
me.
I
guess
I
have
found
a
balance.
Have
you
been
working
on
your
Hindi
diction?
My
Hindi
was
bad
about
three
years
ago.
I
wanted
to
achieve
a
certain
status
in
modeling.
Through
that
I
got
confidence
to
get
into
movies.
Maine
Pyaar
Kyun
Kiya
came
at
the
right
time.
I
had
done
kathak
training
which
apart
from
teaching
you
about
dancing
also
teaches
you
about
emotions.
After
that
experience,
I
feel
this
year
will
be
a
much
better
year
for
me.
You
avoid
talking
about
Salman
Khan.
Why
is
that?
We
respect
each
other's
privacy.
I'm
answerable
to
the
media
for
my
professional
life,
not
my
personal
life.
The
media
has
been
talking
a
lot
about
your
personal
life.
Does
that
upset
you?
Not
really.
I
feel
people
should
report
responsibly.
I
feel
that
my
family
and
personal
life
is
personal
to
me.
The
media
should
respect
that.
I
have
to
add
that
the
majority
of
the
media
does
respect
that.
But
there
were
some
incidents
where
people
attributed
statements
to
me
which
I
had
never
made.
That
I
will
never
accept.
After
the
glamour
is
over,
you
want
to
just
go
home
and
settle
down.
There
were
rumors
that
you
were
going
to
walk
out
of
Salman
Khan's
home
production
Partner.
Is
it
true?
That's
not
true.
Sohail
Khan
and
K
Sera
Sera
are
producing
the
film.
Whatever
films
Sohail
Khan
will
ask
me
to
do,
I
will
definitely
do.
I
did
my
first
big
film
with
him,
so
there
is
that
connection.
I
also
love
working
with
David
Dhawan.
He
is
so
much
fun
to
work
with.
In
Partner,
you
are
paired
opposite
Govinda
instead
of
Salman?
In
the
film,
Govinda
sees
a
girl
who
is
very
rich.
She
is
completely
out
of
his
reach.
So
he
tells
Salman
that
he
wants
her.
The
whole
film
is
about
how
Salman
teaches
him.
Then
you
have
Apne
with
Sunny,
Bobby
and
Papa
Deol...
I
have
seen
some
of
its
rushes
and
it's
looking
great.
You
have
Anees
Basmee's
Welcome
with
Anil
Kapoor,
Nana
Patekar
and
Akshay
Kumar.
Yes.
Anil
Kapoor
has
a
moustache!
Yes
he
does!
They
are
all
great
actors.
You
have
to
see
them
together.
It
is
something
else!
Anees
Basmee
is
such
a
great
writer.
His
films
are
cut-to-cut
and
so
crisp.
I
am
confident
about
Welcome.
Another
great
film
is
Vipul
Shah's
film
for
which
we
are
shooting
in
London.
What
about
RGV's
Sholay?
That
is
supposed
to
start
in
September.
Before
that
I
am
working
on
Abbas-Mustan's
film
with
Saif
Ali
Khan.
That's
a
thriller.
How
was
it
working
with
Akshay
in
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye?
It
was
great.
He
is
so
supportive.
The
most
important
thing
for
a
newcomer
is
that
they
have
to
be
comfortable.
I
feel
everyone
supported
me
on
the
set.
We
also
had
a
lot
of
fun
shooting
in
Canada.
The
fun
showed
in
the
song
Fanaa.
Did
you
enjoy
working
with
Bipasha?
I
did
only
one
scene
with
her.
She
has
beautiful
eyes.
Every
time
she
would
talk
to
me,
I'd
keep
looking
at
her
eyes.
She'd
ask
me
why
I
was
staring
at
her!
She
has
eyes
like
those
bunny
rabbit
cartoons!
Long
lashes
and
everything!
It
was
quite
funny.
We
have
known
each
other
from
shows
as
well.
Which
is
your
favorite
song
from
the
film?
That
is
Fanaa.
You
are
considered
to
be
one
of
the
most
beautiful
faces
in
the
Indian
film
industry.
What
does
beautiful
mean
to
you?
Beauty
for
me
does
not
mean
faces,
because
that's
subjective.
I
find
a
face
beautiful,
good
looking,
attractive,
and
all
the
terms
you
want
to
use,
once
I
know
them.
The
vibes
from
a
person
physically
changes
the
appearance
of
the
person
for
me.
This
may
sound
clichÉd
but
it
works
for
me.
A
technically
good-looking
person
will
have
no
attraction
for
me
if
I
find
him
or
her
boring
and
dull.
Beauty
or
attraction
is
more
about
the
whole
person,
if
you
know
what
I
mean!
Still,
there
must
be
a
few
names
that
come
to
your
mind
with
beauty?
Hmmm...
Salma
Hayek,
I
think,
is
very
pretty,
very
natural.
And
although
I
haven't
met
Madhuri
Dixit
in
person,
I
find
her
very
beautiful
on
screen.
I
also
find
Manisha
Koirala
beautiful.
How
would
you
describe
yourself?
Moody...
and
a
Cancerian
to
the
boot!
Even
a
small
thing
can
change
the
entire
mood,
but
I'm
working
on
that.
Besides,
I'm
also
loyal
and
possessive.
Before
coming
to
India
from
London
and
joining
the
film
industry,
what
did
Indian
films
mean
to
you?
Actually
it
wasn't
much.
I
wasn't
into
it,
and
honestly,
didn't
feel
the
need
to
watch
them.
And
so
there
was
so
much
to
learn
when
I
came
here
-
the
expressions,
the
emotions.
Since
I
didn't
come
with
any
preconceived
notions
about
the
craft,
I
can
give
a
new
approach
to
whatever
I
do
here.
Come
to
think
of
it,
I
was
painfully
shy
as
a
child,
totally
into
books
and
always
scoring
A
+
in
every
subject.
My
mother
always
thought
that
I
would
end
up
being
a
doctor
or
engineer,
and
was
surprised
to
see
me
in
the
glamour
business.
You
debuted
with
a
film
in
India,
took
to
modeling
and
now
are
back
in
films.
Are
you
still
unsure
about
where
you
want
to
be?
No...
that's
just
me.
I
am
a
free
spirit.
I
didn't
come
here
with
films
on
my
mind,
but
I
did
one,
and
decided
to
cool
off
from
that
experience.
I
then
did
modeling
for
two
years
with
prestigious
campaigns,
and
returned
to
films
when
I
was
ready
for
them
again.
I
got
to
do
what
I
wanted
to
do
when
I
was
in
modeling
and
am
doing
what
I
want
to
do
in
films.
It's
as
simple
as
that.
What
are
your
fans
like
abroad?
Fans
are
all
the
same.
Internationally,
they
are
more
excited
because
the
Hindi
film
industry
is
so
far
away
from
them.
They
are
all
very
sweet
and
always
respond
positively.
I
hope
they
all
watch
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye
and
like
it.
(Smiles).