My
laptop
is
getting
hotter;
it's
signalling
that
something
is
going
to
pour
like
cats
and
dogs.
It
does.
The
sweet
smell
of
Earth
is
stimulating.
Time
for
some
hot
masala
tea.
It
arrives
sooner
than
I
had
expected.
Mumbai
rain
is
here
to
stay.
My
phone
is
kept
on
charging.
Low
battery
life.
And
suddenly
I
hear
'tring
tring'.
I
ignore
for
a
few
seconds.
The
reason
-
Too
busy.
But
my
instincts
tell
me
that
the
call
may
change
my
day.
I
get
up
to
receive
it.
The
screen
shows
'Katrina
Kaif
calling'.
From
today,
I'll
dream
with
my
eyes
open.
This
correspondent
talks
to
the
hen
that
has
yet
another
golden
egg
to
her
credit
-
Raajneeti.
And
didn't
the
stock
markets
just
teach
you
something
last
week?
Forget
stocks...start
investing
in
Katrina.
That's
a
bullish
rise.
Wouldn't
it
be
better
if
you
were
called
the
hen
that
lays
golden
eggs?
(Laughs)
That's
a
funny
observation.
Thank
you.
I
think
we
all
are
really
happy
to
see
the
fate
of
Raajneeti.
None
of
us
believed
the
results
would've
been
like
what
we
are
seeing
today.
I
never
thought
of
Raajneeti
breaking
records.
Is
Raajneeti
your
toughest
act
ever?
I've
found
a
lot
of
my
work
challenging
or
equally
challenging
as
Raajneeti.
I
found
New
York
to
be
a
great
challenge.
Even
Ajab
was
challenging
in
a
way.
But
because
the
content
of
Prakash
Jha
films
is
always
serious,
the
role
becomes
tougher,
realistic
and
serious.
But
the
work
and
the
effort
you
put
into
the
film
is
equal.
Yes,
I'll
have
to
agree
that
in
Raajneeti,
a
lot
of
extra
effort
went
into
portraying
my
role.
I
had
to
get
a
particular
manner
of
lingo
for
the
film
and
I
delivered
it.
Not
even
Kate
Winslet
has
a
consistency
what
Katrina
Kaif
has...
(Laughs
out
loud)
Wow!
I'm
trying
to
digest
this
one
now.
It's
kind
of
weird
in
a
way
when
you
say
whether
I
choose
my
scripts
or
the
script
chooses
me.
My
mother
always
says
that
God
has
been
kind
to
me.
Out
of
the
films
I
wanted
to
do,
many
of
them
haven't
worked
at
the
box
office
and
the
films
that
I
landed
up
doing
have
somehow
managed
to
do
the
trick.
I
have
never
panicked
because
I
believe
that
what
falls
into
place
is
going
to
be
right
for
me.
Sometimes
I
can
be
wrong
and
sometimes
right,
but
I'm
destined
to
do
well
at
the
box
office.
Did
you
underplay
yourself
in
Raajneeti?
No.
I
can
say
'yes'
and
sound
intelligent
in
front
of
you
but
the
fact
is
that
I
haven't
underplayed
myself.
From
day
one,
I
related
to
the
script.
I
never
thought
I'd
get
to
play
the
role
with
so
many
emotions
and
believe
me,
I
would
react
to
those
in
the
similar
way
as
to
what
I
had
reacted
in
the
film.
I
just
played
myself
more
than
I
underplayed
my
role.
It's
wonderful
to
see
the
collections
in
the
U.K
too...
I
think
that
is
a
really
positive
sign
for
everyone.
Not
just
me,
not
just
the
cast
and
crew
but
the
entire
film
industry.
The
myths
and
the
stereo-types
which
I
and
you
were
discussing
in
Prakash's
office
pre-release
have
proved
us
wrong
somewhere.
What
works
is
a
good
story.
It's
as
simple
as
that.
You'll
be
sharing
your
success
with
the
Dostana
2
gang
in
London.
Oh
yes.
It's
been
a
long,
long
time
that
I've
shot
a
film
in
my
home
town.
I'm
shooting
Dostana
2
in
London
after
Namastey
London.
I'm
looking
forward
to
work
with
Abhishek
and
John
because
I've
worked
with
both
these
actors
before.
It's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
fun.
What
about
Aarakshan?
We've
discussed
a
few
things
but
nothing
has
been
locked
as
of
now.
I'm
not
sure
which
film
does
Prakash
want
me
for.
We've
discussed
quite
a
few
films.
So
we'll
have
to
wait
and
watch.
Right
now
I've
still
got
to
finish
Zoya's
film
which
I'm
shooting
now
in
Spain.
Then
I've
got
Farah
Khan's
film
with
Akshay
Kumar
and
then
comes
Dostana
2
and
then
Prakash's
next.
Story first published: Friday, July 22, 2011, 8:54 [IST]