On
Tuesday
Katrina
Kaif
won
herself
more
fans.
The
minute
she
stepped
on
to
the
stage
with
Bihar"s
chief
minister
Nitish
Kumar
at
Patna"s
Shri
Krishna
Memorial
Auditorium
the
crowds
roared.
And
with
reason.
Katrina
spoke
in
the
local
dialect
Bhojpuri
to
the
audience
and
the
media
gathered
for
the
inauguration
of
her
director
Prakash
Jha"s
news
channel.
From
the
time
she
landed
in
Patna
Katrina
rehearsed
her
Bhojpuri
lines
for
the
evening.
That
masterstroke
did
it.
Says
a
source
at
the
venue,
“The
minute
Katrina
stepped
on
the
stage
Bihar"s
chief
minister
Nitish
Kumar
could
be
seen
feeling
uncomfortable.
Bhojpuri
actor
Manoj
Tiwari
who
was
also
on
stage
went
pale
when
Katrina
broke
into
Bhojpuri."
The
Chief
Minister
in
fact
mumbled
on
stage
that
his
presence
was
not
required
with
Katrina
around.
Prakash
Jha
admits
it
wasn"t
easy
coaching
Katrina
to
speak
a
few
line
in
Bhojpuri.
“But
it
worked,
and
how.
Katrina
had
the
whole
of
Bihar
eating
out
of
her
hands.
It
was
so
unexpected
from
someone
who
has
the
reputation
of
barely
managing
her
Hindi," chuckles
Jha.
On
Tuesday
afternoon
Katrina
along
with
her
Rajneeti
co-stars
Arjun
Rampal
and
Manoj
Bajpai
flew
into
Patna
in
a
private
jet
hired
by
Prakash
Jha.
They
headed
straight
from
the
airport
to
Jha"s
residence
in
the
suburbs.
As
soon
as
news
spread
that
Katrina
was
visiting
Jha"s
residence,
hundreds
of
fans
from
Patna
and
the
outskirts
gathered
around
the
house.
Says
Prakash,
“Katrina
had
no
idea
of
her
popularity
in
Bihar.
She
has
a
very
deep
connect
with
audiences.
She
has
the
kind
of
image
that
Hema
Malini
has.
Not
one
cheap
remark,
no
jostling
crowds,
no.
They
now
call
her
Bihar
Ki
Beti."
Katrina,
Arjun
and
Manoj
flew
back
to
Mumbai
late
Tuesday
night.
Prakash
Jha
intends
to
hold
the
premiere
of
Rajneeti
in
Patna
instead
of
Mumbai.
He"ll
fly
the
who"s
who
of
Mumbai
to
Patna
for
the
occasion.