Did Katrina Kaif Feel Pressurized To Join Bharat Owing To Priyanka Chopra's Sudden Exit?
Katrina Kaif joined Bharat at the last minute after Priyanka Chopra Jonas' sudden exit, but the actor says there was no pressure from director Ali Abbas Zafar or superstar Salman Khan.
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Katrina
Kaif
joined
Bharat
at
the
last
minute
after
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas' sudden
exit,
but
the
actor
says
there
was
no
pressure
from
director
Ali
Abbas
Zafar
or
superstar
Salman
Khan
to
be
a
part
of
the
project.
Last
year,
Priyanka
was
cast
as
the
female
lead
in
"Bharat"
but
she
quit
the
film
ahead
of
her
wedding
to
American
singer
Nick
Jonas.
The
makers
then
approached
Katrina.
"I
was
fully
under
the
impression
that
they
were
going
to
begin
the
shoot.
And
as
far
as
my
knowledge
is
concerned
Priyanka
(Chopra)
was
in
the
film.
It
was
Ali
(Abbas
Zafar)
who
told
me
that
There
is
a
little
change
in
plan
and
for
some
reasons
she
is
no
longer
part
of
the
film
and
I
am
sending
you
the
script,
just
read
it
and
react
to
it'.
And
he
absolutely
put
no
pressure,
it
was
just
that
you
react
to
the
script.
I
read
the
script
and
felt
this
is
his
best
work
so
far.
It
was
an
amazing
character
to
play
and
then
we
got
straight
into
work," Katrina
told
reporters
here
at
the
song
launch
event
of
"Bharat".
The
35-year-old
star,
who
plays
the
role
of
Salman's
love
interest
in
the
film,
said
Kumud' is
one
of
her
best
characters
so
far.
"I
count
this
as
my
best
character.
She
is
a
support
for
Bharat's
character
throughout
the
film
and
so
her
journey
also
continues
in
the
film.
We
won't
get
into
details
as
we
want
to
keep
some
surprises.
A
lot
of
hard
work
has
gone
in
getting
the
look
right
in
every
era.
Getting
the
the
time
and
essence
right
makes
the
character
look
believable.
We
left
no
stone
unturned
to
try
and
do
our
best,
she
said.
Katrina
said
"Bharat" is
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity
for
her.
"When
I
read
the
script
I
fell
in
love
with
my
character.
I
was
very
excited
to
get
an
opportunity
like
this.
It
was
a
fulfilling
journey
on
the
sets
of
this
film.
It
has
been
an
incredible
experience
working
on
this
film.
It
has
been
the
best
film
so
far."
Salman
interrupted
and
said
Katrina
deserves
a
National
Award
for
the
film.
"She
will
get
a
National
Award
for
the
film.
Without
any
jokes,
she
is
so
good
in
the
film
and
she
has
worked
very
hard,
he
said.