It's a departure in every which way for this Bollywood actress
on the ascendant. She is playing a deglamorised politician and
the Hindi has to be perfect too, but Britain born Katrina Kaif
says her role in "Rajneeti" excites her more because
she is now comfortable with the language.
Katrina, who has delivered a string of hits playing the urban
hip young woman, gets a makeover in Prakash Jha's "Rajneeti".
Dressed in cotton saris and speaking chaste Hindi, this is a
challenging role that she's looking forward to. But the Hindi
is passe now for the actress, whose accented Hindi meant that
her many early films had to be dubbed.
"I am excited about the part (in 'Rajneeti'), but I am
not very excited about speaking Hindi because I spoke Hindi
in my last 10 films. It's a great role and a great film and
I certainly hope people enjoy it," Katrina told IANS over
the phone from Dubai.
"Rajneeti" is Katrina's first political thriller
and she says she wants to keep her options open by not restricting
herself to any particular genre.
"If it's a good film and I enjoy it and I think the audience
will enjoy it then I will do it," said the actress, who
has given the most hits in last two years, including romantic
comedies "Namastey London", "Partner" and
"Welcome".
In "Rajneeti", she will be seen rubbing shoulders
with veterans like Nana Patekar and Naseeruddin Shah along with
talented actors Ajay Devgn, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal and Bollywood's
new sensation Ranbir Kapoor. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and
directed by Prakash Jha, it is releasing June 4.
Katrina reportedly had a tough time dubbing for her last outing,
"Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani", because director Raj
Kumar Santoshi was very particular about her Hindi.