Mumbai:
Director Zoya Akhtar, who has againteamed up with Katrina Kaif for Bombay Talkies, feels thepopular actress has come a long way and achieved everyimpossible thing when she entered the film industry a decadeago.
Besides Hindi, the British-Indian actress and formermodel has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films."Katrina Kaif is somebody whose dream to become a bigmovie star in India was an impossible dream considering whereshe came from and what her life was.
"But that did not stop her. Dreams do come true... Youjust have to believe in yourself. She has achieved what wasimpossible for her to achieve," Zoya told PTI.
Katrina made her acting debut in 2003 with Kaizad Gustad'sBoom. Thereafter, she appeared in Ram Gopal Varma'sSarkar, Salman Khan-starrer Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, amongothers.
She played memorable roles in hit films like Race,Partner, Singh Is Kinng, New York, Rajneeti, ZindagiNa Milegi Dobara and Ek Tha Tiger.
Zoya also cast Katrina in the lead in her 2011slice-of-life film Zindagi.... She again showed faith in theand roped in for Bombay Talkies, a short film whichcelebrates 100 years of Indian cinema. The film release on May3.
It revolves around a boy who dances to the tune of Sheilaki Jawani (the highly popular item song featuring Katrina inTees Maar Khan) all day and wishes to be like the actress.The child's craze for Katrina borders on obsession.
The story is said to be based on a real-life incident.Zoya came across the boy a couple of years ago at a socialget-together and wanted to portray it on celluloid ever since."When we were kids we used to dress up and dance. Evenboys used to dress up like girls and dance," said thefilmmaker, who made her debut as director with 'Luck ByChance' in 2009.
The film also stars Chillar Party child actor NamanJain."I just loved this boy, he was fantastic. I saw him inChillar Party and he was superb," Zoya said.Bombay Talkies is a collaborative project and it alsofeatures short movies made by Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar andDibakar Banerjee.
The idea for this short film, produced by Ashi Dua, cameto Zoya sometime back.
"Reema Kagti (Talaash director) and I had a short storyand that time it was called 'Zoom Zoom Darling. But, wecouldn't make it. I made Ashi Dua read my story and said Iwill like to make this. She agreed. It all happened in a day.It was brilliant," Zoya said.
The project was further discussed during a dinner party atKashyap's residence.
Besides Hindi, the British-Indian actress and formermodel has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films."Katrina Kaif is somebody whose dream to become a bigmovie star in India was an impossible dream considering whereshe came from and what her life was.
"But that did not stop her. Dreams do come true... Youjust have to believe in yourself. She has achieved what wasimpossible for her to achieve," Zoya told PTI.
Katrina made her acting debut in 2003 with Kaizad Gustad'sBoom. Thereafter, she appeared in Ram Gopal Varma'sSarkar, Salman Khan-starrer Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, amongothers.
She played memorable roles in hit films like Race,Partner, Singh Is Kinng, New York, Rajneeti, ZindagiNa Milegi Dobara and Ek Tha Tiger.
Zoya also cast Katrina in the lead in her 2011slice-of-life film Zindagi.... She again showed faith in theand roped in for Bombay Talkies, a short film whichcelebrates 100 years of Indian cinema. The film release on May3.
It revolves around a boy who dances to the tune of Sheilaki Jawani (the highly popular item song featuring Katrina inTees Maar Khan) all day and wishes to be like the actress.The child's craze for Katrina borders on obsession.
The story is said to be based on a real-life incident.Zoya came across the boy a couple of years ago at a socialget-together and wanted to portray it on celluloid ever since."When we were kids we used to dress up and dance. Evenboys used to dress up like girls and dance," said thefilmmaker, who made her debut as director with 'Luck ByChance' in 2009.
The film also stars Chillar Party child actor NamanJain."I just loved this boy, he was fantastic. I saw him inChillar Party and he was superb," Zoya said.Bombay Talkies is a collaborative project and it alsofeatures short movies made by Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar andDibakar Banerjee.
The idea for this short film, produced by Ashi Dua, cameto Zoya sometime back.
"Reema Kagti (Talaash director) and I had a short storyand that time it was called 'Zoom Zoom Darling. But, wecouldn't make it. I made Ashi Dua read my story and said Iwill like to make this. She agreed. It all happened in a day.It was brilliant," Zoya said.
The project was further discussed during a dinner party atKashyap's residence.
