Katrina Kaif is very excited about her upcoming film with Shahrukh Khan. She has decided to give in her 100 percent and has devoted her major part of 2012 for the film.

The actress talks about her experience on the sets, “I shot with Shah Rukh for five days before my Ek Tha tiger schedule in Cuba. We had never worked before. And I tend to be a bit reserved on the sets. Shah Rukh has shot several times with Yashji. This is my first. But I was made to feel at home from Day 1. Shah Rukh is very helpful. He is helping me understand my character better.”

Informs a friend of Kats, “The role requires Katrina to work on her body language. Shah Rukh, who has seen several heroines including Kajol, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta transform into Yashraj goddesses, is helping Kat with the same.”

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Katrina Kaif may look soft, delicate and dainty from her outward appearance. But don’t get fooled. This woman is a very strong and a tough stuff.

The actress recently shot for a Slice advertisement in Thailand and guess what? The shoot took place underwater. What’s more interesting is that Kats wrapped up the scheduled 2 days shoot in just a single day, working non-stop for 14 hours.

Says a source, “Katrina is a thorough professional and hard work doesn’t scare her. The new Slice ad required her to shoot extensively under water and it is quite tiring. She wrapped up two days’ work in a day and everyone was impressed with her comfort in water.”

The actress is busy shooting for her upcoming flick with Salma. But, side by side, she is also doing ad shoots.

As reported earlier, Katrina Kaif is one actress who is most wanted, down South. It was heard that the actress had grabbed a meaty role opposite superstar Rajnikanth. However, The director of the film later confirmed that Deepika Padukone had landed up with the role.

Well, Kats was Rajni's first choice for Kochadaiyaan. However, the actress had a super tight schedule and so couldn't give dates for Rajnikant's film.

In the past few days, producers have been saying that they are in talks with Kats for some of their upcomings projects. However, kats has a different story to tell.

Her manager is quoted as saying, “Apart from Soundarya Rajinikanth (for Kochadaiyaan), there has been no direct communication with any of the other producers down south.(sic)”

For those new to this news, Kats has already worked down South opposite Venkatesh. Her manager says, “Katrina is a deep admirer of cinema made in the south and she is also fully clued into the legendary status of some of the leading men. She has utmost respect for Mohanlal, Mammootty, Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth.”

The actress is currently shooting for Ek Tha Tiger with Salman Khan. Her next project will be with SRK for a Yash Chopra film and then Dhoom 3 with Aamir Khan.

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Till yesterday, news had it that Katrina Kaif was the leading lady opposite Rajnikanth in the film Kochadaiyaan. But now the latest news is that Deepika Padukone landed the coveted part.

Soundarya, Rajni’s younger daughter is directing the movie. She tweets, “Guys. Deepika padukone confirmed to play appa s pair in Kochadaiyaan great to have you back with us @deepikapadukone :) big hug!”

Not very long ago, Deepika Padukone was signed opposite Rajnikanth in Rana. However, following Rajni’s ill health, the movie got shelved.

It is heard that Deepy had refused Housefull 2 in order to act opposite Rajni sir, in Rana. Now that the film has been postponed, the actress is game for Kochadaiyaan.

The film will have Tamil actress Sneha play Rajinikanth’s sister, while actress Shobhana and actor Aadhi will have important roles in the film.

The films music will be composed by A R Rahman. Kochadaiyaan is going to be unique and this is for the first time that a 3D film with performance capturing technology is being shot in India.

We already know that Katrina Kaif is all set to act opposite South superstar, Rajnikanth. Another Southern biggie who has roped in the gorgeous beauty is Kaman Hassan.

It is heard that in Rajnikanth’s film titled Kochadaiyyan, the actress will be earning a whooping Rs 5 crore.

Enters Kamal Haasan who now wants Kats in his Hindi-Tamil-Telugu anti-corruption epic Amar Hai that goes on the floors by year-end.

Says a friend close to Katrina, “She’s very eager to work with Rajnikant. It’s like a wish come true for every Indian actress to do at least one film with him.
And Kamal Haasan is Kamal Haasan. And to be offered a film by him is a big honour. Between shooting for the two Yashraj films with Salman and Shah Rukh Khan, she has to find the time to squeeze in the Tamil icons.”

In Rajni’s film Kochadaiyyan, Katrina doesn’t have a very big role to play, though she is the lead lady. However, Kamal Hassan’s film has a dream role for the actress.

Says the source, “Firstly she’s a big Kamal Haasan fan. Secondly though Kamaji plays the title role of Amar in the film, Kat has a dream role in Amar Hai, the kind that she has never played before.”

Confirming the news, Hassan said, “She has been approached by the producer. It would be lovely to have her on board. The role suits her perfectly.”

When its a Yash Chopra film, the Swiss Alps, snow and romance has to be there. After eight long years, Yash Chopra returns to the Bollywood industry, making a film with Shahrukh Khan and Katrina kaif. He is busy hunting for a perfect location and needless to mention, he definitely wants his snow clad mountains back.

Confirming the news, Chopra says, “It is being planned.”

Not just the snowy mountains, Kats and SRK will travel to many foreign locations for the shooting of the film, the next scheadule being London.

Chopra added, “Shah Rukh is such a lovely boy. It is always fun shooting with him. We have finished shooting a song here (in Mumbai). Now, we will be going to London next month. After we return, we will be shooting in India for a while. The team is still busy location hunting. Everything will be finalised by the time we come back.”

Shahrukh Khan is one actor who is very active on screen as well as on field. The actor will soon be seen opposite Katrina Kaif in a yet to be titled film. In a recent interview, Shahrukh talks about his co-star Katrina Kaif. He also talks about his high expectations from his team Kolkata Knight Riders in the upcoming season of Indian Premier League!

Shahrukh Khan says that Katrina puts in all efforts in everything she does. She is a very hard working girl who gets into the skin of her character. He goes on to say that he shares a very professional relationship with the actress and that they are not the best of friends.

Talking about the new season of the IPL matches, SRK says he is super excited and thrilled about it. Shahrukh will not be present for the upcoming auctions. However, the actor said that no matter what, he is always available for his team and family.

SRK also hopes and prays that Kolkata Knight Riders performs well, this time.

Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan are all set to leave for Cuba, to continue the shooting of Kabir Khan’s Film, Ek Tha Tiger. It’s a month long shooting schedule this time.

But why Cuba of all the places??

Well, if reports are to be believed, the weather in Cuba is pretty warm and so it will be safe and comfortable for the film’s actor Salman Khan to continue his work smoothly, considering his neurological condition.

A source close to the project says, “Salman’s neuro-condition which is not fully cured, was aggravated when he shot in the freezing cold in Ireland for the film some months ago. Kabir likes to shoot in difficult locations.”

It is also heard that Salman will be seen performing a few deadly stunts in the film and so having Katrina by his side, he should be safe.

Says a friend of the actress, “Their relationship has now gone to another level where he continues to look out for her, and she for him. While they’ll be shooting in Cuba she will be keeping an eye on his health.”

Katrina states, “I’ll be gone for quite a while. I’ve never been to Cuba before. It sounds exciting.”

At the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards on Saturday, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ shared the Best Film award with ‘The Dirty Picture’. However, the entire ZNMD team barring Katrina Kaif, boycotted the Award function. Reason: One of the jury members, Sanjay Gupta comments on the flick being a copy.

Says a source close to the Akhtars, “They stayed away after they heard of this ridiculous scheme to keep two filmmakers and their teams happy by putting them both up for Best Picture.”

The comment coming from Sanjay Gupta has particularly hurt the Akhtars.

Says the source, “The guy has made his career out of filching foreign DVDs. And he accuses Zoya of copying some film that no one has heard of!”

After all this, the relations between Farhan Akhtar and Sanjay Gupta have definitely gone sour.