Lately, whereas speaking concerning the movie, Katrina was requested if she knew co-star Vijay previous to the film. She instantly stated that she liked this film 96 (Tamil film, that got here out in 2018), that starred Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan in lead roles. Kat advised Bollywood Hungama that she had truly liked 96. It had scenes that even now she remembers, so she was acquainted with him from that film.
Nonetheless, simply to refresh her reminiscence, earlier than assembly him, Katrina googled him, and the primary picture that got here up on Instagram was this very distinguished salt and pepper type of silver hair, which she liked!
Katrina Kaif describes working in ‘Merry Christmas’ as a ‘distinctive journey about two fascinating characters’
Lately, Katrina and Vijay, together with the director Sriram Raghavan, lyricist Varun Grover, and producer Ramesh Turani, held a press convention within the nationwide capital.
Whereas speaking to the media, they opened up about making the movie in Tamil and Hindi and the way difficult it was to shoot the movie in two languages. The actors additionally shared their experiences of working collectively.
Katrina stated that she all the time wished to work with Sriram Raghavan and it was an important expertise to be a part of his movie. She stated, “I’ve all the time wished to work with Sriram Raghavan. I am his fan and wished to be part of the flicks he makes; being a part of this movie is superb as a result of I had a possibility to be a part of a stunning story, and ‘Merry Christmas’ is all the time going to be a movie I’m tremendously pleased with and near my coronary heart.”
On sharing her expertise of working with Vijay, she added, “It was unbelievable. Vijay is one of the best performer. In the course of the first week of rehearsals, I used to be fairly involved in his thought course of and the way he checked out each scene. Sriram sir gave the actors a variety of house earlier than the shoot, and we had a variety of dialogue. After I watched the ultimate consequence, what I noticed between Vijay sir and my character was stunning.”
Vijay additionally praised Katrina and stated, “She has been within the business for therefore lengthy, so I used to be a bit apprehensive as to how can be her perspective on the set as a result of if the actor has an perspective, it’s tough to work with her or him. I met her first time in Sriram sir’s workplace and as quickly as she entered the workplace there was such a wholesome dialog. She likes to debate extra and pay attention extra. There was a greater understanding between us on the set. A lot I gained and realized from her.”
When requested why he considered making a movie in Tamil and Hindi, director Sriram Raghavan stated, “I’ve been residing in Mumbai however I’m a Tamil and all the time wished to make a movie in my mom tongue. So, due to the casting, I believed why not make it in two languages? Though, it was not simple and more difficult for Katrina due to the language, nevertheless, she managed to do it efficiently.”
Katrina agreed and stated, “It was a difficult course of to do the Tamil model, as first we shot in Hindi and reshot in Tamil however I wanted to must have the identical ease in dialog with Vijay and it was difficult however then I made a decision to not assume a lot and eventually it occurred.”
