Katrina Kaif will be turning a year older tomorrow and the Bollywood star plans to celebrate the day on the countryside in England with her near ones. The 35-year-old actor says she does not like to have elaborate plans on birthday and prefers to keep it a low key.
"Birthdays for me are about having a good time with your loved ones. I don't believe in reminiscing too much. Every year I try and have a good time. I am at a place in the countryside with my sister. I am happy about the day. It is all about having fun, chilling and relaxing," Katrina told PTI. The actor, who was part of the recent leg of Salman Khan's Dabangg Tour, says she has taken a few days off from work to spend time with her family. "When I come back, I have to finish Aanand L Rai's film 'Zero' for which I have a song to shoot," she adds.
What really gets her goat is the way her unparalleled success ratio is undermined by being dismissed as a matter of luck. She admitted that she sought the help of Salman Khan initially to decide which films to do. “Not just Salman, I also took the advice of people like Sajid Nadiadwala and David Dhawan. But finally the films I did were my call,” said Katrina who’s transparently honest and unpretentious but who often tries to underplay her intelligence simply to fit into the “Bharatiya Nari” mould.
“Oh, one has to work very hard. Men don’t like to be around women who can talk back. I like to make my point. But I don’t like to be aggressive and insistent in my attitude. At the same time, you won’t see me knocking on producers’ doors at odd hours to get work. I never have. I never will,” she asserted. About her embracing Salman Khan’s family wholeheartedly, Katrina said: “Salman guided me, helped me choose the right roles and was there for me constantly. With him and his family around, I never felt alone in Mumbai.”She says she often ends up “sub-consciously looking for a father- figure” in her male company. She and her sisters grew up without a father in the house. “So I guess I do look for sensible, wise male company. I get bored with giddy-headed guys my own age,” she said.
On the work front, besides Zero Katrina will also be seen in Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan.