Terrified of SRK, comfy with Sallu: Katrina

Katrina Kaif is getting set to shuttle between two big projects — one each with industry rivals Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. And although the actor is excited to work with the latter, she’s scared and unsure of what to expect.

Katrina Kaif is getting set to shuttle between two big projects — one each with industry rivals Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. While shooting for Ek Tha Tiger with ex-boyfriend Salman will begin next week, Yash Chopra’s romantic film with Shah Rukh goes on the floors in a few months.



And although the actor is excited to work with the latter, she’s scared and unsure of what to expect. "I’m terrified of working with SRK. I don’t know what it’s going to be like, but I hear he makes you feel comfortable," she says, adding, "The other day, I wanted to ask him what I must do if there’s a scene where I am supposed to look at him longingly, but I can’t act when I stand in front of him. What if the words don’t come out? What if I choke?"



Even then, Katrina claims that unlike many of her contemporaries, she hasn’t grown up in awe of her co-star. "I’m sure he hasn’t seen me either when I was a kid. We both come with a clean slate in that regard," she jokes.

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Meanwhile, Ek Tha Tiger marks her return to working with Salman, three years after co-starring in Yuvvraj (2008). She says, "Salman and I acted in two successful comedies together and one film that didn’t do well. I was a part of Ek Tha Tiger even before they approached him. After New York (2009), Kabir (Khan) and I became good friends and he narrated the film to me a day before I started shooting for Zindagi… Salman was cast much later." She adds, "It was a coincidence. Why should we not do a film together? We are grown-ups and I am comfortable working with him."



When asked whether it’s tough to be working with the archrivals, Katrina denies it vehemently: "This is a misconception in the media.



All of us are fairly responsible individuals and decently well-behaved people. We all have separate and different equations, which are

sometimes cordial and sometimes not so friendly. Everyone must respect that person’s individual equation. Camps don’t exist."