Life hasn’t been easy for Katrina Kaif over the past couple of years. Whether her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor that bit the dust or her career that has been assailed by lows, she has had much to cope with. However, with Tiger Zinda Hai and its leading man, her ex and now good friend and supporter, Salman by her side, life is looking up.

In a recent interview she spoke about how the past year-and-a-half has been, at many times, extremely rough and trying for her. “I think I’m still in the transition period till I find myself and learn a lot more about myself,” she analysed. “I’m happy in this phase. I’m working hard and understanding the joys of a film set. But, I’m still in a phase where there’s a lot of uncertainty.”

Now that is a touchingly honest admission, but she is determined to fight it through… “But we also have a life alongside all of this. I go to work and you need to know how to give your best and come home and disconnect. You can’t base your entire existence on it because it’s not healthy and I have done that for a long time. Then, I shifted focus to my personal life and now, it’s back to work because of the turn life has taken. You have to know how to balance things. Obviously, work should be done with passion and obsession. But, you also need to learn to not get your sense of validity or sense of self, just from your work.”

It appears like she is achieving that fine balance as of now. What’s more, she has films lined up with Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan, while her upcoming actioner with friend and supporter Salman, Tiger Zinda Hai hits screens on December 22.

Her bond with Salman has clearly helped her during her trying times. The two also attended the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of India held in Goa, sharing the stage with Amitabh Bachchan, Sidharth Malhotra and Akshay Kumar. They had also attended an after-party post which they left together in Salman’s car. In fact, Katrina even shared some interesting photographs that Salman had clicked of her, on her social media account.