Katrina Kaif took a trip down memory lane and revealed an interesting anecdote related to her friend and colleague Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Katrina spoke about her initial days when she and Priyanka used to learn Kathak from the same guruji (dance teacher) and revealed how PC ‘was fire’ whereas her own performance was just lukewarm. While guruji was wowed by Priyanka’s moves, he would tell Katrina ‘its okay’. Katrina also said that she and Priyanka always crossed paths in the ‘rough moments’ of their lives and share great friendship with each other.
In a recent interview, Katrina said, “Both Alia and Priyanka are actually really good friends of mine and I consider them very good friends. PC and me, we go back from the days where we were learning Kathak at guruji's. I'll tell you what happened. So, PC was just a little more senior than me. So you know you come in the class, you tie your ghungroos (metallic bells strung together on the ankle) and you stand in the corner and guruji one by one calls you up to dance in the centre. Everyone stands around in a small room in the corner. No AC, just the fan, just a simple salwar kameez. Priyanka used to get up, was fire (enacting how Priyanka danced) and guruji would be like 'wah, wah, wah (wow). And Katrina'."
Speaking about her own performance at the dance class, Katrina said, “I would come like this (shyly nodding her head) 'okay'. Just about (doing a few steps and widening her eyes). Guruji would be like 'chal, koi nahi beta (it's okay, child). Next'. This used to literally happen. She was one year ahead of me. Priyanka is all fire, right? She's out there. I used to look at that time. I think when it started I was 17 or just about 18 and I'd be like, 'One day I too would dance like that'. She is amazing and although we're not in touch every day the kind of rough moments or the low moments in each other's lives, somehow we have always kind of crossed paths at those moments. It's always kind of helped me in those points.”
Katrina and Priyanka will be seen together for the first time on screen in Jee Le Zaraa which also stars Alia Bhatt in the lead. The film is helmed by Farhan Akhtar while Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Farhan have penned the story. The film is slated to start in the later part of next year.
(Source: Film Companion)
