Her cherubic yet pixieish aura allows Katrina Kaif to slip into romantic comedy roles with ease. And mind you, our lady has done quite a few of these rom-com.

Ms Kaif's new film, Welcome, co-starring Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Mallika Sherawat and Feroz Khan, too, belongs to the same genre.

Obviously then, this Bollywood Princess has seen her share of one too many Prince Charmings on screen. Bearing that in mind, rediff.com profiles the actress' reel-life Mr Rights:



Akshay Kumar

Filmmaker Raj Kanwar, known for churning overbearing desi remakes of Hollywood's sugary fare like While You Were Sleeping (Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega), A Walk in the Clouds (Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke), was the first to spot a potential hit jodi in Akki and Katrina.

Though the Notting Hill-meets-Mehboob Studios sensibilities of his trite romance, Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaya didn't particularly excite, the good-looking couple got noticed. Their chemistry sparkled further as they played tailor-made roles in London Spice Girl versus Punjab da puttar concoction, Namaste London.

Will the winning combination work its magic in Welcome too? In all likelihood!


Salman Khan

Real or reel, Katrina and Salman Khan definitely make a cute pair.

Interestingly, he did serenade her for most part of David Dhawan's fairly amusing, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya before giving it up for Sushmita Sen. Katrina, on her part, made a last-minute switch for bumbling buddy, Sohail Khan.

Khan and Kaif kept it strictly platonic for the Hitch-inspired, Partner, directed by Dhawan again.

There's no reason to lose heart, though. The twosome, finally, get into a lovey-dovey skin for Subhash Ghai's Main Yuvraj.


Abhishek Bachchan

There's something inherently poised and glamorous about Abhishek Bachchan and Katrina. Together, they spell class.

Even though Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar predominantly centered around Bachchan Sr, tender moments ensuing between the two reveals makings of a knockout combo.

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Katrina Kaif is currently busy with welcoming people to her upcoming marriage party. Well, it's not exactly that of her real life but for the upcoming film ‘Welcome’.

In ‘Welcome’ you can see her as the cynosure of four men’s eyes. And that made the damsel quite excited as she describes the shooting experience "as great fun”.

Says Katrina,“We enjoyed it. Nana was very sweet. He used to call me his daughter. He is hardcore Marathi and I am a modern western girl. So my bonding was good with him.

Anil Kapoor and Feroz Khan have played fantastic characters. This is my fourth film with Akshay which I had signed even before ‘Namastey London’, so it was great fun."

But was there any discord between her and co-star Mallika Sherawat?

"No, no, we have hardly any scenes together. We hardly ever met. She comes in the second half of the film. She's a temptress, who is playing between Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar. She's very different and funny in the film".

And did Mallika try to copy Katrina's hairstyle and clothes in ‘Welcome’ as was reported? Katrina plays safe with her answer. "Everybody has his/her own way of working. So let them live it the way they want to. Live and let live. I have nothing to say about it. I don't think it bothers me," she says trying to put rumours to rest.

There were also talks about Katrina getting a Gucci dress as a gift. She snaps, "I am tired of telling everyone it's not Gucci but Emilio Pucci. People have got it all wrong.

I had seen this dress on a magazine cover so I went to their store in Worli but since it was very expensive, I didn't buy it. It was sweet of them to gift it to me. But I am not going to visit Emilio Pucci in Italy. Then too I hope they gift me more dresses".

After ‘Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya’, Katrina is doing Subhash Ghai's ‘Yuvraaj’ where Salman is cast opposite her. "It's a comedy and I am looking forward to this film. It's something very special.

It's all about the equation between a boy's character and a girl's character. Subhashji is presenting it very nicely. It was a huge learning experience for me".

And then was the time to get a little personal. Salman Khan will be immortalized in wax very soon and we had to know Katrina's reaction. Katrina was also cleverly happy telling, "It's wonderful. I am very glad for him since he has represented the industry for so many years. He is popular here and I am happy for him".

But then she preferred not to talk more. "Right now I don't want to talk of Salman or myself. It is too personal and I don't want to talk about my personal life. I rather talk about my films, which I am looking forward to."

But what about the rumours doing the rounds that the film with Raj Kumar Santoshi was shelved because of Salman? Clarifies Kat, "It's complete nonsense. The script was on the similar lines of ‘Jab We Met’. Maybe I will work with Raj Kumar Santoshi again in the future."

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