Mumbai, November 30: A lot has been said about Katrina Kaif’s character in Prakash Jha’s Raajneeti. Many are of the opinion that it is based on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s character.
According to our sources, Katrina plays leader of JSP (Jan Shakti Party) and her name is Indu Behna, who goes on to become a Chief Minister. Katrina’s role in Rajneeti demands that she sheds her glamorous image, so, for the first time the actress will be seen without make-up.
Filmmaker Prakash Jha however denied any similarity between Sonia and Katrina in Raajneeti. “Katrina’s character in my film is fictional and is not based on anyone,” said Jha also adding that the film will release on May 28, 2010.
Even Mani Ratnam had denied news of Guru being based on Dhirubhai Ambani’s life and so did Ramu deny that Sarkar was inspired by Bal Thackeray, but in both cases the similarities between the reel and real characters were uncanny.
Ask Katrina about her political role, and she prefers to be politically correct by simply being tight-lipped about it.
—Agencies