She might have had to wear a bikini in her debut film ‘Boom’ in 2003. But it seems that Katrina, who is relatively newer in the industry, is taken as seriously as veteran actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Reportedly Katrina, who has signed on to ‘Dhoom 3’, managed to get Aditya Chopra to agree to her terms that two of the former leading ladies (Esha Deol and Bipasha Basu) of the YRF franchise had no say in. Aditya seems to have given in to Kat’s terms, just like he did for Ash in ‘Dhoom 2’. A source informed that initially Aditya had categorically told Katrina that she would be required to wear a bikini in the film.
In the past too, YRF had got Esha Deol and Bipasha Basu to don the two-piece swimwear for Dhoom and Dhoom 2 respectively. “Whether they did it willingly or reluctantly, nobody knows. But Katrina was extremely reluctant,” said the source. “Aditya is very fond of Katrina and they are very good friends. He had other options, including a few foreign actresses, but Katrina towered above all those options. Katrina managed to convince Aditya that it was not necessary for her to wear a bikini in the film.”
Another source informed, “Aditya is not even disappointed. In fact, he is very happy that Katrina is on board. Bikini ka problem shayyad ek hi reason tha that he took so long to finalise the female lead in the film.” Justifying her no-bikini stance, a friend of Katrina said, “Today, Katrina is a big star. She adds tremendous value to a project. She is justified in her reservations, if any, when she signs a film.” Mirror
