Ali Abbas Zafar says Katrina Kaif will kill him if he doesn’t give her a strong character

Ali Abbas Zafar made his directorial debut with ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’. The film starred Katrina Kaif as the female lead, and the director and the actress are all set to collaborate once again for the film ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’. The movie which is a sequel of 2012 release ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ also stars Salman Khan. Recently, while talking about Katrina’s character in the film, Ali stated that if he doesn’t give the actress a strong role, she will kill him.

When Ali was asked if he feels any pressure as he has to live up to Salman’s trust, he said, “The main pressure is, when you get the chance to work with that star again, you need to up your game. You need to tell a story which is more relevant today. That’s important.”

“Not only for anything else but also, if that star kind of trusts you so much to do something new to him, explore him in a newer way. Also the fact is that it is a big franchise, it was a big hit. So there is always a pressure to take that franchise ahead,” he added.

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There were reports that Katrina has a strong negative character in the film. Talking about the actress, Ali said, “I hope I give her a strong character, she will kill me if I don’t. She is my best friend. I hope there are strong characters (in the film).”

Ali’s previous films ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ and ‘Sultan’ had strong female characters. He said, “I have always seen strong women around me, be it my mother, she was a teacher, she held the house and worked. Women who have opinions and stick to their grounds. In India all our goddesses are women. It’s a country of strong women. It is just that we don’t see it that way because of our shortcoming. It’s high time for India to realise that and create characters which are as stronger as men and take it from there.”

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Murtuza Iqbal

‘Eat Sleep Bollywood Repeat’ is his life Mantra. Dance is his first love and Rani Mukerji is his eternal crush. He is someone who loves being himself, and as for the ones who don’t agree, his reply? “Talk to my hand!”