'I was shocked when approached for Raajneeti'

By IANS

It doesn't happen often that one is approached by a filmmaker like Prakash Jha for a movie and when actress Katrina Kaif fell in the same bracket, rather than being pleasantly surprised, she was shocked with non-belief.

"I was shocked when Prakashji approached me for Raajneeti. I asked him if he'd seen any of my films and he was not confusing me with anyone else," said Katrina, who has mostly done lighter roles and plays a politician in Raajneeti.

The 25-year-old plays a character inspired from the epic Mahabharata's Draupadi in the upcoming politicaldrama and considers it to be a big leap.

"This is a different step I'm taking forward (in films) and I hope people like it," she added.

Also starring an ensemble cast including Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpai and Arjun Rampal, Raajneeti is releasing June 4.