I’m exactly like Akshay Kumar, says Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif says she's like Akshay Kumar as, "He has done over a 100 films, yet he still has the same hunger in him to strive to do better.’’

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai, July 01: A London based girl with anglicized Hindi accent came to India with starry dreams in her eyes. With her first flick ‘Boom’ - a complete dud at the Box Office, Kartina Kaif was on the verge of being written off. Yet, this lissome beauty did not let the poor show dampen her spirits and worked hard to reach the pinnacle of success. Basking in the glory of her latest hit ‘New York’, Katrina Kaif is a happy girl these days. In a recent interview with a news daily, Katrina spoke about her Bollywood innings and her upcoming projects. Talking about her newfound Bollywood success, Katrina says, “Saying I’m just lucky kind of annihilates all the hard work that I have put into my films. It also derides the capability of my directors. A script makes a film work, a lot of hard work goes into getting the right script, and to just attribute a film’s success to my good-luck is not right.’’ Touted as the current hot property of Bollywood, Katrina does not let success get to her head as, “I’m not ruthlessly ambitious. But, there is greed in me to want to do better work. In that sense, I’m exactly like Akshay Kumar. I deeply admire that quality in him. He has done over a 100 films, yet Akshay still has the same hunger in him to strive to do better.’’ With three films in her kitty, ‘De Dana Dan’, ‘Rajniti’ and ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’, Katrina has every reason to cheer. When enquired on the stiff B-town competition, Katrina says, “Each successful film motivates me to work harder. For example, in Prakash Jha’s ‘Rajniti’ I’m the sole girl with power-house performers like Naseeruddin Shah, Ajay Devgan, Manoj Bajpai and Nana Patekar. Arjun Rampal and Ranbir Kapoor, my two other co-stars, are also very good actors and my immediate aim is to raise the bar as far as my performance goes.’’ Hmm… beware Bebo and Piggy Chops, Katrina is here to stay!