Disgusting to see TV channels do `match-mixing`: Katrina

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who has been shooting non-stop for her upcoming film `Rajneeti` with Ranbir Kapoor on the streets of Bhopal, says it is "disgusting" to see television channels create controversies and indulge in "match-mixing" to raise TRPs.

Earlier this week, a television channel went ballistic with an image showing her reaching out and hugging Ranbir Kapoor on a road. The clipping was aired with a question as to what her boyfriend actor Salman Khan would have to say on her public display of intimacy. "Nothing. Why should he (Salman) have anything to say about a scene from a film? It`s a scene we shot for `Rajneeti` on a street of Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh capital). Obviously some camera outside our unit shot and decided to up the channel`s TRPs with one more scandal story. But it is disgusting," the defiant actress said. She said it is a clear case of "match-mixing". "People can easily see I`m dressed for the character in `Rajneeti`. And am I so dumb as to indulge in a public display of affection with my co-star? Grant me more common sense," she said. "We`re all busy with our commitments. And I`m also busy fighting off strange allegations," sighs Katrina. "First of all it`s illegal to shoot people without their knowledge. And then how can they pass off a shot from a film as a paparazzi scoop?" she asked. IANS