Katrina goes solo on YUVVRAAJ hoardings!

In an industry where males rule the roost, one is surprised to spot a hoarding with a solo picture of an actress. She is none other than Katrina Kaif. The YUVVRAAJ hoarding has only Katrina splashed over it, while the male leads Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Zayed Khan, for a change have taken a back seat.

An industry source revealed, "Katrina is considered to be a lucky mascot for her directors. Subhash Ghai is confident that Katrina will bring in luck for him too."

Subhash Ghai also feels that a solo hoarding of Katrina is his way of telling her that she has earned her rightful due in the film. "Katrina has done a fabulous job in YUVVRAAJ. Ghai has witnessed the dedication with which Katrina has worked in the film. Hence the solo hoarding," said the source.

Katrina is amongst the top actress today and Subhash Ghai feels that with YUVVRAAJ Katrina will make history in Indian cinema.

Sameera Goes De Dana Dan With Akki-Katrina

The super-prolific Priyadarshan's next comedy De Dana Dan, a kind of followup though not a sequel to Hera Pheri for producer Ratan Jain (of Venus), just got bigger…and delayed.

The film now features Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Suniel Shetty and, surprisingly Sameera Reddy.

Says the sultry actress, "I've never worked with Priyan before. But I think he liked my comic timing in Race where I played Anil Kapoor's airheaded assistant. That's how I am in De Dana Dan. I've always been a big Priyan fan, by the way."

However Sameera's enthusiasm will have to wait. Priyan's next has now been shifted from November 2008 to January 2009, partly because Priyan is busy with the Darsheel Safary project Bam Bam Bhole.

Sighs the super-successful director, "Bam Bam Bhole is not a small arthouse film. It's a full-on entertainer. And it needs nurturing. Once I release Billo Barbar I need to promote Bam Bam Bhole properly. De Dana Dan with Akshay, Katrina, Sameera Reddy, Suniel Shetty and Neha Dhupia has gone forward by a few months."

This was meant to be the Southern sensation Asin's launch pad.

"Yes, " concedes Priyan. "But only initially. Once the script crystallized it was Katrina all the way."

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Katrina Kaif gets her due on 'Yuvvraaj' hoardings!

Katrina Kaif's rise in Bollywood has been as inexorable as it has been perplexing considering her accented Hindi and western demeanor. Bollywood filmmakers are now deferring to her popularity with hoarding that features her exclusively, a rare honor for an actress.The Yuvvraaj hoarding has only Katrina splashed over it, while the male leads Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Zayed Khan, for a change have taken a back seat.

An industry source revealed, "Katrina is considered to be a lucky mascot for her directors. Subhash Ghai is confident that Katrina will bring in luck for him too."Subhash Ghai also feels that a solo hoarding of Katrina is his way of telling her that she has earned her rightful due in the film.

"Katrina has done a fabulous job in Yuvvraaj. Ghai has witnessed the dedication with which Katrina has worked in the film. Hence the solo hoarding," said the source.

Katrina is amongst the top actresses today and Subhash Ghai feels that with Yuvvraaj Katrina will make history of Indian cinema.

Katrina’s star power rising, overtakes Salman in ‘Yuvraj’

The link up between Salman Khan, the most eligible bachelor of Bollywood and ethereal beauty, Katrina Kaif has attained a status of universal acceptance since long. And there are even speculations about Kat profiting career wise from her superstar boyfriend. But has just a few-years old heroine overshadowed the superstar of Bollywood? This seems to reflect so clearly in the new promotion posters that feature Katrina prominently – and lead actor Salman seen nowhere!The publicity campaign for Yuvraj is in full swing in Mumbai, but the most striking thing is Salman’s conspicuous absence from its posters and hoardings. Salman plays the lead role in the movie, but Katrina, who plays the main musician in the movie, is all over the publicity material.

When asked about this peculiar omission, Katrina clarified that her picture on the posters is everyone’s favourite in the crew, even Sallu’s. But Subhash Ghai had a different story to tell. He stressed that the publicity material for the movie is in sync with the music release, and Kat is the leading musician in the flicks, so this explains the overshadowing presence of Katrina everywhere.

Though director Ghai has rubbished the possibility of Katrina having grown into a greater star phenomenon than apna Sallu, but what is visible sure beats all clarifications. To see is to believe, then should we?

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