Katrina Kaif on why she dislikes being referred to as ‘hardworking’: You have to be grateful for…

Katrina Kaif is gearing up for the release of her film Merry Christmas. Co-starring Vijay Sethupati, the movie will hit the big screens on January 12 after facing multiple delays. Ahead of the film’s release, the Bang Bang actress addressed the ‘hardworking’ tag she often gets from her colleagues and members of the industry. 

Katrina Kaif in being called ‘hardworking’ 

Katrina Kaif along with the director and co-actor from Merry Christmas sat for an interview with Pinkvilla ahead of the film’s release. In the conversation, the actress was asked about consistently being awarded the ‘hardworking’ tag by members of the industry. To this, the actress quipped that she would much rather be associated with more ‘romantic’ adjectives like beautiful, poetic and charming. However, she stated that she is happy with whatever she has. She noted, “I think you have to be grateful for what you get so hardworking it is. Yes, sir, I am hardworking.”

In the same conversation, Katrina Kaif recalled her Bang Bang co-star Hrithik Roshan telling her that she has ‘workers hand’. The actress recalled, “Hrithik told me once you have workers hards. I said 'okay I have workers hand and I'm hardworking. I mean I don't mind I'll take it. I think there's lot to be said for working hard and pursuing your dreams and achieving your dreams just by working really hard. Not everyone is going to be described as you know genius and brilliant and that's okay. I'm alright.” 

Katrina Kaif says she always believes in giving more to her work 

Katrina made her acting debut in 2005 with the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Sarkar. Having an 18-year-long journey in Hindi cinema have there been moments, where the actress felt that she could have given something more? "I think my approach to my work is that I always believe that I have to give more. I always believe that I'm not giving enough in every moment. And I'm always checking and cross-checking myself that am I doing everything I can to be excellent, to be the best that I can be. You know, for me, my belief system is really, am I better than I was yesterday?” Katrina told IANS.

The actress, whose latest release is Tiger 3, added that competition is healthy but her key focus is bettering herself. The actress said: "It's not about looking over my shoulder to see who's doing what around me. Of course, that's important. And of course, competition is healthy. But really, am I bettering myself? If I'm bettering myself and evolving as an artiste and as an actor, then I'm on the right path." She gives her heart to every film that she does. Katrina said: "I always say that if you don't have something to give, that is when you should pause as an actor."