Really! Vaibhavi Merchant discusses the differences between Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone; Says ‘Katrina is frontbencher, Deepika is that mid-bencher’

MUMBAI: Tiger 3, the forthcoming film starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, is generating a lot of excitement ahead of its release. Recently, Salman Khan and Arjit Singh collaborated for the first time on the song Leke Prabhu Ka Naam from the movie, putting an end to their nine-year feud. Although most people had favorable things to say about the song, many others online linked it to Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan's Besharam Rang from the movie Pathaan. Fascinatingly, Vaibhavi Merchant choreographed both songs.

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Speaking about it, Vaibhavi said, “See, when I was introduced to Rubai, Deepika’s character in Pathaan, my brief was just that she’s supposed to entice the Pathaan character. There was no info about her backstory. It was her intro song. So I just approached her as a femme fatale. She’s Bo Derek from James Bond.”

She continued, “Deepika had also done a bunch of traditional roles, like Padmaavat. So when she came into Besharam Rang, she wanted to go all guns blazing. So I didn’t want to shoot it like a typical Hindi dance song. I wanted it to be languid like a chic fashion video. Something I did with Katrina in the Dhoom 3 title track. But Zoya is very different from Rubai. She’s the wife of Tiger and the mother of a 10-year-old. So it’s all character-driven. Rubai is meant to entice Pathaan, and Zoya is dancing with her husband. She’s just celebrating.”

Regarding the differences between Deepika and Katrina, Vaibhavi stated, “Katrina comes from a place of anxiety. She wants to make sure she doesn’t disappoint anybody. Deepika came in as the completely opposite. She’s a quiet worker. She did her rehearsals silently. She does her homework. Katrina also does her homework, but she’s like, ‘Dekho, dekho, main apna homework karke aayi hu.’ She needs a sign-off from me on everything, including her costumes. Deepika worked on her costume herself. Katrina is that frontbencher who’s a teacher’s pet. She’s very hands-on. Deepika is that mid-bencher who comes with a certain ease.”

On November 12 of this year, Maneesh Sharma's film Tiger 3 will be released in theatres.

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