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Posted: 11 years ago

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Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor hit it off

Roshmila Bhattacharya,Mumbai Mirror | Jun 11, 2014, 12.00 AM IST

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Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor are currently in South Africa for Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos and the trip is proving to be an adrenaline fuelled one. Mirror has learnt that yesterday the stars ventured deep into the jungles to shoot some high-octave action.
They canned a grit-andgrime sequence that left Katrina with a heady high.

Reason: She didn't have to pout and preen like a doll around Ranbir who's playing a sleuth in the film. She was part of the action.

READ: Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina Kaif: Hunting for property?

And to ensure that she got it right, Katrina has trained in a specialised martial arts form as part of her homework.

Confirmed a source close to the actress, "Yes, she has been undergoing training in Krav Maga."

ALSO READ: Are Ranbir - Katrina inching towards an engagement?

Krav Maga is self-defense system developed for the Israeli armed forces. It combines techniques from boxing, savate, Muay Thai, Wing Chun, Judo, Jiu-jitsu, wrestling, grappling and realistic fight training.

The actress had earlier learnt scuba diving for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and a mix of martial arts, gymnastics and a bit of parkour for another multi-starrer which released last year.

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Meherbaan

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Posted: 11 years ago

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wow katrina going to do martial arts in JJ; this film sounds so exciting and interesting, it will be a big adventurous film :D

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Thanks for the updates guys :D

Sounds better now!

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Katrina Kaif spotted in South Africa - http://bit.ly/1kU9xzH pic.twitter.com/7eN4kaVKHn

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Anurag Basu Finally Opens Up On Apparent Delay In Jagga Jasoos

July 8, 2014 sushlee 4466 reads 1 comments

The very talented Anurag Basu whose last film the highly acclaimed and successful Barfi came two years ago, won't have any release this year.

In a candid conversation Anurag clarifies that the film won't release before mid 2015 as shooting of Jagga Jasoos has been at a slackened pace.

Says Anurag, "Jagga Jasoos was planned as a quickie. But Ranbir Kapoor (who is the film's co-producer) has been shooting simultaneously for Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet. We've to shoot Jagga Jasoos during the gaps in the shooting of Bombay Velvet. We completed one schedule. Now we'll go into a lengthy schedule from August. By the end of the year the shooting would be complete."

It's interesting that Anurag admits to shooting Jagga Jasoos in-between the schedules for Bombay Velvet.Barfi had been delayed because it was shot in the spaces provided during the shooting of Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar.

Anurag defends the delays, "Whether it's Imtiaz during Barfi or Anurag Kashyap during Jagga Jasoos, they are both friends. And besides it's all Ranbir's projects, so there is no question of prioritizing wrongly."

Next, Anurag Basu goes into his Kishore Kumar bio-pic.

Basu says he is definitely committed to making that film. "Ranbir and I are certainly doing Kishore. We'd have gone into it right after Barfi. But then Ranbir got committed to Bombay Velvet. So I decided to make Jagga Jasoos first. Kishore can't be made in breaks and spurts. It has to be done in one long stretch."

As for the bio-pic on mathematician Anand Kumar, Anurag throws the ball in Kumar's court. "He is keen, so am I. Anand is in touch with my wife. But where are the papers? He hasn't signed any contract or legal papers. Unless he gives us official and legal consent to make a film on his life we aren't going ahead with it. Making bio-pics in India without all the necessary papers is very risky."

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Anurag Basu opens up about Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Jagga Jasoos and the Kishore Kumar biopic

Your last film, Barfi!, released two years ago...
(Interrupts) And Jagga Jasoos will hit theatres in April/May 2015. So what?

Why such long intervals between releases?
RK (Ranbir Kapoor) was committed to Bombay Velvet and Tamaasha and I had agreed to shoot in the gaps between these shoots. But post September we will go ahead full throttle and the film will be done by the year-end.

Did RK recommend Kat (Katrina Kaif) for the female lead?
No, if that were the case, she would have starred in every RK film. I've wanted to work with Kat for a while now. She was supposed to do Barfi!, but Ileana D'Cruz went on to do the role.

RK and Kat broke-up while shooting for Jagga Jasoos. Now, they are back together. Did their personal equation affect your shoot?
Break-ups and love stories don't affect my shoots. When actors are with me, they just shoot my film.

Priyanka surprised us in Barfi! with her performance. Is Kat too going to pull a rabbit out of her hat in Jagga Jasoos?
Kat will rediscover herself with this film. She had to do the action herself since she has scenes with RK who is doing the stunts himself. And she's doing a fab job.

Govinda, who plays RK's dad, has a history of reporting late for shoots. Did that bother you?
No. It was RK's idea to cast him. We've both grown up on his films. My question to RK was: Will he agree to play your father?

Bobby Jasoos took away half your title. That must have upset you...
Before we locked this title I knew Vidya had a film coming up called Bobby Jasoos. Many detective films have been made before and they've had jasoos in the title. No stress!

So how different is your jasoos film?
It's not entirely in the detective space. It's a mish-mash of many genres and RK as Jagga will bring a smile on everyone's face.

And you and he have started a production house together...
RK and I became close friends during Barfi! and wanted to take the bond further.

Will you do films under this banner with only RK?
Yes, but I am free to collaborate with other stars and production houses.

Next, you go into the Kishore Kumar biopic?
I don't know. RK and I are committed to do that film but he needs to put on weight before getting into Kishoreda's shoes. Getting his look right is going to take time. We'll need to go into it with an undivided block of time, of atleast six months.

Have Kishore's wife, Leena Chandarvarkar, and his sons, Amit Kumar and Sumeet Kumar, given their nod to the project?
The permission has been taken.

Disappointed because you missed the Oscar bus in Barfi!?
Oscar is not the end of the world. Barfi! got enough acclaim in many festivals which define international cinema.