Zareen says comparisons to Katrina ‘backfired’ for her career

In a current ‘Ask Me Something’ chat session on Reddit, Bollywood actor Zareen Khan opened up on the challenges she confronted within the business, together with nepotism and her comparability to Katrina Kaif. Zareen, who made her Bollywood debut alongside Salman Khan within the 2010 movie Veer, revealed that the expertise of working with him was “intimidating.”

In the course of the Reddit AMA, a consumer requested Zareen for her trustworthy assessment of working with Salman, to which she responded with a single phrase – “Intimidating.” The actor’s affiliation with Salman prolonged to a particular dance quantity Character Dheela within the film Prepared.

The dialog additionally touched upon Zareen’s early days within the business when she was repeatedly in comparison with Katrina because of their hanging resemblance. Whereas Zareen initially felt happy with the comparability as she admired Katrina, she later realised that it had a unfavourable affect on her profession. “I used to be like a misplaced youngster once I entered this business, and being in comparison with Katrina, whom I admired and located actually fairly, made me glad. Nonetheless, it backfired on my profession because the business did not enable me to showcase my individuality,” she defined.

Regardless of that includes in movies like Housefull 2, Aksar 2, 1921, and regional movies reminiscent of Punjabi movie Jatt James Bond and Telugu movie Chankya, Zareen struggled to create a long-lasting impression together with her work.

The 1921 actor revealed that she was persistently dissatisfied by the prevalence of nepotism within the business the place friendships got extra significance than precise expertise. “[My biggest qualm was] individuals engaged on the idea of friendship quite than expertise,” she wrote.

When requested why she didn’t seem in additional movies, regardless of having many connections in Bollywood, Zareen clarified that she wasn’t as social as individuals consider. “No. You might be mistaken. I don’t actually have a number of connections within the business, and I additionally don’t actually know the right way to do small talks,” she stated. On the work entrance, Zareen was final seen within the 2021 movie Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele, launched on Hotstar.

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