Katrina Kaif On Being Called A ‘Glamour Doll’ For ‘Tiger 3’: Zoya Is One Of Strongest Characters I’ve Played

Katrina Kaif recently was part of the press conference of her upcoming film, Sriram Raghavan's thriller ‘Merry Christmas’. However, the actress was taken aback when one of the media personnel labelled her Tiger 3 role as “just a glamour doll.” The media person asked her what it's like to play a “nuanced character” in ‘Merry Christmas’ as opposed to “just a glamour role” that she did in Maneesh Sharma's 2023 spy thriller ‘Tiger 3’. 

Reacting to the reporter's inquiry, Katrina Kaif stated, “I see things a little differently perhaps. I actually think the character of Zoya is one of the strongest characters I've ever had the chance to play. Especially in Tiger 3, it was so nuanced and so well-written by Maneesh Sharma. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to play that character.”

During the promotional event in Mumbai on Thursday, the makers of the film shared two diverse trailers filmed in both Hindi and Tamil. Joining Katrina Kaif were actors Katrina Kaif, Vijay Sethupathi and Sanjay Kapoor, director Sriram Raghavan, and producers Ramesh Taurani and Sanjay Routray.

Apart from the trailers, the makers also released a melodious track, ‘Nazar Teri Toofan’, sung by Papon, with lyrics penned by Varun Grover, and music composed by Pritam. The track marked the first collaboration between Pritam and Varun Grover.

Meanwhile, Katrina also mentioned how working with Raghavan was always on her "bucket list". The filmmaker is known for critical hits ‘Ek Hasina Thi’, ‘Johnny Gaddar’, ‘Badlapur’, and ‘Andhadhun’.

She said at the press conference."For me, working with Sriram Raghavan was always on my bucket list to do and he's been one of my favourite directors. When I heard the story, I was in awe that I was going to get to work with him in a story like this which was so incredible. And also it was right for me, that's why sir and I came together for this film. He must have also seen that in the character.”

Produced by Tips Films and Matchbox Pictures, the film is set to be released in theatres on January 12.