Katrina Kaif at a book launch event in Mumbai.
Mumbai:
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif said that she had to go through intense physical training for
Dhoom 3 and for the song
Sheila Ki Jawani.
The item number
Sheila Ki Jawani from the Farah Khan directed movie
Tees Maar Khan had become widely popular.
In
Dhoom 3, the 32-year-old actress was the leading lady of the film and was seen as an acrobat.
"I had to do intense physical preparations for
Dhoom 3 and also for
Sheila Ki Jawani and with Pilates I got it right. Pilates is a gentle way of training. There are no shortcuts to become fit. One has to stay fit and healthy," Katrina told reporters. (Also Read:
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"Depending on the demand of the role we have to either have a toned down look or an athletic one. We have to keep altering accordingly," the
Ek Tha Tiger star revealed.
Heaping praise on Katrina, actress Alia Bhatt who was present on the occasion, said, "I admire the way she did it. I loved her in
Dhoom and in
Sheila Ki Jawani." (Also Read:
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Katrina and Alia interacted with the media at the launch of the book
Sculpt and Shape: The Pilates Way, co-authored by leading fitness professional Yasmin Karachiwala and Zeena Dhalla on August 22. Actress Sophie Choudry also attended the event.