Zareen Khan Recalls Life After Salman Khan’s ‘Veer’, Says Comparison With Katrina Kaif Backfired On Her Career

Bollywood actress Zareen Khan recently sat down with comedian Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa for a fun-filled conversation in the podcast show Bharti TV. Zareen candidly talked about her experience in Bollywood industry, life after her debut movie Veer and how the constant comparison with Katrina Kaif backfired on her career. She recalled how she had a hard time after the Salman Khan starrer 2010 movie and people perceived her to be arrogant.

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During the show, Zareen was asked to share her experience in the industry and life after her debut movie Veer, to which she said, “Life after Veer was very bad for me, I got a lot of criticism for it. The film was so big, it still is a life-changing moment for me. Initially, I felt very happy that I was being compared to Katrina Kaif! She is so beautiful! But I think within the industry, things turned quite the opposite. For me, who used to be overweight, being compared to Katrina was huge, but it backfired badly. I was a lost child in the industry, and I didn’t know most people here. I only knew the names of the producers and directors not by their faces… but they started to feel I was arrogant because Salman Khan launched me.”

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Zareen Recalled How Comparison With Katrina Kaif Backfired

Zareen opened up about the loads of criticism she received at one point and how she was scared of leaving her house because of the comments. “There was a time I was even scared to step out of my house because people would comment on my clothes. That comparison went in a very negative way. I was called overweight. What should I do? I was given so many names, that at one point, I wanted to just sit at home,” she said.

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After 2010 debut movie, Zareen shot to fame with her popular dance number Character Dheela with Salman in the 2011 comedy-drama ‘Ready’. Housefull 2 remains her highest-grossing movie till date. Besides these, Zareen also performed in films like Aksar 2, Hate Story 3, 1921 and many more.

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