She is not Indian.She is a poor actress.But she has survived for ten years in the hindi film industry.What makes her tick?
Katrina is unique.She may not be indian but she looks like one.She started off late and is probably older than most of her contemporaries.What strikes you about her is her poise, a certain self-assurance that indian girls do not generally have.She also tries harder than the other actresses.You take the song’Khwab Dekhe.’ from’Race’.
There is no Bollywood actress of indian origin who could have pulled that off.She has this style, this charm, this smartness which gives her a distinct edge.She will probably not be able to play an indian farmer’s wife.But she is indispensable in roles that require the actress to be bold and assertive.And these days such roles are being written in Bollywood.In a certain way she is like Sridevi because Sridevi would excel in playing well-etched, strong but quite feminine characters.Katrina is also good in ads that require a polished, spontaneous presentation.
Katrina has come up the hard way.She struggled for many years before being taken seriously.Because of cultural limitations and her own inability to appear’desi’, she can only take on big-budget films that require a lot of glamour.Nevertheless she remains an important actress.