Zareen Khan was frequently likened to Katrina Kaif. However, the actress has admitted that the parallels “backfired” and had a bad impact on her career. In a recent interview, the actress, who made her acting debut with Salman Khan in the 2010 film Veer, revealed that her resemblance to Katrina was one of the biggest setbacks to her career.
Zareen Khan opens up on how Katrina Kaif comparison affected her career: “Things kept getting worse”
“Life after Veer was very bad for me, I got a lot of criticism. The film was a life-changing moment for me. Initially, I felt very happy that I was being compared to Katrina Kaif, but within the industry, things kept getting worse. For me, who used to be overweight, being compared to Katrina was huge, but it all backfired. I felt like a lost child in the industry, plus there was hesitation. I didn’t know most people here but they started to feel I was arrogant because Salman Khan launched me,” Zareen said on Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa’s podcast.
Zareen Khan went on to say that criticism had such a negative affect on her that she would rather stay at home. She said, “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 given so many names, that at one point, I wanted to just sit at home. They all saw me as a failure.”
The actress said that she had stopped working because of similarities and was struggling to pay her obligations. She added, “I was not getting work for a very long time after Veer. Perception about me changed after the song ‘Character Dheela’ in Ready. That time, I was taking up whatever work was coming to me. I don’t come from a wealthy household, I am the sole breadwinner of my house, so at that time, I wanted a job to run my home. Then Hate Story came, but it was a very weird time in my life.”
Zareen Khan last appeared in the 2021 film Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele.
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