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Vijay Sethupathi says he was ‘afraid’ of talking to Katrina Kaif while filming for Merry Christmas: ‘I’m new to this industry, she is a big star’

Vijay Sethupathi said he was intimidated by Katrina Kaif's stardom when they filmed for Sriram Raghavan's Merry Christmas.

By: Entertainment Desk
New Delhi | Updated: December 27, 2023 11:03 PM IST

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katrina kaif and Vijay sethupathi in merry christmas

Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi in a still from Merry Christmas.

Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif will soon be seen together in Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas. In a recent promotional interview for the movie, Katrina revealed that Vijay did not speak to her much during the filming. She said that after talking to Varun Dhawan, who has worked with Sriram in Badlapur, she came to the conclusion that maybe the director had instructed him to not speak with her but Vijay had another story to tell. The Farzi actor said that he didn’t speak to the Tiger 3 star because he was intimidated by her.

Katrina shared that Vijay is “very philosophical and he is very very wise” and added that “he is not a big conversationalist, at least on the film.” The actor then shared that she really liked working in the film but found it strange that people were not talking to her on set. “I came to know later that Sriram sir possibly told people that they should not talk too much to me on set. Varun Dhawan told this to me. He was asking, ‘What’s it like working with Sriram sir?’ I said, ‘He is amazing, his world is amazing but nobody talks too much to me on set.’ I was really questioning myself. He said, ‘Don’t worry, he has told everyone not to talk to you.’ I don’t know if that’s true,” she shared while talking to Pinkvilla.

Sriram immediately said, “I don’t think so.” And Vijay added, “No no, it was not like that. I’m afraid of you that’s why I didn’t. I am new to this industry. She is well experienced, she is big star here.”

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This year, Vijay Sethupathi was seen in many successful pan-Indian projects which were mainly made for the Hindi-speaking audience. He was seen in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan, which is the biggest hit of the year. He was also seen in Raj & DK’s Farzi with Shahid Kapoor.

Merry Christmas, which will release in Hindi and Tamil, hit screens on January 12.

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