When Katrina Kaif’s Zara Zara Touch Me Left Terence Lewis Amazed: ‘Is This The Same Girl?’
Terence Lewis, during his interview, recalled meeting Katrina Kaif after the release of her first film Boom when she was not a trained dancer.
The evolution of Katrina Kaif, both as an actress and a dancer, often prompts comments full of appreciation from fans and her industry colleagues. Her long list of admirers who are all praises for the hard work she has been putting in, recently got a new addition in the name of renowned choreographer Terence Lewis. During a conversation with a media portal, Terence reflected on Katrina’s growth as a dancer over the years. He even recalled meeting her after the release of her first film Boom when she was not a trained dancer.
Talking to Pinkvilla, Terence Lewis was asked to name the greatest dancers in the industry. The choreographer started with Aishwarya Rai, calling her beautiful. He then went on to add that Deepika Padukone is very graceful. Continuing further, Terence also talked about Katrina and mentioned that during the initial days of her career, she was not able to dance as per expectation.
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Terence Lewis said, “Katrina Kaif, my god! That girl, when she came after Boom and I did a show with her, I was like, man! She didn’t have that figure, and she was not able to dance… the way like when she did that song with Bosco, I called up Bosco and said ‘tune ye kya kar diya (What have you done)?’ What is that song? Zara Zara Touch Me…that’s when I noticed her and said, ‘Is this the same girl with this figure’?"
He could not stop showering applause on her and went on saying, “One of the most hardworking actors, Katrina Kaif because she was not a dancer, she was not trained as a dancer, and she was very tall and stature, you know big, built girl. How she has worked on her body, how she has worked on her dance, how she has worked on her entire…it’s commendable and I know this, I am not saying it from second hand (experience)."
Moving ahead, Terence also walked down memory lane and recounted his first meet with the actress when she visited his studio right after the release of her debut film, Boom. Back then, they were doing a diamond jewellery show and the choreographer was trying to teach her for the same. Terence recalled, “She was also very young, fresh to India, very like ‘what am I supposed to do?’ and it was not very Bollywood. We kept it more Western, but still, it was not… I was like ‘she is struggling with the dance step’, the rhythm was not there."
However, when her song Zara Zara Touch Me was released, Terence was totally surprised. He called Bosco Caesar, the choreographer of the song, to share his amazement. Replying, Bosco told him that the girl (Katrina) works very hard. Concluding, Terence Lewis noted, “That girl has worked hard—that’s a great story."
Katrina Kaif’s last film was Merry Christmas alongside Vijay Sethupathi. The film was released in 2024.
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