Katrina Kaif

OT: What is your favourite holiday destination?

Katrina Kaif: That’s a tough one. I love not one but three cities. I have been visiting Dubai for the last six years and a lot of my films have been shot there. The Mall of the Emirates is a favourite, for I like the experience of walking around in a mall, stopping to take a breather at the coffee shops. London is close to my heart too because I have family there. I love to chill out in the city whenever I take a break from work. I remember when we were shooting Namastey London, my sisters and I would paint the town red after pack-up, dine at amazing restaurants and cafés and, generally, have a blast. I also love Marbella in southern Spain. I took a holiday there once and fell in love with the city. It is such a magical place. Later, I went back again during the shooting of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara… Spain has some of the most beautiful places on earth.

OT: What is your idea of a perfect holiday?

Katrina Kaif: My personal trips are only about relaxing. I try to go on vacation at least once a year and the only agenda is to relax. So if that happens, I’m happy. And since I have been exposed to diverse cultures, I find it easy to adjust to new places and gel with new people. Also, I always try to look beyond what I have read or heard about a place; to discover something new on my own.

OT: So does ‘relaxing’ involve any activity at all?

Katrina Kaif: Contrary to what people may think, I am an adventure person. I have done my share of underwater diving, bungee jumping and parachuting. Boy, I had an out-of-this-world underwater experience in Spain. I had also heard a lot about the night safari in Singapore. I was told the safari involved walking a trail in pitch darkness. So I took time out to do it on one of my trips there. From coming face to face with a one-horned rhinoceros to hyenas, I loved the adrenaline rush.

OT: Any travel worries?

Katrina Kaif: I am paranoid about losing my luggage. It has happened to me a few times, and it certainly doesn’t help that I don’t travel light!

OT: What do you collect or shop for?

Katrina Kaif: The question should be, “what do you not shop for”! Mostly, I pick up dresses. And I always end up buying lots of perfumes. Sometimes, I bring back picture postcards as I am lazy about taking pictures.

OT: What is it that you never forget to pack?

Katrina Kaif: Comfortable clothes, credit cards, sunglasses. And I always have to carry an extra suitcase as I shop a lot on a holiday.

OT: What’s on your wishlist?

Katrina Kaif: Despite all the time I spent in Spain, I couldn’t explore Barcelona fully, so I want to do that. Also, Havana is a place that I would like to go back to, again, and, most certainly, go to Italy.