‘She
was
so
happy
that
she
misses
Chhaava
now.’

Katrina
Kaif
and
Vicky
Kaushal.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Vicky
Kaushal/Instagram
Vicky
Kaushal
takes
up
the
role
of
Chhatrapati
Sambhaji
Maharaj
in
his
new
film,
Chhaava.
The
preparation
to
play
the
Marathi
warrior
king
was
not
only
mental
but
also
physical
and
Vicky
gained
25
kilos
to
bring
perfection
to
his
character.
So
how
did
wife
Katrina
Kaif
react
to
his
lean,
muscular
look
in
the
film?
“She
was
very
happy!
She
was
so
happy
that
she
misses
Chhaava
now.
Vo
har
Chhaava
ka
poster
aate
hai
toh
four-five
likes
uski
taraf
se
aate
hai
with
the
comment
‘Ye
kahan
gaya‘.
“She
is
eagerly
waiting
for
Mahavatar
(his
next
film)
because
of
the
beard
look
and
all,”
he
says.

Vicky
in
and
as
Chhaava.
After
wrapping
up
the
shoot,
Vicky
celebrated
by
having
‘gol
gappe
and
chaat‘.
Kaushal
said
the
preparation
for
the
role
was
very
demanding
and
he
would
hardly
get
time
for
himself.
“When
you
are
shooting
non-stop,
you
hardly
get
any
time
because
of
the
12-hour
of
shoot,
two
hours
of
training
before,
two
hours
of
action
rehearsal
after…
By
the
time
you
are
back
at
home,
you
just
want
to
sleep.
Katrina,
being
part
of
the
industry,
understands
my
work.
She
was
very
kind
and
sweet,”
he
adds.

Rashmika
Mandanna
and
Vicky
Kaushal
in
Chhaava.
Rashmika
Mandanna
plays
Vicky’s
onscreen
wife,
and
she
shares
her
feelings
about
how
she
bagged
the
film.
“I
don’t
how
Laxman
sir
(Utekar,
Director)
thought
about
me.
When
I
saw
the
first
look
and
heard
the
script,
I
knew
I
would
do
it
for
sure.”

Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Vicky
Kaushal/Instagram
The
makers
of
Chhaava
recently
deleted
a
dance
sequence,
which
featured
Chhatrapati
Sambhaji
Maharaj
doing
a
lezim
dance
after
an
objection
was
raised
by
several
politicians.
“We
have
shown
that
Chhatrapati
Sambhaji
Maharaj
was
playing
lezim
and
it
is
a
traditional
dance
form
of
Maharashtra.
My
imagination
was
Chhatrapati
Sambhaji
Maharaj
was
young
and
when
he
came
back
from
a
war
as
part
of
the
celebration,
he
played
lezim.
But
some
people
have
an
objection
on
it,
so
we
decided
to
remove
it.”
Chhaava
releases
on
February
14.

