Ali Zafar: Imran and Katrina are lovely

Dubai: Pakistan's prince of pop Ali Zafar believes that things are a "tad bit exaggerated" in Bollywood.

And no, he's not talking about his latest romantic comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (MBKD) — a tale about a guy falling in love with his brother's fiance — which has its premiere in Abu Dhabi tonight.

Near-fatal

He was merely clarifying reports that claimed that the Tere Bin Laden actor had saved scorcher Katrina Kaif from a near-fatal accident after her hair got caught in a fan during the shooting of MBKD.

"It was really a small fan — seriously small. And so I wasn't really this knight who saved her life or anything. It was just sensationalised, but I suppose that's how the industry operates and I get that," Zafar said over the phone from Mumbai ahead of his visit.

However, the musician — who made his debut in last year's sleeper hit Tere Bin Laden — did save Kaif from looking like a complete novice as a guitar-toting rockstar. She plays a UK-bred musician while Zafar plays the suave, perfect, marriage-material bachelor.

Casual

"It was all very casual," he said. "She showed an interest in learning the guitar and I showed her some basics. That was it, really. Both Imran [Khan] and Katrina are such lovely people to work with — no hang-ups whatsoever."

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