The trailer of Sriram Raghavan’s upcoming launch, Merry Christmas, was not too long ago unveiled and it struck a chord with many movie lovers for the world the maker has created, its quirky quotient, and the unconventional chemistry between Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi. At a pre-release occasion of the movie that was held in Mumbai immediately, Katrina revealed that she went by way of intense workshops as she will likely be seen in a model new avatar.

This is the primary time that she is starring in a movie directed by Sriram. The audiences, inarguably, are trying ahead to watching her with Vijay on the large display for the primary time. Speaking to News18 Showsha solely, Katrina says that she immediately struck an equation with the South star. “I wouldn’t let you know if we didn’t hit it off immediately. No, I’m simply joking (laughs). Our first assembly had all three of us in a room.”

She further reveals that she always pictured Vijay in his look from Jawan. For the Shah Rukh Khan headlined film, Vijay had to sport a white beard. Vijay was in the look when he first met Katrina for Merry Christmas and the look remained in her mind. “I had recently seen a picture of Vijay sir in which he had white hair and a white beard. It’s a picture that comes a lot on the internet. So, I had always seen him that way. When I walked into the office, I didn’t know quite well what to expect,” she says. Katrina additional provides, “When I noticed him like differently, I used to be like, ‘Oh wow, that’s a really totally different look!'”

Talking about her takeaway from working with Sriram and Vijay, she shares with us exclusively, “I was extremely excited to be working with Sriram sir and Vijay sir. When we came together in a room, we came just as themselves and we instantly were able to connect. The minute Vijay sir started speaking about the scene, it was fascinating for me. I thought, ‘This is a person who views things in such a unique way.’ Sriram sir has a very unique take on everything he does including the way he sees stories and people. We came together to find a rhythm and our own way of working and bringing the script to life.”

At the identical occasion, Vijay additionally spoke about his expertise of collaborating with Katrina and remarked, “I by no means thought that I’d work with Katrina Kaif. I’m an enormous fan of her and the primary day after I met her, I used to be very completely happy to see her however on the similar time couldn’t specific myself. She was a really considerate actor who has loads of inquiries to ask. She is a really devoted actor and on the similar time very adaptable. She places in loads of effort with loads of sensibility to make a scene higher. Katrina isn’t just stunning but in addition smart.”

Produced by Ramesh Taurani, Sanjay Routray, Jaya Taurani, and Kewal Garg, Merry Christmas is a collaboration between Tips Films and Matchbox Pictures. The film is set to release in two versions – Hindi and Tamil – on January 12. The music of the film is composed by Pritam with lyrics penned by Varun Grover.