Ali Zafar: Katrina Kaif is a very hardworking

While focussing on his first love – Music, the Prince of Pop, Ali Zafar‘s first sufi album, ‘Jhoom‘ was recently released by Yash Raj Music in India and worldwide and by Ali’s own label Alif Records in Pakistan. Ali who is also shooting for his second feature film is all praise for his co-star Katrina Kaif, one of the reigning divas in Bollywood, as Ali is shooting with her and Imran Khan in ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan‘, a typical romantic comedy.

Ali Zafar told in an interview with TOI,

“The film is a romantic comedy, a very family kind of set-up. Imran and me play brothers. I’m a very charming and flamboyant guy in the film who is very confused about what he wants from life.”

“Both Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif are lovely people to work with. Not just the film, they make the whole experience of working in it very cherishable.”

“It was a very good experience working with Katrina. She is a very hardworking person and was extremely cooperative and fun on the sets.”

Asked about why is Ali Zafar signing up with newcomers? He revealed,

“One hardly comes across good scripts. I have heard about 50 scripts since ‘Tere Bin Laden‘. Then finally I liked ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’. Recently I have signed another film but I can’t talk about that. The makers will make an announcement soon.”

Ali is also focussing on music, his first love. He has tried is best to make his new album “Jhoom” timeless.

“This time I have tried to make timeless music rather than something that is interesting only for a week or so. I made what my heart liked and not what I felt would be popular in the market.”

“As far as inspirations are concerned, I was just thinking that the music that is created today, the soul is missing, secondly it doesn’t touch a chord and thirdly it has no shelf life. So I wanted the music that I compose has all of the above.”

He added,

“Initially I was driven by the commercial aspect of music; now it’s driven more by the spiritual aspect.”

It took him three years to complete his first sufi album, “Jhoom”, which has 12 tracks, and is looking to earning respect from this album not looking for money from this album.

“I’m a singer, my job is to keep creating music, I can’t get bogged down by the market scenario or commerce of it. I could have been if I was looking for money, but I’m not looking for money from this album.”

“I’m looking to earning respect from this album. Nowadays I know releasing a non-film album is not very favourable, I wish it was. Music channels are not playing the songs, but I think it’s our responsibility as artists that we don’t stop doing something we believe in. I feel if you are sincere towards your music it just finds it’s way into people’s hearts.”

Download Complete Album here.

[ via – TOI ]