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Katti Batti with Cheese and Wine

Last evening saw a wine and cheese session with Payal aka Kangana Ranaut and Maddy aka Imran Khan from the upcoming film Katti Batti. I was one of the lucky ones to be a part of this fun interaction with the chirpy and ever so energetic duo from “Katti Batti”, where they spoke candidly about the relationships, their roles and chemistry along with the modern day romance.

Firstly, right from the first visual of the posters and trailer itself this unusual but afresh pairing has brought in such a quirk factor to the story. The pairing adds in just the necessary amount of spice for one to get excited to know more about the film and lastly this is one is gonna be worth every penny of seeing in a theatre because this is one heck of a relatable flick for one and all (Yes, across all age groups according to me..). The 30 minutes of the footage which I saw alongside few others and a brand new song called #LipToLipDeKissiyan from Katti Batti which will be out this Friday caused such a stir of emotions in the room.It is indeed very rare when you turn to the next person sitting and say wow can’t wait to see the entire film. Special round of applause for one of the most sought after directors Nikhil Advani for bringing in the right mix of laughter, fun, youthfulness and emotions all at once just like in anyone’s life. Katti Batti could be anyone’s story and the elements / incidents just make it even more any girl or boy next door story. This is what caught my mind and heart both at once… The honest and earnest characters, which are not your regular over hyped far-fetched ones. The ease with which Nikhil Advani has showcased Payal and Maddy’s relationship yet adding the right amount of ups and down without bogging down the onlookers is amazing! This is one movie I am going to watch with my entire family for sure!!

Talking about the fun, candid session of conversations over some wine and cheese, we had already put in some questions in a fishbowl about relationships and all that comes along with it like expectations and misunderstandings, which both Kangana & Imran answered like a total sport. I asked them both whether live-in relationships work for couples or does this step usually take things south?
To which Imran answered – In a very jovial way, “Well yes, because this is the only way to actually find out actual habits of your other half. This way one gets to see the other persons way of living which normally one wouldn’t get to see. If they are as a total slob or a cleanliness freak which one would never expect otherwise.
To which Kangana said – “You are sure about the person your going to date or be with, so one doesn’t necessarily need to be in a live-in to find out or test the partner. I myself will be uncomfortable if anyone is testing me if I fail or come out with flying colours.”
So you can imagine what a super fun session this was 🙂

We also had these cool placards with different sentences written on each of them. For example – When a girl says, “I have a headache!”. What does she actually mean. Or when a boy says, “She’s just a friend!”, what does he actually mean. Both the stylish ones had such witty answers to give that they had all of us in splits the whole time. Just like their on-screen earnest characters these two came across like two honestly honest individuals. They discussed their hearts out about relationships, what works, what doesn’t, some life lessons and also that the heart wants what the heart wants.

Katti Batti — Super Talented, warmest and one of the rare directors – Nikhil Advani

On our way out and while watching the footage, the man of the hour himself – I noticed Nikhil Advani standing right past the door like a nervous kid. Knowing the efforts and the impeccable work that has been done, but yet that anticipation to see your baby roar. This flick is here to not only sizzle the silver screen but also at the same time make Nikhil Advani the director with a soul that cuts across all characters, stories, chemistry and touches that string in one’s heart that yearns only to a memory or in this case see Maddy & Payal live it up! Isn’t that something? Here’s my most favorite picture from the night :

Here’s Imran Khan in full swing ready to launch the song with some madness and craziness :

Katti Batti will be releasing on 18th Sept, but till then they have a special funky and fun song coming up on Friday called #LipToLipDeKissiyan. Make sure to give this a big shoutout and I am probably going to dance away into my Satur-Yay..with this song!!