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 Katrina Kaif is increasingly becoming a security hazard to herself.
In spite of the constant flow of stalkers and mobs, she continues to
step out fearlessly, some would say recklessly without care about
repercussions.
While Salman Khan has always believed in following security measures,
all efforts to convince Katrina to do the same fell on deaf ears. In
fact, Katrina has always disregarded security threats. Some time ago,
when hordes of young and old people had descended on her at a public
gathering she had fobbed off the security arrangements made by the
organizers arguing, “They love me. They can never harm me.”
But her latest daredevilish disregard for all rules of
self-preservation takes the cake. On Monday morning, when Katrina was
required to fly to Bangalore for an event with Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina
just hopped into a taxi with her hand-luggage and took off. Much to the
shock and disbelief of the cabbie who had no clue about the VIP
passenger he was carrying until he looked into his rear-view mirror.
While Katrina cracks up at the recollection of the moment when the
cabbie spotted her in the rear, her Raajneeti crew were far from amused
when they saw Katrina hop out of a cab unaccompanied (even her personal
manager and constant companion came straight to the airport). Ranbir
and Prakash Jha were seen soundly ticking her off for her disregard for
security rules.
Katrina has been indulging in such reckless security-adventures much
too often these days. According to a close friend, she takes off on her
own, usually accompanied by her trusted driver and no other companion,
just for a spin far away to drive off loneliness.
But her latest adventure-ride to the airport on her own, has left
Katrina’s family in jitters. It has now been decided that Katrina’s
youngest sister, Isabel, who has been studying cinema in the US, may cut
short her acting course to join Katrina in Mumbai.
Katrina admits her family is worried about her safety. “But what’s
the big deal about hopping into a cab to rush to the airport? Thousands
of girls do it all the time. What’s there to get hyper? My driver was
late because he got caught in a traffic snarl. If I waited any more I
would’ve missed my flight. So I waved for a cab, hopped in and zipped
off.”
What concerns people close to Katrina is her utter obliviousness to
obvious security dangers.
Says a close friend, “Katrina doesn’t realize the effect that her
solitary presence in crowded places can have on people. Hopping into a
cab early morning in Mumbai when there are no cops around is just not
done. But she refuses to believe anyone would harm her.”
Katrina’s family doesn’t appreciate her all-izz-well-with-the-world
philosophy either. They’ve taken serious note of her carelessness
towards basic protection rules. And, it seems now, her days of zipping
off on her own in strangers’ company are nearing an end, thanks to the
timely intervention of her family.
Subhash K. Jha / Sampurn Wire
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