Kaif: 'Character not based on Gandhi'

Katrina Kaif has claimed that she did not base her latest character on Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

The actress, who is playing a politician in Raajneeti, also said that she understood why comparisons between her and Gandhi had been drawn and then revealed that she had watched campaign videos of Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra to study her body language.

"Priyanka is a young, strong, independent and modern leader with the right blend of values. My character is not based on her. I just watched her campaign videos to observe her body language and how she campaigns and interacts with the crowds," Kaif, 25, told Mid Day.

"Prakashji (Jha) himself chose the sarees I wore as a politician. Every body knows I spent my early years in England and my mother is English and even Sonia Gandhi has a foreign connection. So the comparison was logical."