Ushering in her 28th birthday today, with a slew of big projects on the anvil, Katrina Kaif may be spoilt for choice when it comes to her professional life, but the city's harsh realty scene has left her strapped of options when it comes to a new home. A reason why, she is giving her Bandra apartment a makeover.
In June last year, we reported about Katrina's house hunt. With her top floor flat in Guldev Sagar on Waterfield Road, Bandra, suffering from serious seepage problem during the monsoon, she had said she wanted a new place, preferably before the rains this year.
It's been almost a year now, and Katrina has given up her search. In fact, we found out quite accidentally that she is redoing her top floor flat when we spotted a series of vans off loading tiles, marble, granite and other such building material at her 3-BHK apartment for the past few days.
Katrina confirmed the news saying, "I am renovating my house. That involves almost everything - the floor, upholstery, curtains, wall paint, almost everything." She revealed she has entrusted the job to one Soni Tanna, a professional interior designer and a family friend, whom she knows since the last six years.
And unlike most other actors who shift to five-star hotels in the neighbourhood during such times, Katrina has no such immediate plans. She will continue to stay in Guldev Sagar, where work gains momentum later this week. "The water leakage problem which I faced over the years has been solved. The apartment has been water-proofed," she said.
Interestingly, Katrina had earlier told a section of the media that she always wanted a sea-facing house. "It's been one of my dreams to own a flat overlooking the sea. I want something a bit more secluded and private," she had famously said at the time. And we hear she did check out quite a few flats in the past 18 months or so, mostly in Bandra at Carter Road and in the Pali Hill area, and even some plots in Juhu Scheme where she was planning to build a bungalow.
So what made her change her mind? "No new house for now, at least for sometime," she replied. However, TOI has it, the real reason she abandoned her house-hunting spree is that, the flats she saw in Bandra did not meet her expectations. And as far as the Juhu bungalow is concerned, she dropped the idea as that neighbourhood has been plagued with water problems for the last eight months.
Besides, there is also the paucity of time. Said Katrina, "I have still to shoot for Yashji's film. Then I start with Dhoom 3. I cannot devote any more time to shortlisting homes."
All we can say is that with some rather eventful birthdays in the past few years, it remains to be seen what this one holds. "I haven't decided what I'll do but I'll go out somewhere for sure," Katrina said, clearly not in a mood to reveal her plans for her special day.
It's been almost a year now, and Katrina has given up her search. In fact, we found out quite accidentally that she is redoing her top floor flat when we spotted a series of vans off loading tiles, marble, granite and other such building material at her 3-BHK apartment for the past few days.
Katrina confirmed the news saying, "I am renovating my house. That involves almost everything - the floor, upholstery, curtains, wall paint, almost everything." She revealed she has entrusted the job to one Soni Tanna, a professional interior designer and a family friend, whom she knows since the last six years.
And unlike most other actors who shift to five-star hotels in the neighbourhood during such times, Katrina has no such immediate plans. She will continue to stay in Guldev Sagar, where work gains momentum later this week. "The water leakage problem which I faced over the years has been solved. The apartment has been water-proofed," she said.
Interestingly, Katrina had earlier told a section of the media that she always wanted a sea-facing house. "It's been one of my dreams to own a flat overlooking the sea. I want something a bit more secluded and private," she had famously said at the time. And we hear she did check out quite a few flats in the past 18 months or so, mostly in Bandra at Carter Road and in the Pali Hill area, and even some plots in Juhu Scheme where she was planning to build a bungalow.
So what made her change her mind? "No new house for now, at least for sometime," she replied. However, TOI has it, the real reason she abandoned her house-hunting spree is that, the flats she saw in Bandra did not meet her expectations. And as far as the Juhu bungalow is concerned, she dropped the idea as that neighbourhood has been plagued with water problems for the last eight months.
Besides, there is also the paucity of time. Said Katrina, "I have still to shoot for Yashji's film. Then I start with Dhoom 3. I cannot devote any more time to shortlisting homes."
All we can say is that with some rather eventful birthdays in the past few years, it remains to be seen what this one holds. "I haven't decided what I'll do but I'll go out somewhere for sure," Katrina said, clearly not in a mood to reveal her plans for her special day.