"HE (KABIR) FEELS THAT THE COUNTRY HAS SUFFERED AND NOT THAT THE COUNTRY IS BAD. THERE IS A LOT OF CONFLICT AND UPHEAVAL BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES SO THERE WILL BE STORIES ON IT," SHE ADDED


Actress Katrina Kaif, the release of whose Phantom has received opposition from the alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed himself in Pakistan, said that such is the subject of their upcoming film that they expected problems concerning its release in Pakistan.

Jamat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court seeking a ban on the film's release in Pakistan, alleging that it contains "filthy propaganda" against his country.
"There is a very significant portrayal of Pakistan in the film, about someone who is in Pakistan. I think we are not here to preach. We are here to make an amazing story. But it has got its facts and base in the right place," she said.

Katrina, 32, said that when director Kabir Khan first narrated the story, she was not sure whether they should go ahead with it or not.

"The moment I heard the story, I told Kabir, 'Are you sure you want to do this?'. But he was passionate about the story. It has an important message and beyond that, it is a fiction film. It is an exciting thriller," she concluded.

Phantom is about the aftermath of 26/11 attacks in Mumbai and global terrorism. The screenplay of the film has been written in co-ordination with author Hussain Zaidi, and is a screen adaptation of his book Mumbai Avengers.