Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor gave out tepid bytes to music channels in Mumbai, while Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpai merely admired the plush confines around. Pity, since the 'Raajneeti' brigade was slated to address a Press con at… Delhi University!

His earlier efforts at promoting 'Raajneeti' at a heritage venue in New Delhi were stonewalled. And director Prakash Jha had the singular misfortune of meeting the same fate… again!

Jha was desirous of convening his promotional event at the Delhi University, but his plans came to zilch, as police officials categorically warned him that they wouldn't hold themselves responsible for any law and order situation that might stem from it.

Says a close source, "Since the film is supposed to be based on India's leading political family, most Delhi venues have been apprehensive of giving space for the promotion of Prakash Jha's film."

Jha, meanwhile, put up a valiant front and told an eager media, "Security concerns are a big issue in Delhi. Remember, Aamir Khan was not given permission to enter Delhi University and there was a huge ruckus when Vidya Balan went there too. But I do plan to hold the promotional event at Delhi University towards May end." God… and political power willing…

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Katrina Kaif is a true crowd puller. Prakash Jha ought to know. Filmmaker Jha was desirous of putting together a large number of people for some crucial election campaign scenes of 'Raajneeti' at Bhopal.

A canny strategy: Jha announced that the entire star cast of his political opus including Nana Patekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, would be present at the shoot!

Word spread like wildfire… and fifty blinks later, Jha saw milling crowds swarming the venue in the hope of grabbing a glimpse of their fave stars.

And kool Kat led the way. All the way.

States an insider, "Katrina was the one who pulled in maximum number of people. The crowds went berserk when they saw her. They all wanted to take her autograph!"

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He's unleashed those howlarious moments with 'Housefull'. And Arjun Rampal will flash the serious side of histrionics with Prakash Jha's 'Raajneeti'.

"The film's very close to my heart," states Rampal in a media chat. "Five years ago, Prakash Jha approached me for the role of Bheem, when nobody was taking me seriously as an actor. He then disappeared and surfaced four years later, stating that it was the meticulous research which had taken up most of the time."

Rampal enacts Ranbir Kapoor's elder brother in Jha's political opus. "Bheem is very impulsive, talks very fast, thinks from his heart and either loves you or hates you," he says. "I had to unlearn a lot of things when I did 'Raajneeti' and also got to learn a lot during the making of the film. I really enjoyed playing the role and ended up being friends with the entire cast."

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Her sartorial sense is rather classy. But Katrina Kaif, suitably deglam for Prakash Jha's 'Raajneeti', seemed to be thick in the midst of an argument over the… colour of her saris in Jha's political thriller.

Reportedly, Jha wanted her to sport sombre, light toned saris in keeping with her character of a politician. Kaif, however, wanted to sport simple, but dark coloured saris.

The argument escalated to a heated discussion, but eventually Ms. Kool Kat saw sense and assented to the sober sari ensembles. "It was a healthy discussion," asserts Jha in a tabloid quote. Kat, however, refused to bite the byte bit. Guess, she'll make the cut.

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