It's nice working with a female director: Katrina Kaif

She has a reputation for setting men’s hearts aflutter and had worked only with male directors. But Bollywood star Katrina Kaif said working with a woman director - Farah Khan in Tees Maar Khan - has been a nice experience.

"I’ve had wonderful experiences of working with male directors as well, but definitely, it’s nice working with a female director. The vibe is different and definitely there is a different way that you would bond or gel with a woman director," said Katrina.

The actress is all praises for Farah, who has given blockbusters like Main Hoon Naa and Om Shanti Om in the past.

"She is so clear about what she wants to do and is not a hard taskmaster on the sets at all. She never wastes a minute of your time and will never call you earlier. She is a phenomenal director and I think she is fantastic," she gushed.

Releasing Dec 24, Tees Maar Khan, an action-comedy, stars Akshay Kumar opposite Katrina. Akshaye Khanna too has a pivotal role in the film.

Throwing light on her role, the 26-year-old said: "I play a wannabe actress in the film, who is a very innocent girl."

"She doesn’t see any possibility that a person might be doing something wrong or doing something bad. So Akshay is forever running after her to save her from situations that she gets herself into because she is too trusting.

"She is very ambitious too, but in a simple way, not in a very intelligent way. It was fun to play this character. I just kind of went with the flow," added Katrina.

Her well-toned look has also caught attention, particularly in the item song Shiela ki jawaani, already something of a hit.

"It’s not that I had to lose weight, it’s just that I wanted to set a different kind of target for myself in terms of fitness. Also, the clothes I’m wearing in the song demanded a more toned up look. So that’s why I worked towards that," she explained.