# Zoya Akhtar on why Katrina Kaif agreed to first on-screen kiss 2026-08-18T17:06:23+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar has revealed why actor Katrina Kaif agreed to perform her first on-screen kiss with Hrithik Roshan in the 2011 film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD). According to NDTV, Akhtar shared that the decision came after a conversation about the character's journey and the emotional context of the scene. The director also noted that both Hrithik and Katrina's teams pressured her to include a romantic duet in the film. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources are from NDTV and carry identical reporting, presenting Zoya Akhtar's revelation without any critical or evaluative framing. The coverage is uniform straight reportage: it simply relays the filmmaker's statement about Katrina's first on-screen kiss and the behind-the-scenes pressure regarding the song. There is no attempt to question or contextualise the account. For a careful reader, the key takeaway is the anecdotal nature of the revelation, which sheds light on actor-director dynamics but offers no broader industry analysis. The story remains a soft, celebrity-focused news item with no additional angles or implications to track. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - ndtv.com (neutral report) Straight reportage of Zoya Akhtar's statement without commentary. - ndtv.com (2) (neutral report) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:18:43+00:00. Tags: Katrina Kaif, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Zoya Akhtar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/zoya-akhtar-reveals-why-katrina-kaif-agreed-to-on-screen-kiss-in-znmd/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/zoya-akhtar-reveals-why-katrina-kaif-agreed-to-on-screen-kiss-in-znmd/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/