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Written By Upala KBR Mumbai
Katrina Kaif has been learning how to surf along the Atlantic Ocean coast.
… And no, Salman Khan is not learning this water sports!
If Salman Khan has been learning horse-riding in the ancient city of Essaouira, Morocco, Katrina Kaif is no less behind. She has been learning how to surf along the Atlantic Ocean coast but while Salman has been learning horse-riding for action sequences in the film, the actress has taken up a professional course of surfing as a hobby as she loves learning new and exciting things every day – sometimes for fun and sometimes for shoot sequence. She had done a water stunt with a seabob in Bang Bang and undergone training for the stunt for two days. Both Salman and Katrina been shooting for Ali Abbas Zafar’s Tiger Zinda Hai in Essaouira.
Says our source from Essaouira, “While Katrina has been learning for fun, she is also serious about learning it well. She has been taking wind surfing proper lessons every day from an instructor at Explora Watersports, which is the best surf and kite school in Essaouira. Salman has not been taking surfing lessons. His point of interest is only horse-riding. The surf and kite school is right across Katrina’s hotel and she walks across to it in the morning and takes lessons before shoot, whenever she gets time. Wind surfing is famous in Essaouira because it’s very windy along the coast.”
The source adds that Katrina had done her research before leaving for Morocco what Essaouira offered in terms of water sports. “She learned that Essaouira is one of the best beginner and mediocre wave surf spots in Morocco and a perfect spot for kite surfing. The instructors are certified and experienced professional teachers who help the surfers to push just that extra bit to catch a perfect wave. There are packages with daily yoga lessons given too and Katrina has taken that. So during sunset on the rooftop of the school she gets to stretch her sore muscles. It’s her second trip to Morocco and right now while she’s doing it for fun, whatever Katrina does she loves to be perfect the craft.”
When we asked the actress whether she wanted to learn how to surf like a professional, Katrina says, “Well it’s a hobby for now. Let’s see later…”
