An endless stream of flash-bulbs and camera clicks and you know that Kareena has arrived. If there is one person in Bollywood who personifies glamour, it has to be Kareena Kapoor.
A pro at handling the press, this Kapoor sister has managed to change her 'I-don't-care-a-damn' image to one of calmness and Ms Cool personified.
She can handle a volley of questions thrown at her from all quarters with ease. And gets that twinkle in her eye the minute you ask her about a certain young man in her life.
"So are you looking forward to Vivah?""Yes, of course. I watch all of his films and I am specially looking forward to this one."There is no mincing words there because the actor has always maintained an honesty about her relationship with Shahid Kapoor.
And when it comes to her professional moves she is as honest in her confessions as anyone. "It is unfair to compare my song with Helen's in Don.
It is completely different and modernised. It is sensual and it is my song,"she says with a smile. After her sterling performance in Omkara and her forthcoming number in Don, Kareena's date diary might not be packed but this doesn't perturb her at all.
"Right now, I only have Don coming up,"she said. But then, of course, there is Mani Ratnam's Lajjo opposite Aamir Khan. "What'll I say about Aamir? He is like an institution,"is her candid comment.
Ask her if she ever wants to get into regional films and she replies, "I need to know the language first before portraying any character,"she signs off.
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