Kareena ties Karan a rakhi

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Kareena with Karan (TOI Photo)

Kareena Kapoor, Karan Johar bound by the thread of love.


"If he said, 'Hush!'... I tried to hold my breath; Wherever he said 'Come!'... I stepped in faith."
George Eliot has wonderfully penned Brother & Sister, an ode that speaks of a relationship a sister shares with her brother.

But there are some people who'll never know. So on Raksha Bandhan Day, TOI brought together filmmaker Karan Johar and actress Kareena Kapoor to cherish a wonderful moment and relationship.

"I miss having siblings," confesses Karan, "I wish I was either the younger of two brothers or than an elder brother to a sister. I would have liked to protect or be protected. A lonely child is a lonely child! Siblings have a great childhood — there is interaction, fun, and then of course, you get to claw and paw each other. But that's all part of the growing up process and I missed it totally. But now, my friends are my family."

Kareena, on the other hand, isn't an only child. She has the lovely Karisma Kapoor for a sister. But does she miss having a brother?

"Yes, sometimes I do, but Karisma fills in every void in my life — she is a brother, a sister, a friend. She is like my right arm!"

About rakhi incidents when they were younger, Bebo narrates, "When Lolo and I were kids, we may have tied rakhis to a few boys just for the fun of it, but we grew out of it very quickly. Besides, I'd rather have boys as friends than brothers."

Karan takes on from there: "Once I walked into the house with my hand full of rakhis and I was so excited about the fact that I was the only boy from my class who had 30 rakhis while the others had only five or six. I was happy that everyone wanted to make me their rakhi brother. I used to like the flashy, big, ugly rakhis — with those foils and pinks all my aesthetics went out of the window," he laughs.

"Karan isn't like my brother, he is my brother," insists Kareena, "He is a friend, a guide and someone I can pour my heart out to even at 3 am. He is a man of honour and strength, and conducts himself with so much dignity. That's what I like about him. When he walks into a room, he brings bundles of energy and positivity."

About her, Karan says, "Yes, I would've loved to have a younger sister like Bebo. She is mad, spontaneous, impulsive, honest and makes me laugh. I don't like normal people who don't have a sense of humour and who are not stupid and funny, the way Bebo is. She totally makes the cut of what I would've liked my younger sister to be."

Now for some brotherly and sisterly advice to each other on Raksha Bandhan "Keep your head on your shoulders always, Bebo! And anything good or anything bad should always be met with the same kind of positive energy," counsels Karan.

Bebo doesn't have any advice to give the 'ideal brother'. In fact, she says, "Karan, I just want to always be there for you and thank you for all the times you've heard me out. Whenever I am in a cranky or crabby mood, you always listen and give me the right advice."

What rakhi present would Kareena like to receive on the auspicious occasion? "I love diamonds," she says promptly, smiling. And to this the very witty Karan replies, "I am a 'gem' of a brother, right? And I'm all yours!"