I was spoilt rotten: Kareena

I owe it all to my lovely family

Let's get real: Kareena Kapoor

, fame and all the worldly pleasures are one thing. love is something else. but having a strong family support and backing is the safety cushion I have always needed.

Being in the film industry, where it's very easy to lose grip on reality, it's my family that's kept me grounded, and rightly so, given I come from the Kapoor khandaan.

While growing up, it was quite different for me though. my mom, my sister and I were a team. We were self-sufficient, independent and didn't have to look outside for anything. My mom has ingrained that sense of independence in both of us, and it's something we can count on all our lives.

When I look back, I realise I wouldn't have had it any other way, because it has made me who I am today. Lolo (Karisma Kapoor) and I are strong individuals and that's because of my mother. She often told us that there were no free meals in this world, and we had to earn and learn everything the hard way.

Having said that, all three of us are extremely emotional people, although our ways of expressing ourselves might not be what you are used to seeing. When things wouldn't go our way, we used to confide in each other. that space was just for the three of us. Even now, my mom, Lolo and I have our own little space, which no one else has an access to. Well, Samiara (Lolo's daughter) now does a bit (laughs). I guess that's because of growing up in a household with mostly women. Till Samiara came, I was the youngest girl and was spoilt rotten.

Since Samiara came in, things have changed but I am happy with it, 'coz now I want to spoil her, like Lolo pampered me.

Honestly, Lolo did all the hard work in the industry to get to where she did, and it's not wrong when people say she made it easy for me, initially in this industry.

She had set an example with her professionalism, dedication and focus, which got her all the respect she deserved and I inherited that from her. If I can achieve even half of what she did, I would consider myself very lucky.

More than her success, what's more valuable is the way she carried herself with dignity. She had the goodwill of the industry and the respect when she chose to say goodbye.

For me, Lolo is much more than my elder sister, she completely mothered me and I wasn't complaining. My mom herself is not so over protective. she guides us and shows us the way, but lets us be, and allows us to learn from our mistakes. But Lolo wasn't like that when it came to me.

She was extremely protective, took active interest in me and what I did. It might have felt a bit smothered at that point, but I am so grateful she did that because I really needed it. I was constantly overflowing with energy, which needed to be curbed (laughs).

My dad is so much fun, and keeps us entertained all the time. I have picked up so many habits of mine from him without even realising it.

He is a very emotional person and expresses what he feels, right there and then. Whenever I reached out to him to say something or have something to discuss, he would give me such an unique perspective that everything would make sense and everything would seem simple.

We are far more connected with each other today, and are growing and learning more about each other and ourselves in the process.

I owe everything in my life to my lovely family and can't do without them even a single day of my life.

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awwww, sounds like her family is great

this may be not be a traditional "indian" family, since there was no father figure in their life growing up..but have to say, they are all definetly strong individuals and deserve much more respect than they get!

I dont understand why Babita gets so much flak? I think she's a lovely woman, and I know a friend who met her, and Babita was so very warm.

wow!!...totally changes my opinion about her....seems like a very sweet girl!!

Originally posted by: piya_y116

this may be not be a traditional "indian" family, since there was no father figure in their life growing up..but have to say, they are all definetly strong individuals and deserve much more respect than they get!

So true, I used to not like Kareena because I thought she had her nose up in the air and seemed very snooty. But nowadays I have really grown to like her because she isn't faking who she is and she seems alot more mature about her life and career now.

So cute atleast shes honest. I like Lolo shes too sweet way she is with kareena, you can tell that when they are together and through kareenas interview.

LOL!

^^Thanks and Yeh i am sure being the in the industry has helped. At the end of the day everyone has to face flops and criticism which she probably never had till she started to work.

its so cute to see how close lolo and bebo are and to hear about how much lolo took care of bebo, shes sounds like a sister everyone would wish for. bless her, hope she comes back in bollywood soon shes one of my fave actresses.