Kareena: Star kids dont get away with everything

She sounds like a completely differnet person from the girl in Subash K Jha's articles. Great interview

Spunky and spontaneous- that's the first impression I get of Kareena. She has an lan that comes naturally to her, in spite of a tiring long day at a campaign shoot.

Khan talk

She readily moves on to the Khans. "It's a dream-come-true for me to work with Amir (Khan) in 3 Idiots," she gleams. But talk about what sets her Khan apart and she's diplomatic, "I have acted with all the Bollywood Khans and each one has a unique quality. They have amazing personalities difficult to earmark."

Debuting with an off-beat film like Refugee to today's plethora of commercial flicks ' was it a conscious career move? Kareena confesses, "90 per cent of Bollywood films are commercial because that's where the money is. And I come from a mainstream family. I do a film that I really want to do and that's not based on any genre."

Looking back on the kind of scripts she has chosen, she admits, "It could vary from the director, producers, friendships, temptation and even greed! Now I strictly choose a project based on the script. But earlier, I have given into temptations. The media and the audience expect the top stars to be super humans. But even we make mistakes and give into lures ' be it a chocolate or a movie!"

As she gets into the conversation mode, she opens up - upfront and honest. "My personality has changed in the last nine years. If there were no lows, there would've never been such a high. I thank God for it every night."

Passionate about...

"I'm a very passionate person ' be it about my films, my love or things I enjoy doing like travelling. So all my experiences are also passionate- a flop or a hit. There was a time when people wrote me off saying I had no work. It was the fire in me that helped me to fight back," adding, "I realised that in hard times, no one is really there for you except your family. Today, nothing can shake me from giving up my career."

With that passionate streak, she moves on, "Most industry people and the media tend to feel that because you're a star kid, you get away with a lot. But that's not true. The pressure of being Karisma Kapoor's sister, the family name, is much more than someone else who just comes in and with little effort gets a lot more appreciation. If I do a film like Golmaal Returns, people complain. Others expectations of me sometimes bogs me down."

But Kareena immediately self-defends, "I'm extremely dedicated to my work. I wouldn't do anything to jeopardise that. I don't drink alcohol except an occasional glass of wine when I'm travelling, I'm a vegetarian and these are just some of the sacrifices you need to make to be up there. You have to be disciplined and I've learnt it over the years. Otherwise, there's a lot of competition."

Size matters

Talking about her recently acquired, controversial size 0 figure, she smiles, "As a visual medium, it's a fact that you look better and your expressions work well with a sharp jaw line. I've experienced it myself because even I was a healthy Indian girl with puppy fat once. In a movie, you want to see good looking people and one has to be fit. A lot of actors say they're here to act and not expose.

"Unfortunately - an actor or actress- everybody's taking off their clothes. And nobody wants to take off their shirt with flab below."

On love and marriage

Kareena's just as fervent about her better half ' Saif Ali Khan. "Both Saif and me try to maintain a private life. We don't lie to the media but we tell them as much as required. We're out of town most of the time and whenever we're not, we are working. We try to go away to get our space and sanity. Unfortunately in our own city, it's difficult."

Talk about marriage and she politely shrugs it off. "I'm 28 and I'm not ready for it. I want to work and this phase I've been waiting for has come after a long time. I'm not going to give it up just yet. I'm not even thinking about marriage for the next two years. It's totally out of the radar."

She emphatically questions, "I don't know why people insist that a woman has to settle down. I think marriage is over rated. It's not necessary that we have to marry."

At the helm of her career, yet grounded, Kareena simplistically redefines how she balances herself. "My parents have always warned me about it. The taste of success is only sweet when there's been failure before. I've learnt to deal with it. And I've learnt it the hard way. That's why I don't have too many people to thank because I've really struggled. Also, I'm a very positive person. I don't look at the past; I always look forward."

https://www.idiva.com/bin/idiva/Confessions-of-a-star-Kareena-Kapoor

The duct tape seems to be doing her wonders! 😃
Yayy bebo!

for the first time ever i decided to read a full interview of kareena' 😲 she has matured and though there was a time when i felt she was just another rich spoilt brat kid...my opinion of hers has changed over the years and i really adore her...she has also matured as an actress,i used to find her really irritating with her over acting and nonsense talk of other stars..

lol!
Glad you feel that way.
Even if you watch her interviews on tv, she comes across as a really sorted and level headed girl.
Its just in some select print interviews (ahem ahem, subhash K Jha), she sounds like an immature bimbo.
But most of her print interviews or magazine interviews are fine

Originally posted by: psychobalehead

Ofcourse not, they only get away with 11 flops and are touted as superstars.🤔

Tushar Kapoor didnt, and neither did Mimoh, or Esha Deol, or Abhay Deol, or Juhi Babbar, or countless other starkids that come out and fizzle out. It took karisma years before she climbed up hte ladder of success.
They have to have something in em that stands out to keep em going. The audience doesnt give these kids priority just coz their fathers or mothers were great. If they dont like a starkid, NEXT 😊
Though yes, their launches are easier, but after that, its up to them.
Just like kareena had to also work her way back up. SHe was shot to the stars upon her debut, had some hits, then hit an all time low with her flops, like you mentioned. She bounched back with offbeat movies and kept afload, and there was also a time when she was written off as having no career. It wasnt her Kapoor tag that got her JWM.

^ I was talking about Bacchan Jr.😆

Originally posted by: psychobalehead

^ I was talking about Bacchan Jr.😆

LOL!
Ok yes, there are some exceptions to kareena's statement, like if ur dad was the biggest superstar of the country in his day 😆
But the majority have to deal with similar obstacles 😊

Good interview. I like this part:

Looking back on the kind of scripts she has chosen, she admits, "It could vary from the director, producers, friendships, temptation and even greed! Now I strictly choose a project based on the script. But earlier, I have given into temptations. The media and the audience expect the top stars to be super humans. But even we make mistakes and give into lures ' be it a chocolate or a movie!"

It was a good interview. Although, I don't know if I would describe her family as mainstream necessarily all the time. That being said, I choose not to watch her films like Fida and KI. I look forward to 3 Idiots, Agent Vinod, and Dhruv though.