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Monday April 24, 2006
Actress Kareena Kapoor, focused on work, no longer a regular at Bollywood parties
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Indian actress Kareena Kapoor says she has been concentrating on her acting career and has stopped attending Bollywood parties. The popular actress says boyfriend Shahid Kapur was the key to her making some drastic changes in lifestyle, which included developing a positive attitude to life and work. Kapoor said in an interview published in the Filmfare magazine that she begins every day by giving herself a "pep talk.'' "I've banished negativity from my life, from my heart. I'm just concentrating on my work,'' she said. "I've dropped out of the party scene ... Every morning I give myself a pep talk.'' She said boyfriend Kapur has been a great influence since he told her to talk through her work. "He's my backbone. He's taught me a lot,'' said Kapoor. "For starters he tempered me down.'' The couple have recently begun speaking to the media about their two-year relationship and are frequently seen together in publicity campaigns and movie premieres. In the past, Kapoor had sometimes poked fun at her co-stars and made derisive remarks about them - something she says she will never repeat. She said her boyfriend taught her not to "open my mouth unnecessarily. And I used to do that a lot ... I've made mistakes. But I've also learned from them.'' She now prefers to concentrate on movie projects including "36 China Town'' a romantic movie to be released soon. She is also working in a Bollywood version of Shakespeare's "Othello'' and with well-known actor Hrithik Roshan in first-time director Zoya Akhtar's new movie. "I have good movies on hand. And finally I'm content with myself. I've reached a comfort level with myself,'' Kapoor said.-AP
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