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The article is too long, so I'll just post the actual quotes from it. Link's at the end fi anyone wants to read the full thing.
Says veteran film critic Rauf Ahmed: "Kareena is one of the most talented actresses of her generation but she knows on which side her bread is buttered. She's very smart like SRK who is not at all a bad actor, as we have seen in films like Chak De, but is now playing to the gallery. Kareena realised early on that the Chamelis and performances will not give her the box-office success she wants. So she went about it smartly. She realised that the three Khans are the ones delivering hit after hit, so she kept them in good humour, and remained with them rather than experimenting outside, just the way Katrina stuck to Akshay Kumar for some time. And it worked well for her."
Says Malayalam-Tamil-Hindi filmmaker Siddique, director of Bodyguard: "There is no doubt that my film is centered on the hero, but at its heart it's a love story and the heroine is extremely important because Salman Khan, no less, is playing her bodyguard. The girl's role required a star who was also a performer, and that's what Kareena is."
Says Ra.One Director Anubhav Sinha: "I look at it like this - Ra.One is a father-son story, but can I tell you that story in three lines without naming Kareena's character? The answer is no, that's how important her role is."
But Komal Nahta, founder of the trade website koimoi.com, explains at length why Kareena survives and thrives despite these hurdles"The male stars who are not on good terms with her are mostly not right on top of the rung. On top are the three Khans, Hrithik and probably Akshay. Abhishek is not in the reckoning for the top slot, and in any case she was not doing films with him since the Bachchans and Kapoors don't get along, so nothing has changed because of Heroine. As for Hrithik, well, nothing is permanent in this industry and after all these years, if some project comes along I think both of them will be more than willing to work together. That leaves us with Ranbir who does just a couple of films a year. But considering that she has a great rapport with the three Khans, what does she need to worry about?
It would be unfair to say Kareena has cultivated the Khans - the Khans too need beautiful heroines who are good actresses and dancers, and have sex appeal. There aren't too many girls who could match the three of them. There's a shortage this side as well as that side, so it works both ways."
Says Karan Johar who worked with her on Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham: "She's not a diva on the sets. She gets ready easily, she is quick on the uptake, she's a director's dream and a production house's delight. There was a time when even I didn't talk to Bebo (Kareena's pet name) for a whole year, but that didn't stop her from emerging as a movie star,"
Rohit Shetty, Kareena's director in Golmaal Returns and Golmaal 3: "She's undiplomatic but she's one of the most seedha bachchas (straight kids) in the industry. I've told her that though she thinks she's very smart, she's actually a bhondu (fool). She just goes with her heart, that's why she gets into trouble."
Rohit Shetty, Kareena's director in Golmaal Returns and Golmaal 3: "She's undiplomatic but she's one of the most seedha bachchas (straight kids) in the industry. I've told her that though she thinks she's very smart, she's actually a bhondu (fool). She just goes with her heart, that's why she gets into trouble."
And Kareena's father Randhir Kapoor (whose long estrangement from her mother Babita, kept him away from Kareena throughout her childhood) can barely contain the pride in his voice as he adds: "These girls (Karisma and Kareena) have made a big success of themselves completely on their own steam, without my support, and I'm very proud of the fact that they're bloody good at what they do"
That's good news for her dad who wants to see her "trying out more meaningful cinema, not rotten appalling films like Tashan which was one of the worst movies made in India. I'd really like to see her in more sensible films like Jab We Met."
Sudhir Mishra who urges her to do more roles that do justice to her talent. "She has the rare ability to surprise herself when she goes before the camera," he says. "I'm not advocating that she do art films or boring films, just films that make her stretch herself. And if such offers don't come often enough to Hindi film actresses, then they should become like the men, take the bull by the horns, construct films, produce films. Our female actors should be more political in a sense, take it as a challenge to encourage directors who want to make female-centered films instead of waiting for things to happen. I'm sure there are many stories around, many directors both male and female who are dying to work with Kareena."
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