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With a range of films under her stylish belt, Kareena Kapoor's career graph is on the rise
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AT 23, Kareena Kapoor is shining bright. Her palette probably has roles, which every actor would aspire for. With an impressive oeuvre, she is charting a path on her own terms taking all the risks coming her way.
Yet she is cool enough to admit when she was in town for the Pepsi contest, "I feel it's just the beginning." The glam girl dressed in a hip long skirt and a top was no doubt a pretty picture full of poise and dignity.
The Kapoor girl has a string of films on hand - Ken Ghosh's Fida (with Shahid Kapur), Dharmesh Darshan's Bewafa (with Anil Kapoor and Akshay Kumar), Abbas Mustan's Aitraaz, Priyadarsan's Hulchul (with Akshaye Khanna) and will be starting two films at the end of this year - one directed by Sohail Khan with Salman Khan and another to be directed by ace designer Manish Malhotra.
How does she feel to be directed by Manish after wearing clothes styled by him? "Manish has been more of a friend than a designer. I haven't really started the film though I am excited about it."
Making a mark
She has pulled off unconventional roles at a young age since her debut in Refugee four years ago. "I like to take risks. I did so with Santosh Sivan's Asoka and later Chameli and Dev. I think it is fun. Otherwise in the journey of an actress it could get monotonous straightening your hair, putting on the make up and walking the streets of New York. The roles I have chosen (even if the films haven't done well) have left a mark. Chameli, Yuva, Dev, Refugee and Asoka have proved it."
Kareena has worked with big shots in cinema such as Govind Nihalani, Mani Ratnam and Subhash Ghai so early on in her career? "I feel humble. It's great to know the faith they have in me." She describes her journey in cinema as "great. There have been highs and lows and I think without that my journey would be incomplete. I come from a family where we love, eat and breathe films. There is nothing else that we talk about at the dinner table but films (smiles). I have learnt so much in the last four years and I've experienced emotions, which I probably didn't even know existed."
Unfazed by rumours
Although her career has surged ahead she does not miss being a young girl and enjoying life. "I got to see so much through the eyes of cinema — on and off the sets — success, failure, joy." The rumour mills don't bother her now.
"I guess you are immune to it. They want to talk or write about you because you are somebody. I have learnt to take it in my stride." How would she define the real Kareena? "I breathe the same air and go through normal emotions just like anyone else."
Besides reading fiction, Kareena loves to spend time with her family who have been a real support to her. "I like Erich Segal and Danielle Steele."
Kareena is happy being in front of the camera. "I am open to all kinds of films. I have always wanted to be an actress. There's nothing else I wanted to do. I don't think I'm cut out for anything else."
And that's where her energy and insatiable appetite for cinema comes from. And when one questions her about marriage she smiles mischievously but emphatically says, "Not for another five or six years.
Which means Kareena will continue to set the silver screen ablaze in her inimitable way.
RADHIKA RAJAMANI
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