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Rajeev Masand: The first of many actually for Omkara.
Kareena Kapoor: I really didn’t expect it.
Rajeev Masand: Have you seen a film in recent times that
made you go – I wish I was in this.
Kareena Kapoor: Rang De Basanti. I stood up after I saw the
film. I saw it in a theatre in the suburbs and after the film was
over, me and Shahid actually stood up and clapped.
Rajeev Masand: So you would have been happy to play even
a small role in that film?
Kareena Kapoor: I think it was one of those kind of films that
actually made you wake up and say what are doing with your
life? Just to be a part of it would be like being a part of such
a good thing.
Rajeev Masand: That’s interesting because when actors start
out, and I’m sure you’ve gone through this, most of them
because they are young and perhaps immature want to
be in films that are just starring vehicles for them. You
feel you have gone past that stage and you want to part
of interesting films even if you’re one character on a
larger canvas?
Kareena Kapoor: And I think we are becoming like Hollywood.
Actors always go by their part. What they are doing and how
they are going to stand out. In an ensemble cast like
Omkara,
everybody was star in it and everybody knew what they
were doing. Today when talk about
Omkara, you of course
talk about Langda Tyagi, but you remember all the characters.
Deepak Dobriyal for that matter. I think he was fantastic.
Rajeev Masand: Is there any senior actress, any legend
whose career you would like to model your own career after?
Kareena Kapoor: I think it’s more like just want to be
remembered as like my ownself – unpredictable, wild, fun l
oving, like a good actress. The thought of Kareena Kapoor
should bring a smile on people’s faces. That’s how I want
to be remembered. I don’t want to model my career according
to anyone.
Rajeev Masand:Whom you grow up watching apart from
your sister of course?
Kareena Kapoor: I think Sri Devi, Madhuri Karishma and Kajol.
Rajeev Masand:These were the actress.
Kareena Kapoor: I don’t think there is any other actress
after that whom I can even kind of put in that they could
do everything.
Rajeev Masand:So do you feel like you belong to that gallery
of greats.
Kareena Kapoor: No. I have a long way to go.
Rajeev Masand:You been humble here.
Kareena Kapoor: No I genuinely feel that. I know there is a
little bit of a mark but I want to keep going I don’t want kind
of just lie back and say that ok
ho gaya
Rajeev Masand:You really surprise people didn’t you? I think
when you did Poo in Kabhu Khushi Kabhi Gam everyone said
this is Kareena Kapoor. This is her and how she is going to be
better than this.
Kareena Kapoor: People started believing actually that I was Poo.
Rajeev Masand:Were you not?
Kareena Kapoor: But I think I don’t know I think Poo just
took everybody by storm that everybody started identifying
me this girl who is like in designer brands and she is like this
and like that. But I think that stage was also fun. But it
is one of my toughest roles that I have done. That’s for sure.
Rajeev Masand:What’s been one of the easiest roles to
play perhaps.
Kareena Kapoor: I think
Yuva.
Rajeev Masand:A young girl of today.
Kareena Kapoor: Yes just contemporary college going girl
from Kanpur. It’s just the way she is. Of course I think I
had great chemistry with Vivek. So I think everything
worked out. I think Meera just came alive. Honestly wherever
I go everybody talks about
Yuva more than
Omkara also.
It’s quite shocking.
Rajeev Masand:And surprisingly the film even didn’t do very well.
Kareena Kapoor: Exactly.
Rajeev Masand:So no one knows what happens over here.
Kareena Kapoor: I think its just about doing your work
well and people remembering you for what it is. I think that’s
what happens most of the time with my movies.
Rajeev Masand:Tell me do you sometimes read your old
interviews. Go back and sort of look what you used to be
and sort of wonder - where is the old Kareen Kapoor gone.
Kareena Kapoor: No, I am really telling you honestly people
have misunderstood and lot of things have miswritten
and misquoted.
Rajeev Masand:But I think people like that Kareen Kapoor –
the cat fights, the tantrums and the juicy quotes.
Kareena Kapoor: No there was nothing of that sort but now
suddenly people just say that now she has become boring.
Everybody turns me boring even my sister tells me that now
you are boring.
Rajeev Masand:Yes you have become to sober, does not
fight or does not give any great juicy quotes.
Kareena Kapoor: But what do I do. Honestly sometimes
I was misquoted and ofcourse sometimes I was very
childish very defensive ofcourse but I think I am happy
to even admit it. Because I think you get defensive and
basically I am very child like I get very sensitive and very
emotional. If someone says something about me even till
today I get hurt but now if I talk to Karishma or talk to
Shahid or a friend I always share and they always explain
to me that listen its ok just let it go. Now I have learnt to
let things go.
Rajeev Masand:Shahid has been the calming factor, has he?
Kareena Kapoor: Not exactly calming but I think that when
you are happy I think everything just falls into place. He does
influence me a lot.
Rajeev Masand:You have done three films with Shahid and
now you have just completed the fourth one. What is the
best thing about working with your boyfriend with your partner?
Kareena Kapoor: I don’t think there is anything nice about
it because especially with Shahid because Shahid is very into
his work. He is very like wanting to kind of do something,
improve do one more and I am more like ok one take
kar diya
to kar diya kind of thing. So we both are polls apart
as people and professionally.
Rajeev Masand:You think that’s what makes it work?
Kareena Kapoor: I think yes that’s definitely does but
professionally he is way to serious. He is not into the fun
and games.
Rajeev Masand:So it’s not like working together means
holidays together.
Kareena Kapoor: No way. Infact sometimes I call him
pakao.
Rajeev Masand: You come from the Kapoor family. Tell
me what have you inherited from the Kapoor family from
the Kapoors.
Kareena Kapoor: Love for food, love for films, completely
passionate about their friends and family, very possessive
and very defensive. I think Kapoors are like that. They are
basically passionate people. We are
pathanis so we are
like go full throttle for everything be it a shot be it for
anything for that matter even eating food.
Rajeev Masand:Does not show on you.
Kareena Kapoor: Now it does not considering I work very
hard now a days but earlier I used to enjoy my food. But
now it’s taken a back sit.
Rajeev Masand:Best of luck. We are ofcourse looking forward
to seeing lots more exciting new roles and hopefully you will
continue sort of surprise us with your unpredictability.
Best of luck thank you so much.
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