Kareena Kapoor: I’m not scared of marriage

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Kareena Kapoor has mellowed and she says it’s not because of love. “It’s just that with age, time and experience, all women blossom and it’s the same with me,” says the actor who prefers talking about her forthcoming film ‘Omkara’, than the love of her life Shahid Kapur. “I have a lot of expectations from it. I am waiting to see how the critics and others react to this film. It’s going to be difficult for me to agree to do any role after playing Dolly in ‘Omkara’ because that’s going to be the new benchmark.”
Dolly’s trust for Omi (Ajay Devgan) remains rock steady till the end. Completely smitten by him, she follows her love blindly. “Dolly is very much like me. I am a diehard romantic. When in love, I give my 100 per cent and do just about anything for it.”
Having proved her mettle as an actress with glam roles and offbeat ones like those in ‘Dev’ and ‘Chameli’, Kareena, one of the highest paid actresses today, has always been considered to be in the top league. She has been there and done that and all in a shorter time span than her elder sister Karisma did. So does she feel a creative saturation? “I am still hungry for good work. I am listening to four scripts a day but nothing is challenging enough for me to say yes. So, I am just sitting at home.” A challenge she is looking forward to? “Maybe an ‘Erin Brockovich’. I have decided that now onwards I am only going to do only one film at a time.”
But she is putting the free time to good use by taking off for a holiday next month. Ask her where? She shoots back, “I am not going to tell you where.” But then she smiles and gives in that it will be a European holiday with close friends and family.
Another sign of maturity was when Kareena made peace with Karan Johar with whom she was not on talking terms after she declined to do ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ over price issues. Kareena reflects, “Karan is like family. It’s not about making peace but about having gained my friend back. I may not do a film with Karan for the next 10 years, but our friendship is above that.”
In a relationship with Shahid for the last three years, does the thought of marriage scare her? Confident, she replies, “I am not scared of it but I also know that am I not ready for it.”
The A-list actor is known to live by the heart. So, it might just be that one fine day she might just give it up all – the name, fame and the harsh arc lights? “I am not sure. I was born to act. I breathe films.”