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 While
Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor is enjoying all the attention
at the moment, she says that she doesn't like the endless
attention people give to her relationship with actor Saif Ali
Khan and that most of the stories are untrue.
"There're so many false stories about Saif and me. But it's
okay. I understand the need to know what's going in our
lives.
Are we married... are we not married? Please! Fortunately,
I've learnt to take all this unwanted speculation in my
stride.
The best thing is to just do my work and not get affected by
the loose talk," says Kareena. |
 Below
is an excerpt from an interview
What's this about you being the highest
paid actress in India?
I don't know what other actors get paid.
And I don't care. I get what I deserve.
I've slogged right from "Refugee" to "Jab
We Met" and "Tashan". An actor is signed
for what he or she can deliver.
Is your price flexible?
I've always been flexible with my fee. The
hunger is for the right roles.
There were lots of heightened expectations
from your last release Tashan because of
you and Saif.
We just did what the script required us
to. I don't think people should've gone to
see Tashan as Saif and my love story. What
does that mean! We're playing characters.
That's why 'Jab We Met' worked. The
characters worked. I had earlier done many
films with Shahid while we were seeing
each other. They didn't work.
Why?
You tell me.
Today it's the script that works. All
actors are hungry for the right scripts
and characters.
All the attention given to your
relationship with Saif - does that scare
you?
I can't stop living my life the way I want
to just because of the attention. As long
as I don't let my family down, I'm not
scared. I'll always retain my values. But,
yes, at times this endless attention does
get scary. There're so many false stories
about Saif and me. But it's okay. I
understand the need to know what's going
in our lives. Are we married... are we not
married? Please! Fortunately, I've learnt
to take all this unwanted speculation in
my stride. The best thing is to just do my
work and not get affected by the loose
talk.
Are you fully comfortable in your
relationship with Saif?
Yes. But only the two people in a
relationship know what is going on. I
don't think people have the right to know
what's going on in my private life.
They've my films to judge me by. I don't
need to give explanations about what
happens behind my closed doors. Right now
I'm loving it. The paparazzi is doing
their job. We're doing ours. Both Saif and
I understand that.
The two of you don't have that much
work together.
No, after "Tashan" we only have Renzil
d'Silva's film together. Both of us are
too sensible to sign films just to spend
time together. Saif is way too mature and
extremely understanding. He respects the
kind of work I like to do as I respect his
work. And we keep our careers apart. Saif
knows that right now my career is the most
important thing to me. And that I need the
space to work. To my family and me my
career is top priority because I've worked
really hard to get where I am. You as a
friend have watched my struggle. My family
and friends know how much I've slogged. I
won't give it up for anything.
So career wins over love?
There's no comparison between the two.
When I'm working, I'm working. And when
I'm with him (Saif), I'm all there.
Besides, Saif is a superstar himself. He's
so busy.
How do you rate him as an actor?
I think he's a 10 on 10. The way he can
make audiences laugh and cry is amazing.
And his one-liners are extremely
entertaining. And we're both moody. So
that's fine.
How excited are you about your current
assignments?
All my current assignments are completely
different from one another. I'm so excited
about working with Aamir Khan in Raj Kumar
Hirani's film. "Idiots" is a comedy with a
social message. |
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