Bollywood goddess Kareena Kapoor has staying power. After 15 years in the business, she is still a force to be reckoned with, because she knows the meaning of success and what it takes. She has worked with, and successfully I might add, every caliber of writer and director, from stars like Tusshar Kapoor to Arjun Kapoor. She's had her challengers but, in the end, it's Kareena who remains. She has not only established her credentials as a premiere actress, but a pretty decent director as well.
"I have been pitted against every actress in every generation, I think that's a big achievement" says Kareena adding, "I'm still at the same position in this industry, whether it's working with Salman Khan who was once working with Karisma and is now my hero. I think that's a huge achievement. I have done two rounds with the Khans and the fact that they are still working with me, says something.''
In an interview done with the website DNA, Kareena says she has no regrets about any of the roles she has turned down. Kareena makes no bones about being a commercial actress and working with the Khans. "I have always said that I want to strike a balance between being part of fun, entertaining, commercial films because that's also who I am, But yes, I want to do great roles, which I think I am ready for now. I think I'm balancing commercial movies and some great roles. I am very excited about working with Balki," says Kareena.
What is forgotten is that, before the female led films Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns were even ideas, Kareena was heading successful films. During an interview with Bollywood Life, this was brought up:
"Today, there's a lot of brouhaha over films like Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns, but you did films like Chameli, Heroine and Jab We Met many years ago. Is it because of the social media explosion that the impact is more now? Yes, of course. But I feel the kind of impact that Jab We Met and Chameli had was far more. People are talking about it till today. For me, they will always be my iconic films. I mean it's not like you can forget good films. People still talk about Kagaz Ke Phool or Amar Prem, which were made way back in the day; there was no social media then. Honestly, I have nothing against the social media explosion and the fact that everybody is on Twitter and Instagram. I feel that it helps you connect with your fans. But I don't know how much it pulls people to the theatre. Because various films are marketed on social media platforms and while certain films do well, certain films don't. So that can't be the benchmark."
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