Heroes still make more money than Heroine - Kareena

The third session of the India Today Conclave 2012 saw Kareena Kapoor raising the glamour quotient a couple of notches higher. Dressed in a yellow sari with a pink border, Kareena spoke about how the Heroine becomes the hero.

Introducing Kareena and the topic of discussion, India Today Editor Kaveree Bamzai said, "Who better than Kareena to tell how a heroine becomes a hero."
Talking about the glamour that Kareena brought to the conclave, Kaveree said, "Kareena has the ability to get dressed-hair and make up -- in 20 minutes."

She also said, "Kareena does not want to discuss anything about the budget."

The glamorous speaker opened her session saying, "I'm not an expert of any kind but I'd like to say what I know is true."

Reading from her written speech, Kareena said, "How does a heroine become a hero? I hope we mean economically...Heroes still make more money than most of the heroines. But I think we are on the right path."

Talking about how heroines can turn into heroes, Kareena said, "Every woman in street has to be equal to men."

She said, "For me it's not about replacing men in films but about doing the best I can like Meryl Streep and Mother nature. I will say it's about what you are as a woman."

Equating cinema to art, she said, she said, "Art doesn't live in vacuum. The cinema that we make comes from our culture. I'm fortunate to have done a variety of films like Chameli, Omkara and 3 Idiots. However, I have a long way to go. When a film like The Dirty Picture generates such revenue, I feel elevated."

Talking about the ruling men of Bollywood, she said, "In Bollywood, its always about the Khans. And don't ask me what Salman is paid and what I am." Getting cheeky while referring to the Khans and the money that is paid to heroines in Bollywood, she said, "After the Khans take home their money, I am left with chammak challo."

But one day she said women will break even with men in Bollywood. "Acting is all I have known. It's a war out there and I wouldn't sell my soul but would sell my talent," she said, talking about what she would do to stand equal to Bollywood's heroes.

Talking about her acting career, she said, "I didn't go to college and I'm proud to say I don't know much more beyond acting. I'd like to act for a long time."

On marriage to long time beau Saif Ali Khan, she said, "Hopefully will become Begum Pataudi by the end of the year. There's no rush."

Answering a question about Aamir Khan and kissing him on screen, she said, "Aamir has kissed both sisters so he should be asked if it was awkward for him kissing me."

Talking about what Kareena thought about herself and exuding humility, she said, "I'm a little bit of the characters in Omkara and Jab We Met. I'm just a simple girl."

When asked about what she thought about item numbers, she said, "Item number is a derogatory term. Songs are the soul of hindi movies. Why can't it be termed a song?" She also said that she hadn't yet agreed to an item song for Dabangg.

When asked about the recent fight that Saif had got into at a popular eating joint in Mumbai, she said, "My fists didn't fly at Wasabi so I couldn't tell you about it! I wasn't the hero there!"

Source: India Today

Friends worried as Kareena Kapoor goes off radar

Actor Kareena Kapoor seems to have gone off radar these past few days. Not the Bollywood radar that is, but the actor had almost become inaccessible to most in these three weeks, including to her close friends and that apparently set off alarm bells as they could not get in touch with her for days at a stretch.

That’s not all, apparently the actor also made sure that no meetings or script-sessions were scheduled during the time. But according to sources, keeping her busy was her film Heroine and so involved was she in the Madhur Bhandarkar film that she’d apparently even kept her cell-phone completely switched off all through the film’s shoot.

Considering how addicted the star is to her phone, this came as quite a surprise to all close to her. “It’s impossible to see Bebo without her phone. In fact, even during the breaks in between shoots, it’s a given that she would be on her phone. She is addicted to BBMing and stays in constant touch with her friends. So it was shocking to know that she was not accessible on her cell either these past few days,” says a source.

Kareena’s extreme involvement in her film has apparently now also earned her the nickname ‘Aamir’ among friends, as they feel that she’s got as involved in her film as her Talaash co-star Aamir Khan usually does. “Not that she was any less professional before, but we think it’s the first time that she’s got so involved in a film that she’s called off all her meetings and has not even been able to catch up with her friends,” says the source.

However, an insider reveals that the actor has been busy shooting for some rather emotionally intense scenes for the film and she just didn’t want to be distracted by anything at all, including her cell-phone. “She even instructed her staff to not schedule any meetings in the time being. In fact, even the promotion rounds for Agent Vinod that releases next week will only start from today, though she did attend a conclave held in the Capital yesterday, ” adds the insider

Source: DNA India