By Hindustan Times
From her debut with the 2000 film Refugee to her latest release Talaash, Kareena Kapoor has come some distance in her decade-long career. The actress says she picks other kinds of roles as she prefers taking risks in terms of choosing films. Be it a masala film like
Bodyguard or a women-centric movie like Heroine, Kareena has all of it in her kitty. The 32-year-old Bollywood A-lister says it's her duty as an actress to dole out plenty of films for her fans.
"It is the obligation of an actor to check out and pick up different roles, be just a little brave concerning the whole thing. Sometimes films will work and infrequently they will not. It's fun taking risks. I SIMPLY CANNOT just keep looking pretty and doing a song-and-dance film," Kareena told PTI in an interview.
The actress said people had asked her to not play Riana Briganza in Shakun Batra's Ekk Main Aur Ekk Tu earlier this year, because the film was slightly unconventional.
"When I USED TO BE doing Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, everyone said it's slightly non-commercial, for the reason that boy doesn't get the lady after all. I only did the film because people were saying that. I told Shakun that if you happen to change the tip of this movie, I AM NOT doing it. That was me. I WISHED to do Riana Briganza and wanted my year to finish with something totally bizarre like Talaash. I'm proud of both," said Kareena.
This year have been quite colourful for Kareena. While in Aamir Khan starrer Talaash she played the spirit of a prostitute, Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine had her star as a Bollywood actress. Kareena also turned out as an ISI agent in Agent Vinod and can be next seen in a item number in Dabangg 2.
"I always attempt to balance the mass-oriented films with the opposite kinds. My fans like to see me in commercial stuff as well, for that there's the article song Fevicol Se that I'VE done for Dabangg 2.
"It's nice to do a job like Rosie in Talaash, who's so sensitive, after which something like this song. People should see that i'm seeking to do various things and never just confidently doing my very own thing or repeating the same," she said.
Talaash opened to postive reviews on November 30 and Kareena's performance have been lauded. The actress said this a fair sign for the industry.
"People have liked the film as a complete and my role was appreciated. It roughly gives hope and faith to actors that there's space for good cinema and a fair story."
The film is a suspense thriller, which sees Aamir playing the role of an inspector investigating the death of an actor, while Kareena's character helps him out.
"Aamir has so much to do with my decision to try this film, every actress desires to work with him. But that aside, after I heard the part they were offering me, it more or less blew me away," she said.
Kareena said the film's success also shows that an actress' marital status doesn't really affect her career.
"I'm happy that Talaash has done well, as it shows that it really doesn't matter whether you're married or not, it is all about being a part of an excellent film."
Having tied the knot with Saif Ali Khan in October after a five-year relationship with the actor, Kareena said her life hasn't changed much post-marriage.
"I don't understand why this kind of big deal is being made about my marriage. I married the person that I REALLY LIKE and i'm happier. Life really hasn't changed much."
