Kareena Kapoor says six-pack abs can’t make someone a star, feels like telling actors: ‘Please wear your T-shirt first; I can’t even…’

Kareena Kapoor Khan recalled her response when someone told her that she shouldn't have done a 'dark film' like Jaane Jaan.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | December 19, 2023 09:38 AM IST

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Kareena Kapoor says if an actor is talented, stardom will follow. (Photo: Kareena Kapoor/Instagram)

The meaning of stardom is changing, not only for the audience, but also for actors. Kareena Kapoor Khan believes that if an actor is talented and can connect with viewers through their performance, ‘stardom will follow’. She also shared how a few people questioned her decision to do Jaane Jaan, director Sujoy Ghosh’s crime thriller on Netflix.

In a new interview, Kareena said that being a good actor and a big star goes ‘hand in glove’. She told Film Companion, “If you are great, talented, and people have liked you, connected with you, stardom will follow. It is not like, ‘Oh he has got six-pack abs, he is looking so hot, he is a big star.’ Arree please yaar! Sometimes, I feel like telling those actors, ‘Please wear your T-shirt first. I can’t even look at you.'”

The actor added that times have changed since when her grandfather Raj Kapoor, uncle Rishi Kapoor and father Randhir Kapoor were actively working in the industry. “Now, if you are a good actor, you are going to survive a long time,” said Kareena.

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Kareena was last seen in the Netflix film Jaane Jaan, where she essayed the role of a single mother, Maya. Her performance was applauded by many. The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta mentioned in her review of the film, “Kareena reinforces our belief that there’s a great deal to her that we haven’t discovered yet.”

But some naysayers told Kareena that she should not have done the film. The actor shared, “Someone who saw Jaane Jaan was like, ‘Arre why did you do such a dark film?’ People have come up to me and said, ‘We are used to seeing you…’ They want that. I am just like, ‘I don’t even want to talk to you. Why did you even watch it?’ They just believe that this is her image. They have built this image about me that she has to do certain kinds of roles.”

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Kareena will next be seen in the role of a detective in Hansal Mehta’s The Buckingham Murders, also starring Ash Tandon, Ranveer Brar, and Keith Allen. She also has Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again in the pipeline.

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