Kareena’s new avatar in ‘Jab We Met’
After being noticed
for her glamorous
role as Kamini in
Farhan Akhtar’s
‘Don’, followed by
the item number ‘It’s
rocking’ (’Kya Love
Story Hai’), Kareena
Kapoor has refrained
from using much
greasepaint in Imtiaz
Ali’s ‘Jab We Met’.
Imtiaz reasons, “The
film is a travel story.
It covers the journey
of two strangers
played by Shahid
Kapur and Kareena.
Have you ever seen
people wearing heavy
makeup whilst
travelling? In fact,
people don’t like
applying any makeup,
due to the hassles
involved in travel.
Hence, Kareena is
sporting a non-glam
look for most part of
the film.”
What if her fans miss
the glam quotient?
“Kareena is one of
the few heroines who
looks good without
makeup. I’ve got a
good feedback from
the promos, which is
a positive sign,”
answers Imtiaz
adding, “Yes, there
are few scenes in the
film that require a hint
of makeup. But
neither the film nor its
characters have a
dolled-up treatment.
‘Jab We Met’
required a natural
texture regarding the
actors as well as the
locations.”
Imtiaz, who has also
written the film’s
dialogues, script and
the screenplay, says,
“Even for Shahid, it is
a makeover-from a
boy, he graduates to
a man in this film.
Even off-screen he is
level-headed and
mature. I wanted to
bring this side of his
personality on
screen.”
Imtiaz further reveals,
“Kareena and Shahid
were excited about
the fact that they
were getting to do
something different
and were willing to
experiment.”
On being questioned
if he was
disappointed about
the alleged Shahid-
Kareena split getting
the film into limelight
for the wrong
reasons, Imtiaz says,
“On a personal note I
am not pleased to
hear this since they
both are my friends.
But I don’t think that
such stories affect a
film’s box office
running in a positive
or negative manner.”
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