Kareena Kapoor follows John, Bipasha's footsteps

John and Bipasha are the faces for Clinic All Clear anti-dandruff shampoo and now Kareena Kapoor has been signed on as brand ambassador of Head and Shoulders shampoo. Apart from the usual commercial ad, she will also be seen in a music video made specially to promote the product in a unique manner. To be shot by the director Sangeet Sivan, the music of the video will be composed by Pritam. After the huge success of Jab We Met however, Kareena seemed to fit the 'brand ambassador' bill to the T. About the music video, Kareena said, "This is a novel concept. I've seen the music video and it has been shot and edited really well. It was wonderful shooting with Sivan." It is known fact that Bipasha and Kareena don't get along and prefer not to work together. And now they represent rival shampoo brands, too. What made Kareena endorse this product? "The product has to do with confidence. And I think I am quite a confident girl," she says. The lyrics have been written by Irshad Kamil. Pritam besides having composed music for this video is also responsible for the great music of Jab We Met . He says, "I have worked with Kareena before; she is very bubbly and can pull off any kind of song; that's why I can be bindaas when I'm composing songs that Kareena is going to dance to. This particular number is naughty and romantic."

Kareena and Shahid are Friends?

Kareena Kapoor, who is widely perceived to have dumped Shahid Kapoor to further her career, is in damage control mode now and says that even though she and Shahid aren't an item anymore they remain friends.
Speaking to HT, Kareena denied reports that relations between her and Shahid are frosty and despite the success of their pairing in Jab We Met they are unlikely to feature together in a film again.
"That so-called cold war between us was blown out of proportion," she says. "In fact, we had lunch together too, but the media doesn't know about this.
"So when we read that we barely interacted at the shoot, we laughed it off. We are friends, we do talk occasionally," she said leaving us wondering what kind of friends talk just occasionally?
And what kind of friends claim sole credit for the success of a film in which they together play lead roles?
"If something doesn't work out, fine, it's okay.. .but friends do remain friends yaar. That's the beauty of a relationship," Kareena continued unconvincingly.
Asked if her continued contact with Shahid could upset Saif Ali Khan, Kareena said:
"Well, I think he's too mature a person. He's beyond worrying about whether I speak to Shahid or not."
In the interview, Kareena also denied recent media reports that Deepika Padukone would play the lead in Saif's first home production to be directed by Imtiaz Ali.
"Really? This is news to me. Imtiaz is away in the US for two months. It's the director's call to cast an actor in the role he wants," says Kareena
Kareena has already been earmarked by Saif for a lead role in his second home production titled Agent Vinod to be directed by Sriram Raghavan.

Jab We Met Still Doing Good

All claims by the makers of SAAWARIYA stating that the film was finally finding an audience in the second week have proved to be untrue.

The film has seen a massive fall in the second week and what seemed like at least an average status for the film has also come under a threat. Though the first week billing of SAAWARIYA was much better than just being face saving with as much as 20 crores coming in, more than 80% fall in collections as per the reported centers in the second week shows the writing clear on the wall.

Film has seen a terrible decline all over with major cities like Mumbai accounting for mere 65 lakhs and Delhi being poor at 35 lakhs. Further nail in the coffin has been barely 2-3 shows per multiplex that now remain for the film in it's 3rd week. On the other hand JAB WE MET has shown a huge increase in it's fifth week and is now back with close to 6 shows at majority of multiplexes.

The way SAAWARIYA is going, it may well be time for it's DVD release by the time DUS KAHANIYAAN takes over the screens on 7th December.

GOAL looks at 100% collections over the weekend

Jab Ranbir and Kareena Met!

The Kapoor khandan is all set to revive Raj Kapoor's legendary RK Banner. The three sons of the showman Randhir, Rajiv and Rishi Kapoor are all set to work together in two movies under the family banner next year. The younger generation is not to be left behind Kareena Kapoor is all set to star in a romantic comedy next year while her younger cousin Ranbir Kapoor will be seen in a action flick. Ranbir Kapoor had earlier reveled his interest in taking up direction and reviving his grandfathers RK Banner. The last movie produced under the RK Banner was Aa Aab Laut Chalen in 1999. The shooting for both the movies is set to start at the same time next year and they might even be released close to each other.

Bebo Loves SRK

Kareena Kapoor's ultimate dream is to do a romantic movie with Shah Rukh Khan. The actress can't seem to stop gushing over her favourite actor. "Very frankly I did the Yeh mera dil song in Don because of Shah Rukh. My ultimate wish is to do a full-on love story with him," said the actress whose latest movie Jab We Met is a box-office hit. "When Farhan Akhtar offered me the song I wondered if making a guest appearance was right for me. However, the temptation of doing a song with Shah Rukh got the better of me." Kareena says she is glad she did the song. "It got me tremendous notice. My niece Samaira has become my biggest fan. She dances to the song. And the minute she sees me she starts singing Yeh mera dil pyar ka deewana," said the young Kapoor. The actress, who is listening to new scripts every day, has given the go-ahead to only two new projects. "I've decided I can't do run of the mill films any more. I've done enough films without conviction. And it shows in my performances. Unlike my sister Karisma who could look convincing in any role, I've to be convinced about the role." Talk about her movie Omkara and Kareena's face brightens up. "It's one film I'm truly proud of. I'm looking forward to working with Vishal Bharadwaj again. He's one of those rare directors who know how to tap into my potential. I need directors like Vishal and Imtiaz Ali of Jab We Met to come forward and give me a chance. That's why I've taken a long break to get my act together. I don't want to look back on my career with any regrets," she said.

Kareena Comes To Town

BANGALORE: Even as actor Kareena Kapoor, one of the Kapoor khandhan, waxed eloquent about how she chooses films with a strong storyline and a well-etched role, the suave star was stumped when asked for her opinion on low wages for storywriters in the industry, at an event on Sunday.

“I really do not know how much they get paid. That is something I will have to look into,” she said in response to a question on why storywriters get paid only about 2 per cent of the film’s budget.

Ms. Kapoor’s knowledge of the industry might be limited, but at the inauguration of the Shobha Asar exhibition in the city, she was all sophistication as she handled questions with a dash of humour and much diplomacy.

Glowing in a dress in a light shade of emerald green and an eye-catching emerald neck piece to match, Ms. Kapoor said she would love to buy more of the Shobha Asar brand of jewellery.

“But let me work in a few more movies and then I will probably be able to buy more,” she said, referring to the expensive jewellery of her “dear friend” she was here to promote. On her recent success at the box-office with “Jab We Met”, she said that what worked in the movie was the music, locations and fresh storyline and dialogues. “Also the chemistry between the two personalities of Geet and Aditya worked in the movie,” Ms. Kapoor said.

Way to relax

And how does she relax after a day’s work? “Well, after I do a good movie, I go out and buy a huge diamond piece and that makes me happy,” she said.

Of course, there are simpler things such as “70-year-old aunties” who compliment her on her role in “Jab We Met” that makes Ms. Kapoor smile.

Choosy about her roles

Currently working on two movies, she said that while she would love to work in her home production, she is very particular about her role, especially after “Omkara” and “Jab We Met”.

“So my dad is irritated because I am very picky about the role,” she said. But we will hopefully sort it out in the next couple of months,” she added.

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