Kareena Kapoor recently revealed that playing "over the top" character Poo in Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was quite "difficult" for her. While talking to NDTV about her two-decade-long journey in Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor opened up about playing iconic character Poo in the 2001's blockbuster film. When asked about her experience, Kareena said: "I think it was a difficult character to play. To be that over the top kind of character and be so convincing... I think the easiest thing is to cry and be emotional but to make people laugh and to kind of, you know, being a mainstream actor and play a character that has to be so over the top but so lovable is I think very difficult."
Kareena Kapoor co-starred with Amitabh Bachchan, his wife Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Hrithik Roshan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. The film is still rules the hearts of many.
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In the same interview, Kareena Kapor also talked about why she never tried to enter Hollywood. She said: "I still don't have that gumption...You need a lot of determination, a lot of gumption, a lot of grit and a lot of that. I have it but I don't have that much. Also, my priorities in my life are completely different. I am at different stage and I don't have that time and mindset to be so out there. It's never been a thought."
Watch her full interview here:
On the work front, Kareena Kapoor was last seen in Good Newwz. She has a couple of films in the pipeline such as Lal Singh Chaddha with Aamir Khan, Angrezi Medium with Irrfan Khan and Karan Johar's Takht.