Her relationship with Chotey Nawab Saif Ali Khan and the fact that they were seen joint at the hip at loads of places also made sure that it was so.
Shoots and social gatherings kept her in the news, but the movie for which she developed her size zero frame-'Tashan' flopped badly.
Only the Diwali release 'Gomaal Returns' made money but then the credit for the same doesn't go to her fully.
After all, it was a multi-starrer with a lot of boy bonding.
This sort of depressed the actress who thought that her career is going downhill and that's why she's decided to make her high profile relationship low profile now.
In the New Year she's realized that being in the media glare all the time with Saif is harming her.
So she's decided to play it safe and is not breaking up completely. Instead she's keeping her private life away from the media.
Well, it seems Kareena has realized what was needed to be realized. Let's see if this strategy actually helps her out in the long run or not.