With her golden locks and blue eyes, she is considered to be one of the most beautiful women in Bollywood, although her fiery style has earned her the title of a snob.
But all that doesn't bother Kareena Kapoor, who is among the highest paid actresses. Grand daughter of the legendary Raj Kapoor, Kareena entered the tinsel town at a time when a lot of star kids were ready to take that big leap in a make or break career.
Kareena won all the major awards and accolades for her high-profile debut in Refugee in 2000. Though both her co-star Abhishek Bachchan and the film did not do well at the box office, Kareena managed a host of other films like Ajnabee, Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham and Yaadein.
She won rave reviews for her role as a streetwalker in Chameli and a riot victim in Dev, films which have even encouraged her increase price to reportedly Rs 1.5 crores.
Kareena says she is happy with her achievements and is open to all sort of characters that excite her. "Right from Refugee to Chameli, Dev and Yuva, there's always been something different in whatever I've done. I want to attempt more different kind of roles. For just a 23-year-old I think I have achieved quite a bit," said Kareena in an interview in New Delhi on Sunday.
Though she does not have a single hit film at the box office to her credit, Kareena is still the hot property and the most sought after actress. Her latest film Fida has her paired opposite real-life sweetheart Shahid Kapoor, in an author-backed role of a temptress.
Kareena says she is not interested in going west, at a time when most of the Indian actors are vying for a Hollywood project. "No....I am very much an Indian, I am proud to be an Indian and I want to be here all my life," said Kareena.
Kareena's latest films Aetraaz, Hulchul, Bewafaa and Bajirao Mastani will see her in different roles, right from that of a love-lorn woman, to a cheating wife to a courtesan.