Kareena Kapoor recently completed 25 years in the Indian film industry. The actor, in an interview with Times of India, reflected on the challenges faced by a female actor in a male-dominated industry. Kareena said that it is ‘tougher’ to ‘sustain’ while reinventing yourself in Bollywood.
(Also read: Kareena Kapoor, Karisma spill tea on The Great Indian Kapil Show; Krushna Abhishek channels mamu Govinda’s Raja Babu ) Kareena Kapoor on reinventing herself Kareena, while speaking about the longevity in her career stated that, “At 17-18, it was all about wanting to be in every film. If you sustain for a decade, it's about reinvention, which is scary in an industry which is male-dominated. Over the years, apart from me, there have been other brave actresses too who have taken big strides.
Every five years, I ask myself, what new can I do now? It's not just about being a part of successful films but leaving behind a legacy.” She further said, “I come from a family (the Kapoors) where I have been challenged because they all are such amazing actors, but I want to leave my mark somewhere. Every 10 years, there is someone new, so how am I going to last? Sustaining yourself is tougher, so I like to make varied choices, be it Buckingham Murders, Singham, Crew, or Jaane Jaan, which dropped on a streaming platform.
I feel it would have done great on the big screen, too.” Kareena Kapoor's acting career Kareena mde her Bollywood debut with JP Dutta's Refugee in 2000. She l.