My weight is a national crisis: Bebo

When she got into size zero, it became pandemic. Now that she’s inching her weight into a slightly healthier scale, we’re guessing many will be relieved of the gruelling agony of getting waif thin. That’s why she’s Kareena Kapoor, the industry’s number one actress today.
And that’s precisely why everything she does becomes a national fad. While she’s here, she can even take failure with a pinch of salt.In an interaction, Kareena spoke of why weight is so central to the Indian conversation, and why, at her stage she can afford to take a not-so-successful film also in her stride.
“Weight is a natural and national crisis in our country. It is so important to our being. Haven’t you noticed, that’s why the subject keeps creeping up in every conversation,” she adds candidly. Visibly tired and sounding throaty, the lady says, “I am just back from a trip to Morocco. I haven’t slept for three days, that’s why my voice is gone now,” she manages.
Now while she didn’t explain the details of her trip – personal or professional – Bebo did tells us that professionally, she’s past mulling over failure. “When you are successful, failure is acceptable. And if you have success, you shouldn’t be scared of failing.” Whether this is a hint at the actress’ recent debacle with the film Milenge Milenge, that didn’t quite take off with the audiences, we don’t know because at this point she’d rather not talk about the film outright.
Grateful to her dad for encouraging both Karishma and her to work, thereby breaking the hitherto held archetype of a daughter from the Kapoor khandan, Kareena also attributes her success to the changing paradigm in Bollywood. “Indian films are becoming more women centric, which is a good thing and gives actresses great exposure,” she states, “actors are like scientists. They experiment with their films. Some experiments are good, some go awry.” Speaking of a woman centric industry, Kareena is excited about her forthcoming venture Herione, that she claims, “Will be a hard hitting film.”
Glad that she didn’t quite follow her initial ambition of becoming a lawyer, Kareena admits its tough living up to expectations once someone gets to her position, and also because there is a family name riding on you. “It’s very difficult to prove yourself especially if you are a star kid. There was a time in between while I was growing up, for about a year that I wanted to become a lawyer. But I soon realized it was not my area and I ran away from there. Now, even if the film industry gets rough sometimes, I am glad of my achievement. Karishma and I are the first siblings in the industry to have tasted so much success,” she says widening her eyes.
For all those thinking, like her weight, is her flawless skin also a result of hard work, that’s one thing she denies forthright, “It’s all in your genes. I am just plain lucky.”
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