‘Veere di Wedding’ promotions are in full swing and the papparazzi have finally found the chances of asking questions which they’ve held on to for far too long now. The journalists had a lot to ask the Bollywood diva regarding her comeback, post the baby. Upon being asked if she’ll continue doing dance numbers and rethink before signing a film, the acting goddess had something relatively interesting to add, “I will always do what I think is right, what works for my personality and my career. I might not be able to give time to a film like earlier; hence, I would want to work in a film that gets over within 50 days. So maybe not two to three films in a year, but I would rather do one film every year.” “I would want to work in a film that gets over within 50 days” Kareena has previously done a few dance numbers including like ‘it’s rocking, and Marjaaani. She has been experimental with her choice of films in the last 18 years of her career. Come June 1, she will be seen in Veere Di Wedding, which also features Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker and Shikha Talsania. “The idea is to challenge myself in whichever ways. See in real life Aamir Khan does not look like the way he looked in Dangal. But he did it for a film. I am always an actress who moulds herself according to the role that I play, according to the vision a filmmaker has for the character. That is really my way to keep going,” she said. Having started her career with J.P. Dutta’s Refugee, she has also featured in movies like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Asoka, Hulchul, Don, Heroine and Udta Punjab. “I joined the film industry to be known as an actress first, then a star. So I want people to remember my performance, even if the film does not turn out as expected. I love acting and I take my career quite seriously,” she said. Of Veere Di Wedding, Kareena said, “I think I wanted to be a part of this film from the beginning because this is a very different film for me. I have always been a part of films where I shared screen space with heroes and I played the heroine. And here, I am narrating the story of a girl, along with three other girls who are her best buddies. Also, this is a story that captures various stages of love and marriage of girls. One wants to get married, one is getting divorced, one is commitment phobic… So it is a story of different shades of a relationship.” In the movie, Kareena plays Kalindi, and the story revolves around her marriage. The actor’s recent comment “I believe in equality. I wouldn’t say I am a feminist”, was widely trolled on social media. Does she think the term ‘feminism’ is misinterpreted? “I think so. I mean, on social media platforms many people misuse the word feminism. It is about equality and does not mean one is superior to another. It is about equal rights for everyone. Today a man is working, a woman is working on the same platform with the same level of dedication, skill set — whether it is an entrepreneur, a journalist, a filmmaker, an actor, we all are doing everything with equality.” The ‘Veere Di Wedding’ director, Shashanka Ghosh, seems to have taken a chance on shedding light on the relatively liberal and modern women of India. The lead protagonist had to say that she had been inquired a lot about the fact that if they were trying to make a point on feminism and women empowerment. “But the fact is we made a film on the story of four girls in a very commercial space. It is an entertaining film!” Published in Daily Times, May 29th 2018.