Kareena Kapoor Khan, who made her big Bollywood debut with Abhishek Bachchan in ‘Refugee’, spoke about Rekha’s image as a ‘sex goddess’ in a throwback interview. The actress also said that she felt ‘very flattered’ when she was addressed as one, too.
Kareena told Filmfare in 2002, “I’ve realised I’m here to be at the top. And to get there you have to be sexy, glamorous and attractive. Everyone has been at the top – Rekha, Sridevi, Madhuri, Karisma – has taken the glamour route. Rekha is called a sex goddess. I was very flattered when a magazine called me one too. In any case, just by wearing a salwar-kameez I can’t prove that I’m a good actress. The clothes have to be in keeping with the character… like Pooh’s deadly outfits in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. I want to be the No.1 actress. So why pick on my clothes?”

The actress also went on to talk about Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi. “No two films of mine have been the same… I take that (commanding the highest fee by an actress right now) as a huge compliment. That shows that film-makers and audiences have full faith in my abilities. Just by being part of successful films, you don’t become a success in your own right. See, Madhurti Dixit or Sridevi didn’t become instant successes. Madhuri’s first few films were failures. Sure, Sridevi has Nagina, Chandni and Mr India… but after quite a few years in the industry. For that matter how many memorable blockbusters has Rekha starred in? And yet she’s a movie goddess”, Kareena added.

On the work front, Kareena will next be seen in Hansal Mehta’s untitled next. She will also be making her digital debut with Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ with Vijay Varma and Jaideep Ahlawat.

Apart from these, she is also a part of ‘Crew’ with Tabu and Kriti Sanon.