My career is top priority: Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor says that she doesn�t like the endless attention people give to her relationship with actor Saif Ali Khan and that most of the stories are untrue.
�There�re so many false stories about Saif and me. But it�s okay. I understand the need to know what�s going in our lives. Are we married� are we not married? Please! Fortunately, I�ve learnt to take all this unwanted speculation in my stride. The best thing is to just do my work and not get affected by the loose talk,� Kareena said in an interview.
She says it was wrong to have heightened expectations from Tashan just because it had Saif and her.
�We just did what the script required us to. I don�t think people should�ve gone to see Tashan as Saif and my love story. What does that mean! We�re playing characters. That�s why Jab We Met worked. The characters worked,� said Kareena.
She doesn�t like comparing her love life with work and said: �When I�m working, I�m working. And when I�m with him (Saif), I�m all there.�
Excerpts:
Q: What�s this about you being the highest paid actress in India?
A: I don�t know what other actors get paid. And I don�t care. I get what I deserve. I�ve slogged right from Refugee to Jab We Met and Tashan. An actor is signed for what he or she can deliver.
Q: Is your price flexible?
A: I�ve always been flexible with my fee. The hunger is for the right roles.
Q: There were lots of heightened expectations from your last release Tashan because of you and Saif.
A: We just did what the script required us to. I don�t think people should�ve gone to see Tashan as Saif and my love story. What does that mean! We�re playing characters. That�s why Jab We Met worked. The characters worked. I had earlier done many films with Shahid while we were seeing each other. They didn�t work. Why?
Q: You tell me.
A: Today it�s the script that works. All actors are hungry for the right scripts and characters.
Q: All the attention given to your relationship with Saif - does that scare you?
A: I can�t stop living my life the way I want to just because of the attention. As long as I don�t let my family down, I�m not scared. I�ll always retain my values. But, yes, at times this endless attention does get scary. There�re so many false stories about Saif and me. But it�s okay. I understand the need to know what�s going in our lives. Are we married� are we not married? Please! Fortunately, I�ve learnt to take all this unwanted speculation in my stride. The best thing is to just do my work and not get affected by the loose talk.
Q: Are you fully comfortable in your relationship with Saif?
A: Yes. But only the two people in a relationship know what is going on. I don�t think people have the right to know what�s going on in my private life. They�ve my films to judge me by. I don�t need to give explanations about what happens behind my closed doors. Right now I�m loving it. The paparazzi is doing their job. We�re doing ours. Both Saif and I understand that.
Q: The two of you don�t have that much work together.
A: No, after Tashan we only have Renzil d�Silva�s film together. Both of us are too sensible to sign films just to spend time together. Saif is way too mature and extremely understanding. He respects the kind of work I like to do as I respect his work. And we keep our careers apart. Saif knows that right now my career is the most important thing to me. And that I need the space to work. To my family and me my career is top priority because I�ve worked really hard to get where I am. You as a friend have watched my struggle. My family and friends know how much I�ve slogged. I won�t give it up for anything.
Q: So career wins over love?
A: There�s no comparison between the two. When I�m working, I�m working. And when I�m with him (Saif), I�m all there. Besides, Saif is a superstar himself. He�s so busy.
Q: How do you rate him as an actor?
A: I think he�s a 10 on 10. The way he can make audiences laugh and cry is amazing. And his one-liners are extremely entertaining. And we�re both moody. So that�s fine.
Q: How excited are you about your current assignments?
A: All my current assignments are completely different from one another. I�m so excited about working with Aamir Khan in Raj Kumar Hirani�s film. Idiots is a comedy with a social message.
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