Kareena likes a mix of mainstream and off-beats films in her filmography

Mumbai, April 7 : Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who recently kickstarted the shoot of her upcoming film The Crew, has shared that she likes to keep a healthy mix of mainstream and off-beat films in her filmography and that her titular role in Chameli is a testament to that.Chameli, which was released almost 2 decades ago, was directed by Sudhir Mishra, and saw Kareena playing the role of a sex worker - a brave choice for an actor in that era.

The film received many accolades for its storytelling and Kareenas performance and proved to be a milestone in her career.Talking about making brave choices, Kareena told IANS: "I have always been a risk-taker and its because of my passion for acting.Thats the reason behind me doing a Golmaal and an off-beat film like Omkara, a Yuva or a Chameli.

"Kareena, whose streaming chat show hat Women Want on Mirchi Plus has been receiving a lot of audience appreciation, comes from the first film dynasty of India - the Kapoor clan but, being a star was never on her mind, she said.Instead, for her, it has always been about honing her craft as an artiste.

She further mentioned: "It was never on my mind to become a star.I come from a certain background so back then, I thought that being an exceptional actor, it may happen or it might not happen but to try and give my 100 per cent to the part that I essay is not just my duty but also the responsibility that comes with the privilege.

""I was 21 years old when I played Chameli at a time when nobody was doing films like that.Today, Im 42 and people still talk about that film.

It really built up a certain perception in the minds of the audience about my work.So, I have always had a good mix of commercial mainstream and that of the off-beat cinema and I would like to keep it that way, even now you will see me in The Crew which is more women-centric and commercial and also working in the Indian adaptation of The Devotion of Suspect X", she concluded.

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