Kareena wants Saif to be more serious

When Kareena Kapoor saw Saif Ali Khan dressed up as
a Sardarji at a trial show of Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal, she couldn’t recognize
him. So complete was Saif’s transformation that seen out of context Kareena
failed to recognize Saif in the sequences featuring him as a Sardarji “This has
got to be the most convincing disguise ever on screen. Even I got taken in,”
says Kareena appreciatively. “People will forget Saif is a Khan. He’ll think
he’s a Sardarji. Tell her that her cousin Ranbir Kapoor is also playing a Sardar
in Shimit Amin’s film and she quips, “Ranbir has a tough act to follow up. And
now Kareena has made a decision on Saif’s behalf. She won’t let anyone take
Saif’s talent for granted, not even Saif himself.

When Aamir Khan decided to get some of his A-Lister
colleagues together for a meeting about the deadlock between film producers and
multiplex owners he also called up Saif Ali Khan whose instant reaction was,
“Why me?” Explains Kareena, “Saif just doesn’t take himself seriously enough.
When Aamir invited him for a very exclusive meeting about the crisis regarding
the release of films, Saif’s reaction was to wonder why he’s being invited for
such an important meeting. Saif feels Kareena needs to take himself more
seriously now. “After his performance in Love Aaj Kal and Rensil d’Silva’s film,
I’m convinced Saif’s best time begins now. But he doesn’t know how to market
himself.

Sadly, Saif has no time to imbibe Kareena’s
strategies on career management. No time for love! That could be the theme song
for the Saif-Kareena relationship at the moment. Because Saif has absolutely no
time for love…or Kareena. “His first love these days is Love Aaj Kal, his first
production. Saif lives, eats, breathes and sleeps with the film these days. He
has no time for anything else,” grumbles Kareena god-naturedly, and adds she has
seen Love Aaj Kal twice. “This is Saif’s best performance after Omkara.

I’m so proud of him. Love Aaj Kal is as much my baby
as Saif’s. I’m going to be completely involved in the publicity marketing
everything. This is our first production and we’re going to make it rock.”