Kareena
Kapoor
has
only
agreed
to
do
one
tribute
so
far
to
her
own
sister,
Karisma
Kapoor,
at
an
award
function
a
couple
of
years
ago.
A
little
convincing
by
her
best
friend,
Ekta
Kapoor,
however,
has
made
her
agree
to
perform
to
Sridevi's
songs
as
a
tribute
to
her
at
Balaji's
Global
Indian
Film
&
TV
Honours
(GIFTH).
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Says
a
source
close
to
Kareena,
"She
will
be
performing
to
a
medley
of
Sridevi's
hit
songs
at
GIFTH.
Sridevi
will
be
present
there.
Kareena
will
perform
to
songs
like
Morni
bagamaa
bole,
Mere
haatho
mein
nau
nau
chudiyaan
hain
and
Hawa
hawai
among
many
others.
She
has
handpicked
and
selected
the
songs
herself.
"Normally,
Kareena
doesn't
pay
tributes
to
other
actors
but
likes
to
dance
to
her
own
songs.
When
Ekta
came
and
met
her
and
explained
the
concept
of
how
she
wanted
B-Town's
reigning
queen
(Kareena)
to
pay
a
tribute
to
another
reigning
queen
of
the
previous
generation
(Sridevi),
Kareena
couldn't
refuse."
Kareena
will
also
be
dancing
on
Nainon
mein
sapna,
which
featured
Ekta
and
Tusshar
Kapoor's
father
Jeetendra
along
with
Sridevi.
Manish
Malhotra,
who
used
to
design
for
Sridevi,
is
also
designing
for
Kareena
for
the
show.
Said
Ekta,
"Sridevi
is
iconic.
This
generation
has
no
idea
about
her
fan
following.
Sridevi
was
a
darling
of
the
masses,
like
Kareena
is
today!
I
find
Kareena
and
Sridevi
very
similar
filmi
heroines
with
whom
the
masses
instantly
connect
too.
20
years
ago,
Kareena
would
have
been
a
worthy
competitor
to
Sridevi
as
would
Sridevi
to
Kareena
today.
“They
share
the
same
bubbliness
and
mass
connect.
I
have
watched
their
films
Himmatwala
and
Mujhe
Kuch
Kehna
Hai
and
been
witness
to
the
mass
hysteria
of
their
audience.
I
have
never
seen
this
kind
of
mass
reaction
for
any
other
actress.
Kareena
is
the
perfect
person
to
pay
a
tribute
to
Sridevi.
Who
wouldn't
want
to
see
Kareena
dance
to
Sridevi's
hits?"
Kareena
said,
"I'm
a
big
fan
of
Sridevi
and
have
grown
up
watching
her
films.
I'm
very
excited
and
humbled
to
be
performing
to
her
songs.
It
is
an
honour
and
I
feel
proud
to
step
into
her
shoes."
Story first published: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 13:51 [IST]