By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Wednesday,
November
21,
2007
Kareena
Kapoor
has
signed
her
first
film
post
Jab
We
Met.
The
film
titled
Kambakht
Ishq
stars
Akshay
Kumar
and
will
be
directed
by
Saabir
Khan
for
Sajid
Nadiadwala"s
banner.
It"s
an
unusual
love
story,
“This
is
the
first
film
that
I
have
signed
after
Jab
We
Met,
so
you
can
understand
how
much
I
loved
the
script.
It"s
a
great
role
and
I"ve
wanting
to
working
with
Sajid
for
a
long
time.
His
association
with
our
family
has
been
wonderful.
Two
of
Lolo"s
biggest
hits
Jeet
and
Judwaa
were
with
Sajid.
I
am
also
looking
forward
to
working
with
Akshay
again
after
Tashan.
This
is
my
fifth
film
with
Akshay
and
we
have
always
shared
a
wonderful
chemistry
on
screen," gushes
Kareena.
Our
first
time
Sajid
Nadiadwala
had
been
searching
for
a
leading
lady
for
the
part
for
three
months
before
he
finally
selected
Bebo
for
the
role,
“I
am
happy
that
Kareena
and
I
will
be
working
together
for
the
first
time.
She
suits
the
role
perfectly.
My
director
Saabir
and
I,
both
saw
Jab
We
Met
and
loved
it.
It
was
a
difficult
role
the
transition
from
the
first
half
of
being
a
vivacious
extrovert
to
the
second
half
where
she
withdraws
into
herself
but
Kareena
did
a
great
job.
Kambakht
Ishq
is
a
romantic
drama
with
comedy
in
it."
No
problem
there
Talking
about
his
association
with
Kareena"s
family,
Sajid
says,
“Kareena"s
dad
Randhir
has
worked
with
our
banner
Nadiadwala
and
Grandsons
in
many
films
including
Haath
Ki
Safai
and
Rampur
Ka
Lakshman.
I
have
known
Randhir
for
the
last
15
years.
I
have
a
100
per
cent
record
with
Lolo
as
both
Jeet
and
Judwaa
had
been
golden
jubilee
hits.
Kareena
always
thought
I
had
a
problem
with
her
and
that"s
why
we
never
worked
together.
All
the
films
I
made
were
her
kind
of
films
and
she
would
always
ask
her
friends
if
there
was
something
wrong.
There
was
nothing
like
that.
It
was
just
that
we
missed
working
together."
Woman-centric
world
Kareena
is
known
to
be
choosy
about
her
scripts.
Sajid
laughs,
“In
fact,
when
I
approached
her,
she
said
she
doesn"t
want
to
hear
the
script
but
she
just
wanted
to
start
shooting.
I
don"t
make
action
films
but
women-centric
films
where
the
girl"s
role
is
pivotal
to
the
story.
All
the
boys
and
girls
who
have
acted
in
my
films
have
done
well.
Heyy
Babyy!
has
grossed
100
in
India
in
five
weeks."
The
shooting
of
Kambakht
Ishq
starts
from
January
2008
and
the
entire
film
will
be
shot
in
Los
Angeles.
“We
will
take
nine
actors
from
Hollywood
studios
in
Kambakht
Ishq
and
it
will
be
an
international
love
story
on
a
big
scale,"
Sajid
signs
off.