Courtesy:
Glamsham
Monday,
October
29,
2007
Today,
in
a
live
radio
interview
to
BBC
Asian
Network,
London,
film
publicist
Dale
Bhagwagar
said,
"Kareena
Kapoor
actually
looks
like
Shahid
Kapoor's
elder
sister!
Saif
Ali
Khan
is
a
better
bet
for
her;
looks
wise,
as
well
as
career
wise!" This
cheesy
comment
sparked
off
a
debate
on
the
interactive
programme,
with
listeners
wondering,
why
so
much
importance
was
being
given
to
the
split
between
the
lovers.
The
BBC
had
sort
Dale's
opinion
and
inputs
on
whether
the
much-publicized
Shahid-Kareena
split
is
genuine
or
a
'publicity
stunt' for
their
latest
film
Jab
We
Met.
While
the
publicist
said
he
"would
like
to
believe
it
is
for
real,
until
proven
otherwise",
he
admitted
that
"link-up
gimmicks
have
been
a
part
and
parcel
of
publicity
exercises
for
hundreds
of
films
since
the
time
of
Manmohan
Desai."
In
a
frank
and
bold
discussion
on
the
radio
station,
Dale
said
he
couldn't
understand
"why
there
is
so
much
hoopla
about
Shahid
and
Kareena
parting
ways.
It
might
prove
to
be
good
for
the
film's
publicity,
but
the
hullabaloo
is
quite
unnecessary.
Our
entertainment
media
is
simply
aping
the
West
by
trying
to
peep
into
the
personal
lives
of
stars
24x7.
Bollywood
doesn't
really
need
this.
If
the
films
are
good,
they
are
bound
to
run.
And
as
far
as
JAB
WE
MET
goes,
it's
a
well-packaged
product.
Both
Shahid
and
Kareena
have
matured
as
actors,
though
it
would
have
done
the
film
some
more
good,
if
their
onscreen
chemistry
was
still
better,
and
if
they
looked
less
like
siblings."
"In
fact,
with
this
film,
Kareena
has
risen
to
be
one
the
best
bets
Bollywood
has
for
the
future.
She
might
be
direct
competition
to
Rani
Mukherji
and
Aishwarya
Bachchan
now," he
added.
Earlier,
the
publicist
had
stated,
"From
an
imaging
point
of
view,
after
his
split
with
Kareena,
Shahid
can
either
play
cry-baby
and
portray
himself
as
a
bechara
attracting
public
sympathy,
or
he
can
say
that
it
doesn't
bother
him
if
Kareena
left
him.
But
Shahid
is
toeing
a
better
line
right
now.
He
is
saying
that
he
is
moving
on
in
life.
Even
if
he
is
being
diplomatic
in
the
way
he
is
handling
the
media,
there's
no
denying
that
given
the
situation,
it's
the
best
path
he
can
take
at
the
moment."