All for National Glory

She resisted a while, but even Kareena Kapoor is human. No actress has been able to resist the lure of the National Award.

She resisted a while, but even Kareena Kapoor is human. No actress has been able to resist the lure of the National Award. And ever since Madhur Bhandarkar landed the National trophies on a platter for Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut this year, other heroines have been eyeing his next project. Kareena has pulled off the coup, playing an actress rumoured to be modelled on Marilyn Monroe. She’ll play the seductress with a death wish and will have five leading men starring opposite her. The industry, though, is all abuzz with how Kareena’s rubbing shoulders with Madhur. The old Bebo always turned her nose up at filmmakers like Madhur and David Dhawan. And now, Bollywood’s already sniggering about whether Bebo’ll ditch her avocado salad for missal pav on the sets with Madhur instead.