Kambakkht Ishq, according to ads in newspapers, opened to a Rs 30 crore collection—bigger than ace Aamir Khan’s Ghajini, but leading lady Kareena Kapoor has barely had time to savour its success. Just back from the outdoor shoot for Three Idiots, she did attend the party thrown by co-star Akshay Kumar, but is down with a viral soon after. “We pretty much expected it to be big,” she says between sniffles. “The criticism has to be taken with a pinch of salt.”

Kapoor’s favourite bit is the first part, the spats that set the tone for the rest of the movie. “It happens that way in real-life too when two people can’t stand each other,” she laughs. As for her favourite dress from the movie, it was the little black dress she sports in Amrita’s wedding scene.

An uber-glam Kapoor as the surgeon-cum-supermodel is among the redeeming features of the film and the actor is well aware of it. “I take great pride in dressing up the way I go. I can walk in stilettos in Kambakkht Ishq or wear dusty chappals in Omkara— it’s the different roles I play and I have no problem in carrying off the look one way or the other. I would like people to think of me as a versatile actor.”

Interestingly, beau Saif Ali Khan’s Love Aaj Kal up for release soon is making the right kind of noises. Kapoor, reportedly miffed at having been left out of the film after a stellar performance in the same director’s Jab We Met, sounds anything but that. “I have watched Love Aaj Kal and it is very enjoyable. Deepika Padukone is good in the film. If it does well, as I am sure it will, Saif and I will throw a joint party to celebrate the success of both our films.”

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