• My guest this week, in a year that has been rather indifferent for women stars in Indian cinema, is the one who stood out — Kareena Kapoor. Wonderful to have you on Walk the Talk, superstar. Everything you touch turns to gold.

Not really, it’s been great this year.

• What stands out when you look at your last few works? Everybody has a favourite.

I think it would be what you told me off this show — Omkara. That’s my favourite.

• Why is it so special?

I don’t know. I think I’m partial towards (director) Vishal Bhardwaj. He’s one of the finest filmmakers we have in the country. Besides, he is real, he is commercial, and I think he has everything that it takes. Omkara was truly, truly special and one of the best roles an actor could ask for.

• Difficult?

For me, yes.

• Why?

I think it was very subtle, very subdued. A lot of inner pain to be portrayed, which I think is a little more difficult.

• Tough to be a good girl and yet be so madly in love with a really bad boy.

That’s true.

• Tell me some of the tougher moments during that film.

Like you said, being good but falling in love with a bad person, knowing the kind of business the man you’re in love with does, he’s a little older than you. Also the whole Uttar Pradesh accent, the whole atmosphere. I think people associate me with the upmarket, but Omkara was very earthy, very Bihari sort of.

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