She has played a prostitute, a cheerful girl-next-door and the final glamour queen in her almost decade-long career, but Kareena Kapoor says "Kurbaan" has given her the chance to sink her teeth into one of the best roles in her career.
"I am so confident that in 'Kurbaan', audiences will take to my character in a big way," said Kareena, who looks forward to playing a range of roles across different genres of films.
"Particularly after 'Kambakkht Ishq', they would see a different me in the film," Kareena told IANS.
A Karan Johar production, "Kurbaan" is directed by first time director Rensil D'Silva and has terrorism as its background.
"The girl's role is very strong in 'Kurbaan' and I have worked really hard on my performance. I'm expecting a lot from the film," said the actress, who has won serious compliments for her performance in "Dev" and "Omkara".
Kareena is paired with boyfriend Saif Ali Khan in "Kurbaan", which also stars Vivek Oberoi, Dia Mirza, Kirron Kher and Om Puri in main roles.
The actress says she is once again expecting honor from critics for her performance in the film.
"Well frankly, this is one film where I am expecting both box-office success and huge critical acclaim. The film is very well made and, to add to that, quite topical," she said assertively.
With music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Salim-Sulaiman, "Kurbaan" is aiming for a November release.
For Kareena, 2009 would be an exciting year as it would also see the release of Rajkumar Hirani's "3 Idiots", where she is paired opposite Aamir Khan, and debutant director Prem R. Soni's "Main Aur Mrs. Khanna" with Salman Khan.
After being in the industry for close to a decade, doesn't she aspire for more awards?
"See, ever since I began my career, I have always maintained that I want to be a star actress. I should give the kind of confidence to filmmakers that I can carry off any role boldly. Whether it is a Geet ('Jab We Met') or a Dolly ('Omkara'), Simrita ('Kambakkht Ishq') or the character I play in 'Kurbaan' - I am mixing it up all.
"For me, work is like a passion and when I do a film, I don't really think of commercial gains or awards. What is most important for me is to be engaged in some quality stuff. I sign a film because I like to enact the character that I have been offered. If box office success and awards come then, well, it's great," she said.
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