“I can't be just a glam doll”

"I enjoy acting. Acting is in my blood, it is in my genes, it is in my DNA and you can see that on screen I like doing different roles. I can't do just those films where I am looking pretty and sing and dance around trees. I want to act," Kareena told IANS in an interview.

The actress considers her debut film Refugee (2000) a special film.

"Refugee was a very special film because I always wanted to prove myself as an actress and not to be known just as a glam doll. There are films like Refugee, Chameli, Omkara, Jab We Met, 3 Idiots and Kurbaan; they all have been very different.

"I don't think any other actress has been able to do such a variety of roles. So the journey, I think, has been colourful," said Kareena, 29.

Nine years after Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), where she played Kajol's younger sister, Kareena has teamed up with Kajol in Sidharth Malhotra's directorial debut We Are Family.

"I think it's an exciting challenge to be working with Kajol. We both live in the same house, have equally powerful roles; in fact, mine is the most complex and complicated part. It's very easy to be emotional and gain sympathy but very difficult to win over the sympathy and I hope I could achieve that," she said.

Releasing Sep 3, We Are Family is the Hindi adaptation of Hollywood hit Stepmom (1998). Arjun Rampal plays what Ed Harris did in the original, while Kajol steps into Susan Sarandon's shoes as a divorced mother.

Kareena plays Julia Roberts' role.

"I am absolutely honoured that Karan ( Johar) and Sidharth thought that I could do the Julia Roberts role because to me she is the finest actress," said the actress who feels the adaptation could have been more contemporary.

"It's a very desi film. I think it should have been made it more contemporary. Indian audiences are ready for that. It's about the journey of two women. They start off with hating each other and due to unforeseen circumstances they end up loving each other."

While working with Kajol, Kareena observed that her co-star was quite similar to her sister Karisma when it comes being a mother.

"Kajol is a hands-on mother. Both Kajol and Karisma, I don't know if it's the trait of that generation, are just there with their children," said Kareena.

Asked how it would have been if Karisma had played Kajol's role, she quipped, "Oh God! She can't do that because we can't marry the same man. No way."