Kareena on her relationship with Khan, who helped her during a career lull
MID-DAY (April 26, 2019)

Kareena Kapoor Khan recently opened up about her struggling days, and how her actor-husband Saif Ali Khan’s support changed her outlook towards life when she was dealing with a rough professional phase.

“It started out great. I did amazing films. But then for a year, I didn’t work. I felt like my career was over. I was told to ‘reinvent’; become size zero. Everyone goes through a lull in the career. But as an actor, it’s worse — there are so many eyes on you! Somehow, through my life, I’ve been blessed with people who have supported me thoroughly. Just when I thought I was falling, Saif caught me. I’d met him before, but while we were filming Tashan (2008), something changed,” she said in an interview to a social media portal.

Sharing how her love story with Khan started on the sets of Tashan, she said, “I wore my heart on my sleeve. He was so charming; I fell for him hook, line and sinker. I remember, while shooting in Ladakh and Jaisalmer, we’d go on long bike rides for some alone time. We’d enjoy the beauty, have great conversations and just bond.”

The actor married Khan — father to Sara and Ibrahim from his previous marriage — in 2012. “He’s 10 years older than me, and has two kids. But, for me, he was just Saif, who helped me heal and love myself. Maybe it was the fact that we’re so different — he’s more private and not Bollywoodised. I imbibed that from him. I learnt to balance things and not let them get to me,” she said.

Kapoor is gearing up for the release of Good News, and will also be seen in Karan Johar’s Takht.