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Kareena Kapoor says she would love to do K-Dramas

Kareena Kapoor says she would love to do K-Dramas

Kareena Kapoor said that while borders are blurring and Indian cinema and actors are making their presence felt across the world

Hindustan Times

October 23, 2024, 12:15 pm

Last modified: October 23, 2024, 12:19 pm

Karen Kapoor. Photo: Collected

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Karen Kapoor. Photo: Collected

Karen Kapoor. Photo: Collected

Kareena Kapoor is breaking new ground as an actress, whether in her streaming debut – Sujoy Ghosh’s Netflix India crime thriller Jaane Jaan – or her latest film – Hansal Mehta’s investigative thriller The Buckingham Murders, shot primarily in English .

Now, in an interview with NDTV, the actress says that she would love to explore Korean Dramas or K-Dramas.

“I would certainly love to explore a Korean drama. Because the world is watching your series, your films are extremely popular. Everyone is watching,” said Kareena when asked if she would like to venture into the Korean world. dramas.

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“Our films are true to our culture and heritage. They are authentic. We love our music and dance, drama, action and our films are enjoyed in our languages. This is also what sets us apart. We like Korean and French cinema, but we I still enjoy dancing to ‘Naatu Naatu’ on the Oscar stage,” the actor said, referring to the live performance by international dancers on the hit Telugu track, which won the Oscar for best original song last year.

Hollywood has never been on her agenda, but Kareena has said she wants to be on the same level as her idol Meryl Streep.

She also praised her Crew, Udta Punjab and Good Newwz co-star Diljit Dosanjh for putting Punjabi music on the global map, filmmaker Kiran Rao for making the world watch rooted films like Laapataa Ladies (which was selected by India as her official Oscar entry) and designer Manish Malhotra for promoting Indian attire and culture on the global fashion stage.

In 2016, when Kareena appeared on Karan Johar’s popular chat show Koffee with Karan, she said that Bollywood actresses are gravitating towards Hollywood.

“Everyone is taking the bus to Hollywood,” she said.

Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone starred in Hollywood tentpole projects Baywatch and XXX: Return of Xander Cage around the same time. Although Kareena claims that she is passionate about acting, she has no aspirations of venturing into Hollywood.

Kareena will be seen in Singham Again, and Meghna Gulzar will be next.