Kareena Kapoor Khan reveals Steven Spielberg noticed her from 3 Idiots

Kareena Kapoor Khan has reiterated several times that unlike her contemporaries, she doesn`t harbour Hollywood aspirations. At the ongoing WAVES Summit, Kareena made a strong case for her indifference towards the prospect of an international career. The actor recalled the moment when legendary Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg spoke to her about 2013 blockbuster 3 Idiots. 

“Steven Spielberg was eating in the same restaurant as me. This was many moons ago, when 3 Idiots had just released. He came upto me and said, `Are you the girl from this Indian movie about three students?` I said, `Yes, that`s me.` He said, `My God! I love that movie!` I didn`t have to act in an English film for him to see it. He watched 3 Idiots!” she said at a panel discussion, moderated by filmmaker-friend Karan Johar. 

When Johar reminded her of her famous quote from a Koffee with Karan episode, where she said, “Sab bus pakad ke Hollywood jaa rahe hain,” referring to Bollywood actors making their international debut, Kareena laughed and said, “Main yehi hoon. I love my Indian movies and working in them. I love dancing to Hindi songs and speaking Hindi dialogues. `Bhatinda ki Sikhni hun (a dialogue from Jab We Met),` acha lagta hai baar baar bolna.”

Johar then invoked her another dialogue from the 2007 Imtiaz Ali-directorial, which said, “Main apni favourite hun.” To which, she replied, “Every girl and woman should always say this line, `Mai apni favourite hun.`”

This article first appeared on Mid Day