In 2001, played the female lead in Asoka. Directed by Santosh Sivan, the film also stars in the lead role. Her performance as Kaurwaki is considered one of the best ones. At that time, the actress was praised for playing such a powerful character at the beginning of her career. But did you know that, at that time, Bebo thought that she should retire? Wondering why she gave such a shocking statement? Keep reading…
In an interview with once, Kareena Kapoor Khan said that as her fourth film (Asoka), her mother told her she wouldn’t be able to better this performance. “I agree. I think I should retire,” said Kareena. Further in the same interview, the actress opened up about doing such a challenging role at the beginning of her career. Kareena was quite proud to be a part of such a wonderful film and was happy to receive letters and flowers for her performance.
The actress said, “Every heroine today would give her right arm to do a film like Asoka. I consider myself lucky. When I went to the international festival, the kind of welcome we got was unbelievable. Everywhere we were given a standing ovation. And the audience wasn’t just Indian. There were people from all over the world cheering and clapping. Then there were so many Hollywood and British directors who came up to me to say I was mind-blowing. They couldn’t believe I was Indian.”
Further, the Asoka star added how back home she also got heaps of compliments from filmmakers like Yash Johar, Yash Chopra, and others. Her colleagues, whom she never met, called her and sent her flowers.
