Kareena Kapoor: the role in 'We Are Family' not like Julia Roberts

By this time it is well known that Dharma Production's latest offering We Are Family starring Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal is a Bollywood remake of Hollywood's Stepmom  that starred Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts. It is also quite clear that the stars have claimed time and again that the film is not a replica of the Hollywood blockbuster.

Kareena Kapoor And Julia Roberts

Recently, Kareena Kapoor has taken it upon herself to claim that her role of the stepmom is far removed from the same role that was essayed by Julia Roberts.

"There are no similarities whatsoever between Shreya, the character I play in We Are Family, and the role essayed by Julia Roberts in Stepmom. Of course, given the fact that We Are Family is an official adaptation of Stepmom, comparisons will be there but I have played this part the way I would have done it. In fact, besides the fact that both (the character played by Julia and Kareena) are career driven women there are no similarities," Kareena stated during promotions of the film.

Now, it is already common knowledge that each actor plays each role different with new flavour and zest, but is that enough for Kareena to claim that her role is completely different than Julia's? We will have to see to find out!

Kareena Kapoor in We Are Family, my role is very difficult than Kajol's

Kareena Kapoor in We Are Family, my role is very difficult than Kajol's: Kareena Kapoor couldn't resist it. She has bragged that her role in 'We Are Family' was tougher than Kajol's.

Kareena Kapoor And Kajol

Here is what she is quoted as saying by IANS:

"I think it's an exciting challenge to be working with Kajol. In Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham we didn't have too many scenes together, but in this film we are both in the same frame. 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.

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena is talented, and we say it with a lot of confidence, but modesty is not a virtue you can associate with her.

Kareena is also pretty, though we are not saying it this time. There is no need to. She unabashedly calls herself pretty.

"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 says in the same interview.

We Are Family is inspired by Stepmom (1998), starring Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts.

Kajol plays a terminally ill divorcee who has to accept Kareena, the new woman in her ex-husband Arjun Rampal's life, as the stepmother of her kids.

The heartwarming film shows the poignant efforts of the two women to find common ground.

The film releases in theatres on September 2.

We Are Famaily Movie big film for Kajol and Kareena

Kajol and Kareena Kapoor

We Are Famaily Movie big film for Kajol and Kareena:
Kareena Kapoor accomponied by Karan Johar is bolting across the country to promote 'We Are Family'. The film, a remake of the Hollywood blockbuster Stepmom sees Kareena play Arjun Rampal's girlfriend. Kajol plays the role of Arjun's ex-wife.

Kareena is aware that there are bound to be comparisons between her and Julia Roberts who played the role in the orignal film, saying "There are similarities between my character and Julia Roberts', but this is almost my 40th film and I have a distinct style of my own. I have portrayed the role the way, the director had visualized it".

In the meantime, Siddharth Malhotra the director of the move has said that though they have bought the official rights of Hollywood movie Stepmom, the film is not a remake but an adaptation.

Talking about the movie, Kareena says that the USP of the movie is its two leading ladies, saying "I have always admired Kajol as an actress. We have worked together earlier in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham but we had very few scenes together. In this film, we share almost every frame"

We Are Family will be released on September 3rd.