I'm very conservative in my thinking - Kareena
Right from the time I joined movies, I've had my path sorted out for myself.
I'm
here to work with filmmakers I admire, to do good cinema, and later when
it's time
for me to say goodbye, I'd want to marry the man I love and move out.
When I meet the man I love and want to marry, I'm not going to
hang around here. And what would I hang on for? Once your time
is out, you stop existing, there is no respect. The industry only
remembers and respects actresses who moved out in good time,
when the going was good. People here tire out fast, they want
new faces after every once in a while, so why should you just stick on
unnecessarily? Just go ahead, get a life and lead it.
We belong to a society where women have to get married at a certain age,
sit at
home and produce babies. Irrespective of their claims of being the women
of today,
they have to settle down and have kids. Probably, I'm like that because
I'm very
conservative in my thinking.
For me, a woman's place is eventually at home, with her family. Those are
her
roots. It is a male-dominated industry, a male-dominated society and moreover,
it's
a male-dominated world. I've accepted this reality. You can flail your
hands around
in protest, but that's how it is whether you like it or not. So, if you
want to be
happy, you accept it.
I've grown up in a house full of women, but still, I feel this way. Marriage
may not
be the ultimate thing, but it is a necessity. I've seen my parents having
their
problems, but this has not taken away my faith in the institution of marriage.
My mom has instilled a lot of traditional Indian values in me, which are
right. She
stuck by those and I've inherited them as well. My parents may not live
together
but despite that, they've had a perfect marriage, because they yet think
the same
way, speak the same way and do the same things.
It's just that there comes a point in life when you want to be by yourself,
live alone,
and you feel you don't need a man's support. May be just his friendship.
I've grown
up living with my mom and my sister, but I strongly believe in the power
of love. A
perfect marriage is something I dream of. And when I find my love, I'll
see that it
lasts forever.