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.