In a nostalgic interview, Kareena Kapoor Khan, who made her significant Bollywood debut alongside Abhishek Bachchan in ‘Refugee’, discussed Rekha's reputation as a ‘sex goddess’.
The actress said that she was "extremely flattered" to be referred to as one as well. In 2002, Kareena stated to Filmfare, "I've realised I'm here to be at the top. And to get there you have to be sexy, glamorous and attractive Sridevi, Madhuri, Karishma - has taken the glamour route.Rekha is called a sex goddess.I was very flattered when a magazine called me one too.ln any case, just by wearing a salwar-kameez I can't prove that I'm a good actress. The clothes have to be in keeping with the character... like Pooh's deadly outfits in 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham'.I want to be the No.l actress.So why pick on my clothes?"
The actress continued by mentioning Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit. "No two films of mine have been the same...I take that (commanding the highest fee by an actress right now) as a huge compliment.That shows that film-makers and audiences have full faith in my abilities. Just by being part of successful films, you don't become a success in your own right. See, Madhurti Dixit or Sridevi didn't become instant successes.Madhuri's first few films were failures.Sure, Sridevi has 'Nagina', 'Chandni' and 'Mr India'... but after quite a few years in the industry.For that matter how many memorable blockbusters has Rekha starred in? And yet she's a movie goddess", Kareena further stated.
Kareena will next be seen in Hansal Mehta's untitled next, according to the job front. With Vijay Varma and Jaideep Ahlawat in Sujoy Ghosh's ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’,she will also make her digital acting debut. Together with Tabu and Kriti Sanon, she is a member of the group ‘Crew’ in addition to these.