By Jilawatan

Now that Kareena Kapoor is finally going to be part of Saif Ali Khan’s production plans no stone is being left unturned to ensure her presence is justified in the Khan-produced venture.

Apparently in the beginning the leading lady’s role in Agent Vinod was relatively less substantial than Saif’s.

Says a source, “In fact Kareena wasn’t sure she wanted to do Agent Vinod because the title clearly indicated whom the film belonged to. But Saif convinced Kareena that her role would be on a par with his. Then he convinced Sriram with whom Saif has a deep rapport since they did Ek Hasina Thi together to make sure Kareena’s presence in the film is justified.”

By Jilawatan

When we heard Saif Ali Khan’s flight had landed at 5.15pm in Dubai, we were sure the interview fixed for 6pm would be pushed back. But our contact person at the Ramee Royal Hotel – where Saif made an appearance at the nightclub – insisted the star would be on schedule. And he was.

Dressed in a simple black T and bandana – this time wrapped around his wrist as a style statement – he finished his conversation with Kareena over the phone, and proceeded to bowl us over with his looks, maturity and super intelligent takes on love and Bollywood. Extracts from a fun one-on-one interview…