Actress Kareena Kapoor, who Wednesday unveiled her grandfather Raj Kapoor's specially designed brass statue, said he was biased towards her elder sister Karisma Kapoor. "My grandfather Raj Kapoor was biased towards Karisma because both of them had blue eyes. I have green eyes as that of my father," Kareena told reporters. "During summer,he would give two mangoes to Karisma and I would end up getting just one. I had to work hard to please him," she added. The statue was unveiled at the inauguration of UTV Stars' property Walk of the Stars at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade.The event witnessed the felicitation of the 'Kapoor Khandan', one of the legendary families of Indian cinema. Kareena was accompanied by father Randhir Kapoor to unveil her grandfather's statue. "I am short of words, what more would I ask for. My father and my grandfather have made me who I am. Which girl has got this opportunity guys," she said. "Kapoors have acting in their veins and blood. I am looking forward to walk down a memory lane. What better gift than this to the 100 years of Indian cinema." DirectorMadhur Bhandarkar joined Kareena in unveiling the signatures of her great grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Sunil Dutt and Nargis. A special picture was clicked with Kareena sitting in the lap of the statue of her grandfather where she said: "This is the only lap that Saif would allow me to sit on." The event was held at a five-star hotel but simultaneously the tiles dedicated to Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Karisma and Kareena were also installed at Bandstand. A special honour brass statue on a bench of cinema greats Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor was also installed. Meanwhile, Kareena, who has lately been doing many item numbers in Bollywood, is gearing up for her next item song in her forthcoming film, ‘Heroine’ with Madhur Bhandarkar. "We have a new item song called 'Halkat Jawani' which is a wonderful song that will be picturised on Kareena Kapoor. I am sure the audiences will love this song. This film 'Heroine' will be a different sort of film for Kareena Kapoor," told Bhandarkar. The director says 40 per cent of the shooting has been done. "Forty percent of the film has been finished. From (April) 10th, we will again have a nonstop shooting and by September the film will be released," he said. Bhandarkar also sought to deny speculation that the film is based on Manisha Koirala's life. "This film is not based on Manisha Koirala. Lot of things had been written about the film before. I have created a character called Mahi Arora who is today's girl. The film is all about how she witnesses the ups and downs in her life," he said. - IANS, Source: The Hans India, ***
