Have always shied away from action: Kareena Kapoor Khan

Mumbai, Feb 15 (PTI): Action is one genre that Kareena Kapoor Khan has not tried in her over 20-year-old career in Bollywood, but the actor says voicing Black Widow in the Hindi adaptation of “Marvel Wastelanders” has piqued her interest in it.
She hopes directors will explore female action-oriented movies given the interest of many heroines in this space.
“There have been so many actors here doing action-packed roles. Maybe now people will explore female-action oriented (films). But I, personally, haven’t done something like that, like a cool assassin or spy, because I am always shying away from action.
“Somehow, I don’t know if I would be able to do action, but I know I will be good at it. You never know, now I am giving my voice, next maybe, you don’t know…” the 42-year-old actor told PTI in an interview here.
Known for her genre-bending performance in movies such as “Jab We Met”, “Chameli”, the “Golmaal” series, “Udta Punjab” and “Laal Singh Chaddha”, Kareena said she was initially scared to take up action roles as it required her to do stunts.
“I made it so clear that I am not open to action that people are now scared to offer an action movie. I have been scared to do stunts, harness, I don’t know (why). Now, everything is done so amazingly well,” she added.
Both Kareena and her actor-husband Saif Ali Khan will voice for iconic Marvel characters Black Widow and Peter Quill, respectively, in two separate shows for the Hindi adaptation of Marvel’s audio series “Wastelanders”.
The actor said she is honoured that Indian actors are getting the opportunity to be working in Hollywood, but she isn’t looking for something in the West as her children, Taimur and Jeh, are still young.
“People from here are going to the West, hoping that a lot of actors from the west would come here, we would be equally honoured and excited. I don’t mind working with Ryan Gosling.
“I never wanted to do that (act in Hollywood). I am too rooted here. My babies are too young, I got married and everything happened so fast. Now, it is impossible to leave them. But, Marvel comes here,” she said.