Cinemimi[Sunday February 06,2011]If one hears about Kareena Kapoor closely monitoring the next week's release, don't be too surprised. And that's because Priyanka Chopra would be seen in '7 Khoon Maaf' in which she is expected to have come up with a bravura act. Currently it is just a theatrical promo and a couple of songs which are making the rounds of theaters, satellite and internet world but that has been good enough to make the whole industry stand up and notice what Priyanka has in the offing. No wonder, the 'darling' in this Vishal Bhardwaj's film seems to have caught everyone's imagination and also made top actors check out what the ex-Miss World is up to this time around.
"Priyanka has a knack of coming up with something striking every now and then. She isn't as prolific as Kareena but she definitely knows where to put her fingers on," an industry observer comments, "She watches her steps carefully and though she may have done an odd 'Pyaar Impossible' for personal reasons, '7 Khoon Maaf' would actually mean that all her 'khoon' from the past would be 'maaf'."
"Vishal Bhardwaj is known to extract award winning performances from his actors", continues the observer, "With Priyanka he had done wonders in 'Kaminey' even though she had a small role there. Now she has an author backed central role in '7 Khoon Maaf'. Kareena is someone who wants box office as well as critical appreciation. While the former would definitely happen due to sheer volume of films that she is doing, Kareena would be closely observing what Priyanka does so that she knows what's in store for her when it comes to awards."
Meanwhile Kareena has as many as five films lined up this year, namely 'Ra. 1' (with Shah Rukh Khan), 'Agent Vinod' (with Saif Ali Khan), 'Bodyguard' (with Salman Khan), tentatively titled 'Short Term Shaadi' (with Imran Khan) and yet untitled film with Aamir Khan. A line up like this is indeed huge which means she still is in a much secure zone as well. However, with Priyanka taking an early lead with '7 Khoon Maaf', the Kapoor girl can well be expected to be notice every step of her close rival.
