Kareena Kapoor belongs to Bollywood royalty. The Kapoor family tree has produced some of India’s biggest actors and stars, but the actress and her sister Karisma were the first women from the family to act. In her 16 years in the business, Kapoor has shown natural talent that few of her peers can claim. Often, she doesn’t showcase that talent, and instead appears in films that have big-ticket male stars and where leading ladies are reduced to damsels in distress. Kapoor, 34, spoke to Reuters about why she works in films like “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” (“Brother Bajrangi”) which comes out next month, and in which she has a small part, instead of choosing meatier roles. The interview has been edited. Q: Why did you say “yes” to “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”? A: Apart from it being a Salman Khan film … it is also his first film as a producer, so I wanted to be a part of it. I have also never worked with Kabir Khan. The idea is also to work in commercial films, but there should be a newness to it. Kabir’s films aren’t mindless. When he called me, I immediately said yes. Q: You’ve done films with all the big heroes, and most often you haven’t had much to do in those films. Doesn’t that bother you? A: Well, in “Asoka” I had a great part … Q: But not in films like “Singham” or “Bodyguard”? A: But those are the big commercial blockbusters … it matters. Every top actor of their generation, whether it was Sharmila Tagore who worked with Rajesh Khanna or Hemaji (Hema Malini) who worked with Dharmendra or Rekha, who worked with Amitabh Bachchan. A Scarlett Johansson is part of an Avengers franchise. It is not a crime to work with Khans.