Having agreed to play Mandakini’s character in Milan Luthria’s Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Part 2, Karina is now reconsidering her decision. Apart from playing the don’s girlfriend, the role as envisaged by the filmmaker required Kareena to get wet under a waterfall a la Madakini style. This entails sitting under gushing water wearing a white saree as done by Mandakini in her 1985 superhit film Ram Teri Ganga Maili, produced and directed by Kareena’s grandpa, the legendary (late) Raj Kapoor. This scene, however famous, has not gone down too well with the modern day Mandakini, Kareena. A source revealed, “Madakini is remembered for that scene in Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Milan didn’t ask Kareena to go so bold. However, the scene that he had envisaged was quite titillating and demanded a certain amount of exposure. Kareena was not comfortable with it.” The scene in question was meant to be Kareena’s introductory scene in OUATIM Part 2. The actress has refused to do the scene point blank. Kareena told Luthria politely but in no uncertain terms that she wouldn’t do such a outrageously wild scene even if it weren’t to the effect of what Mandakini did. The film will go on floors in January. “Work is in progress. Luthria and Bebo are working around it. Whatever is done or changed will have to suit Kareena’s sensibilities,” added our source.
