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Kareena will be seen playing a mother in two upcoming releases — the Karan Joharproduced We Are Family and Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra. 1 . We Are Family is the remake of the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster, Stepmom , with Kareena reprising Julia Robert’s role. She will be seen as the stepmom to the kids of Kajol, who will play the role done by Susan Sarandon in the original.

In the Anubhav Sinha - directed Ra. 1 , Kareena will be seen as the glamorous mother of an eight - year - old. It is believed that the actress will cut a rather oomphy picture of a modern - day mom in the film, flaunting outfits designed by her costume designer friend Manish Malhotra.

“ I play a very regular metro - centric working girl in We Are Family . I walk, talk, dress like a working girl. Also, I’ll be using no make - up in the film,” Kareena said about her role.

In contrast, her look in Ra. 1 will be ultra chic, ranging from short dresses to skirts to tight - fitting tops. Designer Malhotra earlier said Ra. 1 was based in London. So, Kareena needed to dress accordingly.

Kareena was believed to be looking absolutely gorgeous in Ra. 1 despite playing a mother. Reportedly, SRK’s wife Gauri — officially the film’s producer — was impressed with Kareena’s stunning looks after watching the initial rushes.

Kareena is the only actress among Bollywood’s top divas to play a mother. Her rivals, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra have all avoided playing a screen mother.

In Bollywood, it’s generally considered a big risk for top heroines to play such a role. Till date, only older actresses such as Kajol and Juhi Chawla have played mother’s roles.

Aishwarya Rai - Bachchan and Sushmita Sen went for the motherly image in Kuch Naa Kaho and Kyunki Main Jhooth Nahi Bolta respectively. But those films flopped. Coming back to We Are Family , Malhotra had a hard time bringing down Kareena’s glamour - quotient and make her look like an ordinary working woman. That’s why Kareena’s clothes designed by Malhotra will be less glamorous in this film than what is generally associated with a glam Bebo.

In We Are Family , directed by Siddharth Malhotra, Kareena will also be seen donning a new hairstyle. She has already stated that the Bollywood version of Stepmom is very different from the original.

“ My role is also a big departure from what Julia Roberts played in Stepmom ,” she said.

Meanwhile, Kareena is all set to start shooting for Madhur Bhandarkar’s next film, Heroine , in which her role is believed to be inspired by Hollywood classic beauty Marilyn Monroe. Currently, she is wrapping up the final schedules of Golmaal 3 and Ra. 1