12 January,2009 06:43 AM IST | | Tushar Joshi
Kareena Kapoor has backed out of the grand finale of the Screen Film awards. The act titled Five Divas had Bebo along with Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone performing.
An insider reveals that Bebo had agreed to participate, but when she heard the names of the other female stars performing with her, she backed out.
"Kareena feels that Deepika is a newcomer, while Katrina still has a long way to come up to her level. So she cannot perform with them. She doesn't want to be seen in the same bracket as these actresses."
Another reason why Kareena decided against performing as part of the five divas is on her sister Karisma's advice. "Lolo asked her to stay away from group acts, and also cut down on stage shows. Kareena takes her advice very seriously and made up her mind after discussing it with her," adds the source.
Do they qualify?
Bebo was offered a huge amount for the finale but she didn't budge from her decision. The source continues, "The organisers were very keen on getting Kareena as they felt that the diva act wouldn't be complete without her. However, she asked them how Deepika and Katrina were qualified to be in the same league as her. After they refused to give her a solo act, Kareena decided not to participate."
