Kareena Kapoor has said that her backless shot in ‘Kurbaan’ subtly tells a lot about the story of the movie. ‘Kurbaan’ is an intense story about terrorism.

"This shot of me in a backless posture and Saif with a wound on his chest tell so much about the film's theme," Kareena said.

"There is love, passion and violence - all combined in here and what better way than to show it through a single still? You too would agree that there is nothing sleazy or vulgar about it. Knowing the sensibilities of Karan Johar (producer) and Rensil D'Silva (director), that's the least one could have expected," she added.

Kareena said that after character of Geet in ‘Jab We Met’, her character of Avantika in ‘Kurbaan’ will make people take notice.

"The girl's role has a lot of edge in 'Kurbaan', something which starts becoming more and more visible as the film unfolds. In any case the film is not one of those cliched love stories. Every character has quite a few layers to it and Avantika, the character I play, is no exception. She is quite pivotal to 'Kurbaan'," she said.

Kareena plays a professor in ‘Kurbaan’ who marries her colleague, played by Saif Ali Khan. They shift to New York after marriage, but as a series of incidents unfold she finds herself in a whirlpool of danger and intrigue.

She further realises that she is a pawn in a huge game and no one could be trusted.

"What made this role special is the fact that I play this young beautiful professor who is quite normal. She reacts to terrorism for the first time and life is never the same again for her," she said.

"Actually if you ask me, then technically 'Kurbaan' is the story of this girl. She is the light of the screen. I am sure people will cry with Avantika...so strong is her characterisation," the actress said.

Kareena is pleased about the prospects of audience seeing her in a different shade and says it is not a usual romance drama.

"'Kurbaan' has a deep-rooted love story to it, but it is not a frothy romantic film that we are time and again exposed to. The love story is much deeper here. There is a definite meaning, purpose and reason to it. Also, the film is quite powerful in its own way since it's the voice of moderate Islam," she said.

 
The film also has Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri, Kirron Kher and Dia Mirza and will hit the screens on November 20.