Actor Kareena Kapoor cancelled all her birthday (September 21) celebrations plans and flew to be by her beau, actor Saif Ali Khan’s side when his father, cricketing legend Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi succumbed to lung infection the next day.

“It was too personal a loss for me to even talk about it,” she says. “Saif is family to me and so is his family. At that point, all I wanted to do was to be with them in their times of crisis.”

It’s been reported that Saif broke down on the sets of his home production, Agent Vinod shortly after resuming work. Kareena refutes it saying, “Saif is a very brave person and knows how to handle himself very well. He is way too strong and private to even let anybody know what he is going through. His emotions and feelings are very sacred to him; he would never let it out in front of anyone. He is too dignified to do that.”

Thereare reports of her marriage to Saif, which was supposedly scheduled to happen in February, being pushed further. “I don’t understand these constant speculations especially when we both have always been open about our relationship,” retorts Bebo. “We have never lied or hidden anything, so if there’s announcement to be made, we’d do the same. Right now, we both are just completely focused on our film together.”

Besides looking ahead to her releases with the other Khans — Shah Rukh and Aamir, she’s also visibly excited about sister Karisma Kapoor’s comback to films. “Till date, it was just me who was busy, but now, Karisma too will be equally busy. I called her up thrice today, and each time her Man Friday picked up the phone and said, ‘Madam baat nahi kar sakti, shot mein hai.’ It was weird but felt great! I am extremely happy for her. At this age, she looks outstanding and has maintained herself really well. She looks better than most actresses today, and can give them a run for their money,” gushes Bebo.