With RA.One touted to cross the 100-crore mark at the box office as it releases this Diwali, Kareena Kapoor is staring at her fourth film to achieve such a feat and the actor says it is great that her films are competing with each other.

Her earlier films 3 Idiots, Golmaal 3 and Bodyguard grossed more than Rs 100 crores and RA.One might become Kareena's fourth film to break the box office record, making her the only actor in the history of Indian cinema to achieve this feat.

"It is a wonderful stint to be a part of. To have such great successes like 3 Idiots, Golmaal 3 and Bodyguard with Aamir, Ajay and Salman is a wonderful thing. Now with Shahrukh, I am looking forward to RA.One.

"I keep hearing all such fantabulous box office figures every now and then. If RA.One indeed manages to do as well as predicted, then nothing better than that. My films are competing with my own films and that is a great feeling," Kareena told PTI.

Bodyguard netted over 100 crores in it's extended first week and RA.One may break the record with a much bigger release on the extended weekend of Diwali.

With such commercial successes in her kitty, Kareena, 31, is well aware of the number game in Bollywood and says the commercial viability of a star is important.

"In this industry you are as good as your last film. Eventually it is all about the commercial viability of the stars. Bollywood is about entertainment; this is what sells here and we can't change that. In fact we must not try to change that and balance it all."

"I may try to please everyone but at the end of it all, basically I have to entertain my fans. I can never forget that basic aspect of my journey as an actress," Kareena said.

It was this thought that made her sign a film like Bodyguard where she knew that the focus would be on co-star Salman Khan.

"Bodyguard is the only film in my career where I knew that it would be an instant blockbuster on it's release. Yes there was Salman in it, which is a huge factor, but ultimately I believed in the power of the script."

"Regardless of what is sold about the movie, ultimately there has to be something in it that clicks with the audience, else it won't work. Bodyguard had a superb story and some fantastic twists that added to the film's appeal. Otherwise, as a brand, the film wouldn't have been successful in all languages," she said.

Talking about language, Kareena seems to be having some fun time in RA. One, what with her on-screen son reprimanding her for mouthing words that sound like abuses.

Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- If trade talk is anything to go by, RA.One will only need the six-day Diwali weekend, starting October 26, to recover R 100 crore, the remainder of the film's estimated R 150 crore budget. Reportedly, producers Gauri Khan (lead actor Shah Rukh Khan's wife) and Eros have already made R 50 crore through TV rights in India (R 35 crore), home video and music rights among others.

Tradesmith Amod Mehra believes that with RA.One raking in the moolah, the never-ending Salman-SRK war will heat up again at the box office, and should, in turn, generate great business for Hindi film trade in India. "RA.One can easily surge ahead of Bodyguard, which is the year's biggest money maker so far. As of now, it looks like R 100 crore will be recovered in the first week itself, because the film opens in several countries on the same day and SRK is a popular figure in a lot of places where Hindi isn't even understood," he adds.

Typically, the earnings from any movie are divided into three or four parts. A portion, about 45 per cent, is paid as tax. The remainder is divided between distributors, exhibitors, and at times, producers who claim a share in the "overflow". According to Sunil Punjabi, CEO of Cinemax, a chain of multiplexes, RA.One's business can even beat that of Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots, two years ago. He notes that there have already been several block bookings for RA.One, days before release. Parents and schools have been asking for special shows around Children's Day, which is still a couple of weeks away. Ticket prices have escalated, and the number of seats and shows available has also increased, since it's the only biggie releasing next week.

"One of the biggest advantages is that it's in 3D, which allows exhibitors to sell tickets at a slightly higher cost. Diwali holidays have extended up to Monday in several states," he explains, adding that the collections could beat those of 3 Idiots if it stays in cinema halls for over four weeks. "Several top networks are vying for the international TV rights too. So, there's no stopping the estimated collections, unless something seriously goes wrong." Sanjay Ghai, Delhi-based distributor, accredits the prerelease buzz and heightened trade expectations to SRK, who returns to cinemas after My Name Is Khan in 2010. He says, "Shah Rukh's not left any means to promote his movie untouched. As a distributor, I can vouch that it'll make R 300 crore in exactly three weeks and two days of running in cinema halls. That should increase expectations from Don 2 and other biggies that will release after RA.One."