Kareena Kapoor is in seventh heaven. And it's not because she has been shooting with Shahid Kapoor in Bangkok - but because she has just been honored as a young achiever!

"I've just been informed I've won the Rajiv Gandhi award for being a young achiever. It feels very, very good," Kareena, 24, tells IANS. "Firstly, because Rajiv Gandhi is someone I've always admired.

"And secondly because it does give you a sense of achievement to be honored by the government. It means I must have done something right somewhere."

She laughs loudly, pointing to the fact that her recent films haven't lived up to expectations.

"I guess ups and downs are a part of any profession. But I've decided to take my role as an achiever very seriously. I've many surprises up my sleeve. You wait and see."

Indeed, Kareena is on her way to signing a couple of the biggest projects in Hindi, including one with Shah Rukh Khan. Kareena was out of bounds for King Khan after she backed out of Karan Johar's "Kal Ho Na Ho".

"One lives and one learns," says Kareena. "Today I'm a completely different person from the headstrong person I used to be three years ago. I don't know how much of an achiever I am. But at 24, I still have youth on my side. I'm going to get where I want to."