Kareena Kapoor Khan is an Indian actress who works in Hindi film industry. She is one of the highest paid actress of bollywood, and recipient of several awards. She is known for playing a variety of roles in hindi films from romantic comedies to crime dramas.
Personal Life :
Kareena Kapoor was born in Mumbai on 21 September 1980. She belongs to renowned Kapoor Family. She is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of Karisma Kapoor. She is the granddaughter of Raj Kapoor. Actor Ranbir Kapoor is her Cousin. She attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai, followed by Welham Girls’ School in Dehradun. Read More : Kangana Ranaut Wiki, Biography, Age, Career and Profile
Upon graduating from Welham, Kareena returned to Mumbai and studied commerce for two years at Mithibai College. She then registered for a three month summer course in microcomputers at Harvard Summer School in the United States. She later developed an interest in law, and enrolled at the Government Law College, Mumbai; during this period, she developed a long-lasting passion for reading. However, after completing her first year, she decided to pursue her interest in acting, and she began training at an acting institute in Mumbai.
Following her breakup with Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor started dating Saif Ali Khan who announced their relationship to the media at the 2007 Lakme Fashion Week. After a 5 year long relationship finally they got married in October 2012 in a private ceremony in Bandra, Mumbai, and she gave birth to their sons in 2016 and 2021 respectively.
Career :
Kareena Kapoor was cast as the lead in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai in 2000 opposite Hrithik Roshan, but she left the project within several days. Later she debuted that year alongside Abhishek Bachchan in Refugee, was not a megahit though Kareena Kapoor was massively acclaimed for her remarkable performance, which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She was paired opposite Tusshar Kapoor in Satish Kaushik’s Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. She next starred in Yaddein, followed by thriller Ajnabee. Later that year, she appeared in period epic Ashoka opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
A few of Kareena Kapoor’s massively admired characters include “Pooja” in Karan Johar‘s super hit movie Kabhie Kushi Kabhie Gham; Kaurwaki in the movie Asoka, and the role in Chameli, wherein she acted as a golden hearted prostitute. After being appreciated for her character in Chameli she appeared in meaningful and serious movies like Dev and Yuva. During 2002 and 2003, Kapoor continued to work in a number of projects like Mujhse Dosti Karoge, Jeena Sirf Mere Liye, Talaash, Khushi, Main Prem Ki Deiwani Hoon and LOC Kargil, but experienced a setback.
Kareena Kapoor was cast for the first time as a villain in Fida, followed by Abbas Mustan’s thriller Aitraaz and Priyadarshan’s Comedy Hulchul. Her next film Bewafaa in 2005, was panned by critics. Her final two releases of the year included the romantic dramas Kyon Ki and Dosti : Friends Forever, both of which underperformed at the box office. In her next two release, the thriller 36 China Town and the comedy Chup Chup Ke in 2006, she starred opposite Shahid Kapoor. The filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj cast her in his next project Omkara, proved her to be a versatile actress.
Kareena next teamed with Shahid Kapoor for a fourth time in the romantic comedy Jab We Met in 2007. The following year, she co-starred in Tashan, where she met her future husband in actor Saif Ali Khan. She also played a mistrustful wife who believed her husband was unfaithful in Rohit Shetty‘s comedy Golmaal Returns. In 2009, she was cast as Simrita Rai, a surgeon who moonlights as a model, in Kambakkht Ishq. The box-office flop Main Aur Mrs Khanna came next, following which she played the leading lady in the dramatic thriller Kurbaan.
Then she worked in Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi. In 2010 she worked in the poorly received romantic comedy Milenge Milenge. She reunited with director Rohit Shetty for Golmaa 3. In 2011 when she starred as the love interest of Salman Khan‘s character in Bodyguard. She next appeared in the Anubhav Sinha directed film Ra-One. In 2012, she also worked in Ek Main Ekk Tu, Agent Vinod, Madhur Bahndarkar’s Heroine and Talaash. Read More : Sunny Leone Wiki, Bio, Age, Career and Profile
In 2013, Kareena collaborated with Ajay Devgn for the fourth time in Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha, a socio-political drama inspired by social activist Anna Hazare’s fight against corruption in 2011. Following an appearance in Gori Tere Pyaar Mein. She took on smaller parts where she played the love-interest of Ajay Devgn in the action film Singham Returns in 2014 and Salman Khan in the drama Bajrangi Bhaijaan in 2015.
In 2016, Kareena Kapoor took on a starring role in Ki & Ka. She next featured in Udta Punjab, a crime drama that documents the substance abuse endemic in the Indian state Punjab. Following the birth of her first child, she returned to acting with Veere Di Wedding in 2018. She reteamed with Akshay Kumar in Good Newwz, a comedy about two couples tryst with in vitro fertilization in 2019. She starred in Lal Singh Chaddha, a Box office disaster due to social media boycott row of Bollywood in 2022.
Kareena Kapoor Khan Wiki Bio Quick Facts :
| Date of Birth / Age : | 21 September 1980, 42 years (as in 2022) |
| Nick Name : | Bebo / Siddhima |
| Full Name : | Kareena Kapoor Khan |
| Birthplace / Home Town : | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality : | Indian |
| Zodiac Sign / Sun Sign : | Virgo |
| Religion / Caste : | Current Religion not confirmed |
| Height : | 163 Cm |
| Weight : | 56 Kg |
| Body Measurement : | 36-26-35 |
| Eye Color : | Hazel Green |
| Hair Color : | Brown |
| Father : | Randhir Kapoor |
| Mother : | Babita Kapoor |
| Brother(s) : | Ranbir Kapoor (Cousin) |
| Sister(s) : | Karisma Kapoor |
| Marital Status : | Married (16 October 2012) |
| Spouse / Husband : | Saif Ali Khan |
| Son(s) : | Taimur Ali Khan, Jeh, Ibrahim Ali Khan (Step) |
| Daughter(s) : | Sara Ali Khan (Step) |
| Affairs : | Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor (Rumor), Saif Ali Khan |
| Qualification : | College dropout |
| School : | Jamnabai Narsee School, MumbaiWelham Girls’ School, Dehradun |
| College / Universities : | Mithibai College, Mumbai |
| Profession : | Actress |
| Debut Film : | Refugee (2000) |
| Net Income / Salary / Wprth : | INR 8-10 Cr per film |
| Twitter : | N/A |
| Facebook : | N/A |
| Instagram : | instagram.com/kareenakapoorkhan |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor |
| Email / Contact : | N/A |
| Address : | Fortune Heights, Bandra West, Mumbai, India |
| Hobbies : | Swimming, Yoga, Reading |
| Favorite Food : | Dal Chawal, Pasta |
| Favorite Actor : | Raj Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan |
| Favorite Actress | Kajol, Nargis, Meena Kumari |
| Favorite Film : | Bobby, Sangam |
| Favorite Designer : | Manish Malhotra |
| Favorite Player : | Virat Kohli |
| Favorite Destination : | London |
| Favorite Color : | Black, Red |
| Car / Bike Collection : | BMW 7 Series, LX 470 SUV |
Awards :
| Filmfare Awards best female debut for Refugee
IIFA Awards star debit of the year female for Refugee |
2001 |
| Filmfare Awards special award for Chameli |
2004 |
| Filmfare Awards best actress critics for Omkara
Screen Awards best actress for Omkara |
2007 |
| Filmfare Awards best actress for Jab We Met
IIFA Awards Best Actress for Jab We Met Screen Awards best actress for Jab We Met Zee Cine Awards Best Actor Female for Jab We Met Stardust Awards Star of the year female for Jab We Met |
2008 |
| IIFA Awards best actress for 3 Idiots |
2010 |
Controversies :
| Kareena Kapoor made fun of Priyanka’s accent on the famous gossiping and whispering show Koffee With Karan. Priyanka Chopra took a dig on this one and said the same place where Saif got it from. This turns the matter into an ugly catfight. |
| In 2009, her bare back poster of the Kurbaan movie was caught in a political controversy. |
| Kareena was trolled for naming her son Taimur and compared it with ‘Taimur,’ the ruthless ruler of Turkey. |
| On the set of the Ajnabee movie, Kareena and Bipasha were caught in a catfight where Kareena publicly called her a ‘Kali Billi’ and took a dig at her skin tone. |
Some Known Facts About Kareena Kapoor :
- Does Kareena Kapoor smole? : No
- Does Kareena Kapoor drink alcohol? : Yes
- Kareena Kapoor is of fourth generation of famous Kapoor family, she was born to a Punjabi father, Randhir Kapoor and Sindhi mother, Babita.
- Kareena’s name by birth was Siddhima, chosen by her grandfather, Raj Kapoor.
- The name Kareena was extracted from a novel titled Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
- She is also known for her assertive and moody nature, and her outspoken views
- She has participated in several stage shows and world tours since 2002.
- In 2018, she collaborated with Ishq FM to host a radio show “What Women Want”.
- During her five-year association with the retail chain Globus, she became the first Indian actress to launch her own line of clothing for women.
- In August 2018, she collaborated with Lakmé Cosmetics to launch her own line of cosmetics.
- She had a big crush on famous actor, Akshaye Khanna in her adolescent.
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