Kareena Kapoor is one of the most gorgeous actresses in the film industry who have taken the silver screen by storm with her charm and elegance. Born on September 21, 1980, she is the younger sister of Karishma Kapoor. Her nickname is "Bebo". She is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, and niece of actor Rishi Kapoor. Her father, Randhir Kapoor was a famous Bollywood actor and mother Babita Kapoor. She did her schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai and later in Welham’s Girls Boarding School in Dehradun. She studied Information Technology and Microcomputers from Harvard. She later enrolled in Kishore Namit Acting School.

Film Career of Kareena Kapoor

Kareena made her debut with the movie "Refugee" in 2000 directed by J.P. Dutta opposite Abhishek Bacchan. Her first success in the box office came with the movie, `Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hain` released in the year 2001 opposite Tushaar Kappor. In the same year she had three more releases, Yaadein, Ashoka and `Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gaam. ` The film critics appreciated her for her performance in the later for her role of a cosmetic beauty. She played the role of a snobbish rich girl who was always concerned about her looks and beauty. The movie became a blockbuster success and her acting career accelerated. Kareena took to different roles trying to reinvent her acting skills. Her portrayal of a sex-worker in Sudhir Mishra`s `Chameli` in the year 2004 proved a turning point in her career and she won the Filmfare Award. She next co-starred in Mani Ratnam`s movie ‘Yuva’ alongside Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerjee and Esha Deol. She next paired with Fardeen Khan for the movie ‘Dev’ and received much critical acclamation for her performance. Kareena proved her versatility by portraying the role of a villain in the movie ‘Fida’ along with Shahid Kapoor and Fardeen Khan. In her next moderately hit flick ‘Aitraaz’, Kareena essayed the role of a wife and lawyer while she proved her flair for comedy in the movie ‘Hulchul’ opposite Akshay Khanna. She paired with Salman Khan in ‘Kyon Ki’ playing the role of a nurse. Kareena paired with Shahid for the movies, ‘36 China Town’ and ‘Chup Chup Ke’. She gave commendable performance in Vishal Bhardwaj’s movie ‘Omkara’ which was an adaptation from Shakespeare’s Othello. She did a song number in Shahrukh Khan starrer ‘Don’ which was originally done by Helen. Kareena next set records at the box office in the Imtiaz Ali directed romantic movie ‘Jab We Met’ with Shahid Kapoor. Her portrayal of a young bubbly girl won her many awards and critical acclamations. She also lent her voice in the animated movie ‘Roadside Romeo’. The movie ‘Tashan’ where she acted opposite Saif Ali Kahn, failed at the box office. She essayed the role of Ajay Devgan’s wife in the comedy flick ‘Golmaal Returns’. After delivering few flops like ‘Kambakkht Ishq’, ‘Main Aur Mrs Khanna’ she played the female protagonist in the movie ‘Kurbaan’ with Saif Ali Khan. She also received rave reviews for blockbuster hit movie 3 Idiots opposite Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi. She was also seen in Golmaal 3. Apart from acting Kareena has been a part of many concerts. Her first concert was Heartthrobs: Live in Concert alongside Hrithik Roshan, Karishma Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, and Aftab Shivdasani. She was also part of the Rockstars Concert world tour, along with Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, John Abraham, Shahid Kapoor, Esha Deol and Mallika Sherawat. She also took part in Shahrukh Khan’s Temptation Reloaded 2008 with Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif, Ganesh Hegde, Javed Ali and Anusha Dandekar. She is also involved in various humanitarian activities.

Awards and Honours of Kareena Kapoor

For her commendable performances in Bollywood Kareena was awarded the Filmfare Best Female Debut in 2001 for Refugee. She received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance in Dev in 2005 while in 2007 she got the Critics Award for Best Performance for Omkara. In 2008 she was awarded the Filmfare Best Actress Award for Jab We Met. She got the Best Supporting Actress for We Are Family. In 2004, Kapoor was awarded the ‘Marco Ricci Society Young Achiever Award’. In the following year she received the "Rajiv Gandhi Young Achiever Award" for her achievement in films. She received the "Smita Patil Memorial Award" for her contribution to the Hindi film industry and was the recipient of the "Global Achievement" award at the 2008 Future Group Global Indian TV Honours. In 2009 she received the "Vocational Excellence Award" by Rotary International for being the youngest achiever in the film industry and was also awarded the India Today Woman Award for her contribution to the world of art and cinema.