Kareena Kapoore Biography

Kareena Kapoore :

Full Name: Kareena Kapoor
Profession: Actress and Model
Nickname: Bebo
Date of Birth: 21 September 1977
Place of Birth: Mumbai, India
Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Sister: Karishma Kapoor
Parents: Randhir Kapoor and Babita
Boyfriend: Saif Ali Khan (current) , Shahid Kapoor (former)
Trade Mark: Her lips and attitude

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Kareena Kapoor Biography :

2000 – Kapoor was initially cast to make her debut opposite Hrithik Roshan in Rakesh Roshan’s “Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai”. Several days into the filming, however, she abandoned the project and later explained “it was probably destined that I was not to be in the film. After all, it was a launch for his son. The whole focus was on the boy. Now I am glad I did not do the movie”.
2000 – Kareena Kapoor made her debut with “Refugee” along with the debut of Amitabh Bachchan’s son, Abhishek. Although the film didn’t do so well at the box office, it was enough for Kareena Kapoor to leave her mark as a girl with potential.

2001 – “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” in which she also part of the song and the movie became the highest overseas grosser of that year gave her recognition and success as an actress. However her other films “Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai”, “Yaadein”, “Ajnabee” and “Asoka”, released in the same year gained mediocre success.

2002 – 2003 Her career received a setback in 2002 and 2003. All her movies, “Mujhse Dosti Karoge!”, “Jeena Sirf Merre Liye”, “Talaash: The Hunt Begins…”, “Khushi”, “Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon”, “LOC Kargil”, were quite unsuccessful at the box-office.
2004 – 2005 Her movies released in 2004 and 2005 like “Chameli”, “Yuva”, “Fida”, “Aitraaz”, “Dev” also performed as a singer, “Hulchal”, “Bewafaa”, “Dosti: Friends Forever” received a lukewarm response at the box-office. However, her roles in “Chameli” and “Dev” were critically acclaimed. She also Turned down a role in “Bride and Prejudice”.

2006 – She starred in “36 China Town”, “Chup Chup Ke”, “Omkara” and did a cameo appearance in “Don – The Chase Begins Again”. Her portrayal of Dolly (based on Desdemona, from the Shakespearean play, Othello) received rave critical reviews. Listed as number 6 of ‘Top Bollywood Actresses’ of 2006.
2007 – The release of “Jab We Met” brought with it huge success and fan following. She delivered the role of a free spirited, fiery sikhni with gusto.

2008 – “Tashan”, was a flop. Another release of “Roadside Romeo”, an animated movie from Yash Raj and Walt Disney Pictures had her lending her voice to the character of Laila.
2009 – “Kambakkht Ishq” and “Main Aurr Mrs Khanna” both did not do so well, however “Kurbaan” and “3 Idiots” gained her nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
2010 – She appeared in the much stalled “Milenge Milenge”. Karan Johar’s “We Are Family”, a Hindi adaptation of Hollywood’s Stepmom (1998) saw her playing the role originally portrayed by the talented, Julia Roberts. The role won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has been a part of the Golmaal series and has played a role in Golmaal Returns (2008) and was the leading lady in Golmaal 3 (2010).

2011 – She was first seen opposite Shah Rukh Khan in “Ra.One” and later opposite Salman Khan in “Bodyguard”. Both these films did huge business at the box-office.
2012 – She was seen opposite Imran Khan in Karan Johar’s “Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu” which also did well at the box-office. Her other films include “Agent Vinod” with her husband Saif Ali Khan, “Talaash” with Aamir Khan and Rani Mukerji as the tantalisingly seductive prostitute, Rosie, in Reema Kagti’s crime mystery “Talaash”. Set against the backdrop of

Mumbai’s red-light districts, it follows the travails of its personnel and principal, Inspector Surjan Singh Shekhawat (Khan) who is assigned the duty of solving a mysterious car accident. The film generated predominantly positive reviews upon release and Kareena Kapoor was praised in particular. It is worth mentioning here that to prepare for her character

(modelled after journalist Christiane Amanpour) in Prakash Jha’s political drama “Satyagraha”, Kareena Kapoor will focus on familiarizing herself with up-to-date global affair issues and watching several news documentaries. She also appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar’s “Heroine”.
She has launched her own clothing line in association with being a brand ambassador for the retail chain Globus. As it is a well known fact that Kareena Kapoor has always set fashion trends through her films. She has always chosen to wear something different for all the events. Her roles in various movies have set fashion trends and she is the discerning style diva of Bollywood. The actress is synonymous with style and beauty for her fans. Even recently in her latest critically acclaimed film JAB WE MET, the long T-shirts with Patialas that she wears in the movie seems to have become a rage with the youngsters. Kareena Kapoor is the trendsetter of generation next.

August 2007 – Kareena Kapoor replaced actress Soha Ali Khan as spokesperson for the clothing chain Globus in a two-year contract. Vinay Nadkarni (CEO of Globus Stores) explained that to move from a multi-brand to a single-brand strategy for its stores, the clothing chain decided to appoint a different spokesperson for its new venture. On being appointed by Globus, Kapoor commented “I am delighted to be the face of Globus, I look forward to spreading this new language of fashion across the nation”. Since then, the brand had reported a 75-percent increase in sales.
Several months later Kapoor announced that she would be launching her own line of clothing, becoming the first Indian actress to do so: “I will be launching my exclusive line of clothes soon and I am quite sure people will like it. My clothing line is very reflective of my personal sense of style and will have my label on it. Just like I am pretty casual about my dressing, my line will also consist of an extremely wearable yet stylish collection. I am taking out this line in association with Globus, a brand that I am also the ambassadress for”. She further stated that she would also be involved in the planning and design processes of the clothing. Her clothing line debuted several months later in stores across India, and was well received by the public. Following the end of her contract with Globus, Kapoor expressed a desire to work with a design house to release her clothing line internationally; she later explained that those plans were on hold due to prior commitments.

Kareena Kapoor Biography

Kareena Kapoor


Date of birth
September 21, 1980, Mumbai, Maharahstra, India

Birth Name
Kareena Kapoor Randhi

Nickname
Bebo

Height
5 ’4 “(1.63 m)

Mini Biography
Kareena was born to Sindhi-speaking Babita (nee Shivdasani) and Punjabi-speaking Randhir Kapoor in Bombay, India. She has an older sister, Karisma.

Born in a family that have been actors for generations, including her paternal great-grandfather Kapoor, Prithviraj, his grandfather, Raj Kapoor, his paternal uncles, Shammi, Shashi, Rishi and Rajiv, and aunt, Neetu Singh, & Jennifer Kendall, the wives of Rishi and Shashi respectively. On his maternal side, her grandfather, Hari Shivdasani, and aunt, Sadhana, have been actors in their own rights.

As a child he studied in Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu, Bombay, and subsequently enrolled in Dehra Dun’s prestigious Welham Girls Boarding School. Then she re-located to Harvard for approximately 3 months to take a course in Information Technology and Microcomputers. On his return to India, he joined the Government Law School in Churchgate, Bombay, but left after a year to enroll at Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting.

His father, Randhir is very protective towards his daughters and wanted both to keep them away from acting, get married, and settle, in accordance with the Kapoor family tradition. This led to irreconcilable differences between her parents, ultimately leading to a divorce, with both sisters leaving their dad to live with his mother.

His film debut was in 2000 with ‘Refugee’ along with the debut of Amitabh Bachchan’s son, Abhishek. She went on to appear in 31 other Hindi movies, and has thus far won four awards for her performances in ‘Refugee’, ‘Chameli’, ‘Dev’, and ‘Omkara’.

She is one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood, considered bankable, with an enviable A-list and in June 2007 is to appear in ‘Tashan’, ‘Lajjo’, ‘Kismat Talkies’, among others.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Rajoo

Spouse
Saif Ali Khan (October 16, 2012 – present)

Brand
His lips

Trivia
Younger sister of Karisma Kapoor

Granddaughter of Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of Prithviraj Kapoor and great-great-granddaughter of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor

She is the second daughter of actress Babita Kapoor, and actor Randhir Kapoor. They have broken the taboo of Kapoor family girls acting in movies.

Loves riding and cooking
He rejected a role in Bride and Prejudice (2004) .

Did not attend her cousin (Riddhima Kapoor) wedding with Bharat Sawhney that took place in Bombay on Wednesday January 25, 2006. Also absent was her sister, Karisma, and mom, Babita.

Her great grandfather (Prithviraj Kapoor), her grandfather (Raj Kapoor) and his two brothers (Shammi and Shashi), her mother (Babita), her father (Randhir) and his two brothers (Rishi and Rajiv) have all been film stars over the last fifty years and her sister (Karisma) have been acting in Bollywood movies keep everything within the family.

Listed as number 6 of ‘Top Bollywood Actresses’ of 2006. (Rediff.com, 8-25 – 2006)

She is best friends with fellow actress Amrita Arora.

She befriended Konkona Sen Sharma on the sets of the film Omkara 2006.

Good friends with actress Esha Deol.

Although Kareena’s prescribed diet includes paranthas, momos, cheese, pasta and bananas, which are mostly considered fattening, it is her daily practice of yoga that keeps her fit for her role in Tashan (2008).

Has lived secretly with Saif Ali Khan. At the Lakme Fashion Awards in October 2007 was made official its link.

Has a mannequin of herself at Madame Tussaud’s Museum in England. Along with Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan.

I was in a long term relationship with actor Shahid Kapoor to 2007. They separated during the filming of Jab We Met hit movie.
Personal Quotes

Life is full of happiness and tears, be strong and have faith.
I want a man I can keep for myself. I would never share my man with anyone else.

I am not a home breaker and can never be. I have not been brought up to create havoc in other people’s houses.

If I found out that my man is unfaithful, there would be no tears, no shor-sharaba, which he had just slaughter.

Men are cowards. Why can not own up to the women they love?

A lot of guys try to mingle with me for who I am. If I meet a guy with a clean heart, I will go by my instincts. I guess my man will not be from the film industry.

I am a hell raiser. I do my own thing. And I think what I do is right.

I would not be able to turn a blind eye to my husband activities like star wives. I’ll be screaming for this throat, demanding an explanation of every minute of it. So you see an actor will not be good for my peace of mind.

The most shocking part of the articles linking me with Hrithik Roshan was the insinuation that I was willing to give up my career to run after him. Please! Not for a man, never.

My cast mates call me selfish. They say they are only interested in yourself and what you are interested only what is and is facing the camera. I answer, I can not help it, is what led me to where I am.

What I like being in a relationship is that we have to share. Our experiences of life, comparing notes about things that have happened to us. Then you get companionship, which is great. You laugh, talk, you fight. There mazaa that. I like everything about being in a relationship. I like to feel safe. I like the company, so that the other person happy. And if you’re in a good relationship, there’s nothing to not like about him.