Kareena Kapoor|Biography

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.