- Born
- Birth nameKareena Randhir Kapoor
- Nickname
- Bebo
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Kareena was born to Sindhi-speaking Babita (nee Shivdasani) and Punjabi-speaking Randhir Kapoor in Bombay, India. She has an elder sister, Karisma.
She is born in a family that have been actors for generations, including her paternal great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor; her grandfather, Raj Kapoor; her paternal uncles, Shammi, Shashi, Rishi, and Rajiv; as well as aunt, Neetu Singh, & Jennifer Kendall, the wives of Rishi and Shashi respectively. On her maternal side, her grandfather, Hari Shivdasani, and aunt, Sadhana, have been actors in their own rights.
As a child she studied in Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu, Bombay, and thereafter was 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. Upon her return to India, she joined the Government Law College in Churchgate, Bombay, but left it after one year, to enroll in the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting School.
Her film debut was in the year 2000 with Refugee (2000) 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 (2000), Chameli (2003), Dev (2004), and Omkara (2006).
She is one of the most sought-after actresses in Bollywood, considered bankable, with an enviable A-listing and as of June 2007 is to appear in 'Tashan', 'Lajjo', 'Kismat Talkies' amongst others.
In 2012, she married actor Saif Ali Khan, son of actress Sharmila Tagore.
- IMDb mini biography by: rAjOo
- SpouseSaif Ali Khan(October 16, 2012 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenJehangir Ali Khan Pataudi
- Parents
- RelativesKarisma Kapoor(Sibling)Prithviraj Kapoor(Great Grandparent)Raj Kapoor(Grandparent)Riddhima Kapoor(Cousin)Ranbir Kapoor(Cousin)Hari Shivdasani(Grandparent)Raha Kapoor(Niece or Nephew)
- Maintains a consistent public and cinematic association with prominent, well-defined lips, often accentuated through specific makeup choices and stylized pouting for the camera. This trait features prominently in the marketing and character presentation for the melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and the action comedy Tashan (2008).
- The actress often incorporates specialized dance sequences, known as item numbers, which feature intricate choreography and distinct costume designs central to the film's marketing campaign. Notable examples include the "Halkat Jawani" sequence in Heroine (2012), "Fevicol Se" in Dabangg 2 (2012), and "Mera Naam Mary Hai" in Brothers (2015).
- Kapoor Khan frequently portrays strong-willed, talkative, and exuberant female leads who drive the central narrative through extensive dialogue and high-energy personality traits. This character archetype appears prominently in Jab We Met (2007), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003).
- Kapoor occupies a wax figure installation at Madame Tussauds London. The museum inaugurated the mannequin in 2011, making Kapoor the second Indian actress to receive this distinction following Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The collection includes likenesses of other Indian cinema entities such as Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan.
- Kareena Kapoor belongs to the Kapoor family dynasty, a foundational lineage in Indian cinema spanning four generations. Her paternal great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor, established the family's cinematic presence during the silent era and the early talkie period. Her grandfather, Raj Kapoor, earned international recognition as a director and actor, while his brothers, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor, maintained prominent lead roles through the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
- Kareena Kapoor Khanrepresents the fourth generation of the Kapoor family in the Hindi film industry. She is the younger daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita (née Shivdasani). The subject is the paternal granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor and the great-granddaughter of the founding patriarch of the Prithvi Theatre, Prithviraj Kapoor. Her lineage extends to her paternal great-great-grandfather, Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, who was a civil servant and appeared in a minor capacity in the production Awaara (1951).
- Her favorite pastime is watching TV. Her favorite TV shows are Friends (1994), Sex and the City (1998), Frasier (1993), Prison Break (2005), How I Met Your Mother (2005), Poirot (1989), Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984), The Killing (2011), The Big Bang Theory (2007), Downton Abbey (2010), Game of Thrones (2011), The Fall (2013), The Affair (2014), The Tudors (2007), Rome (2005), House of Cards (2013), Homeland (2011) and Narcos (2015).
- Kareena Kapoor declined the lead role of Naina Catherine Kapur in Bride & Prejudice (2004) following a salary dispute with producer Karan Johar.
- Life is full of happiness and tears, be strong and have faith.
- I want a man I can keep for myself. I wouldn't ever share my man with anyone else.
- I am not a home breaker and I can never be. I haven't been brought up to create havoc in other people's homes.
- If I found out that my man is unfaithful, there'd be no tears, no shor-sharaba, I'd just slaughter him.
- Men are gutless. Why can't they own up to the women they love?
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