Kareena Kapoor Khan is a Bollywood actress. In the year 2000, she made her Bollywood debut with the film ‘Refugee’. Kareena is still remembered for her role of ‘Geet’ in the blockbuster hit ‘Jab We Met’. Recently, she starred in a Netflix film ‘Jaane Jaan’ alongside Vijay Varma and Jaideep.
Kareena Kapoor Khan is a Bollywood star. She was born on 21 September 1980 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She attended Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai, and Welham Girls School, Dehradun.
Her father, Randhir Kapoor is a Bollywood actor. Her mother, Babita is also a popular film star. She has a sister, Karishma Kapoor.
Kareena is married to Saif Ali Khan. They are parents to Taimur and Jeh Ali Khan.
Kareena’s favourites
Her hobbies include reading books, swimming, and doing yoga.
She likes to eat lentils, pasta and spaghetti.
Her favourite actors are Raj Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Nargis, and Meena Kumari.
Her favourite films are, Awara, Sangam, Bobby, Kal Aaj Aur Kal, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Love Story, and Ben Hur.
Kareena often wears the perfume Jean Paul Gaultier's Classic.
Her favourite fashion designer is Manish Malhotra.
She loves wearing the colour black.
Her favourite travelling destinations are Switzerland and London.
Kareena frequently visits these restaurants, Wasabi, The Taj Mahal Palace, Olive, Thai Pavilion in Mumbai.
She owns a BMW 7 Series, and LX 470 SUV cars.
Interesting facts about Kareena
Kareena is from the famous Kapoor family of Bollywood. Her parents are veteran actors.
Kareena’s grandfather was the legendary actor and director, Raj Kapoor.
She was named after the Leo Tolstoy’s popular novel ‘Anna Karenina’.
Randhir Kapoor and Babita married each other in the year 1971 and got separated in 1988.
Kareena was a huge fan of actor Akshaye Khanna during her teenage years.
Kareena’s debut
In the year 2000, she made her Bollywood debut with the film ‘Refugee’. The male lead of the film was Abhishek Bachchan.
Her next few films like, Mujhse Dosti Karoge, Jeena Sirf Mere Life, Khushi, did not do well at the box-office.
Her 2003 film ‘Chameli’ showed her versatility as an actor and the film received critical acclaim.
Kareena’s famous role
Kareena is still remembered for her role of ‘Geet’ in the blockbuster hit ‘Jab We Met’. During the shooting of the film, she dated her co-actor, Shahid Kapoor.
In 2010, Kareena adopted a village in Madhya Pradesh ‘Chanderi’. The place is famous for handmade Chanderi sarees.
In 2012, she published a book titled ‘Kareena Kapoor: The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva’, co-authored by Rochelle Pinto.
Kareena Kapoor's wax statues have been installed in Madame Tussauds museums located in England and Singapore.
For her glamorous role in the film Heroine (2012), she wore more than 130 different dresses, designed by top designers from all over the world.
Kareena’s marriage
Kareena Kapoor tied the knot with Bollywood actor, Saif Ali Khan on 16 October 2012.
Kareena’s first child was born on 20 December 2016. The couple named the boy ‘Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi’.
Kareena and Saif’s second son was born on 21 February 2021. He was named ‘Jeh Ali Khan’.
Kareena’s stardom
Kareena Kapoor Khan is one of the most loved actresses of Bollywood.
Her fans famously call her 'Bebo'.
Some of Kareena’s popular films are, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), 3 Idiots (2009), Ra One (2011), Don (2006), Tashan (2008), Bodyguard (2011), Ki & Ka (2016), Talaash (2012), Chup Chup Ke (2006), Kurbaan (2009), Golmaal 3 (2010), Hulchul (2004), Singham (2011), Omkara (2006), Udta Punjab (2016), Veere Di Wedding (2018), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), and Good Newwz (2019).
Kareena’s latest projects
Kareena’s latest film was ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, that came out in the year 2022. The film is an adaptation of Winston Groom’s novel ‘Forrest Gump’. Her co-actor was Amir Khan.
Kareena Kapoor starred in a Netflix film ‘Jaane Jaan’ alongside Vijay Varma and Jaideep. It is a thriller drama that released on 21 September 2023.
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