Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor often referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received five Filmfare Awards and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary romantic dramas to comedies, period films to major Bollywood productions, as well as less publicized independent films.

Kareena KapoorThe hot actress was born on September 21, 1977 in Mumbai India. She is the youngest daughter of Punjabi Randhir Kapoor, an actor Babitha, a Sindhi. Her parents separated when she was quite young. Her older sister is Karisma Kapoor, an actress. She is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, and niece of actor Rishi Kapoor. According to Kapoor, the name "Kareena" was derived from the book Anna Karenina, which her mother read while she was pregnant with her. Her family tree reads like the who’s who of Bollywood.

Kareena faced the media spotlight from a very young age, but did not make her acting debut until the 2000 film Refugee. Her melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, became India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market in 2001, and is one of her biggest commercial successes to date. Her portrayal of a sex worker in Chameli (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and she was later noted for her performances in the critically acclaimed Dev (2004) and Omkara (2006). Kareena Kapoor, still fresh from the success of her recent releases, is all smiles.

At twenty- eight, her life’s getting even better, both on the acting front. She was dating Shahid Kapoor since 2004 but they broke up and now dating actor Saif Ali Khan. n a 2009 poll conducted by the newspaper DNA, she was voted as one of India's most popular icons. According to the UK magazine Eastern Eye, Kapoor was ranked fourth in the list of "Asia's Sexiest Women" in 2009; she had been previously ranked eighth in 2007 and third in 2008. She became the only actress to be featured on CNN Go's list of "Who Mattered Most in India" and was described as "India's Most Beautiful Woman" by People in 2010.

In July 2010, Kapoor was placed eighth in Filmfare Magazine's annual power list, an achievement she repeated from the previous year, where she was ranked at number ten. Today, Kareena is considered as one of the most popular Bollywood celebrities in India. Her look and performances have established her as a style icon for young girls and women.

Enhanced by Zemanta

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...