Kareena Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Khan (; ''née'' Kapoor; born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood, Hindi films. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. Noted for pl ...

is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 60

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films. Kapoor made her acting debut opposite

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in the 2000 drama ''

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'', for which she earned a

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. The following year, she appeared in five films, including the romance ''

Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. The film was the debut performance of Tusshar Kapoor, who starred alongside Kareena Kapoor. The film was an of ...

'', the thriller '' Ajnabee'', and the ensemble melodrama '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...''. The latter emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film in overseas market to that point, and the success of these films established her in Bollywood. However, she followed it with a series of critical and commercial failures. In 2004, Kapoor portrayed a prostitute in the 2004 drama '' Chameli'', which proved to be a turning point in her career, earning her a Special Performance Award at Filmfare. That same year, she played a Muslim woman affected by the

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's political drama '' Dev'', and two years later, she played the

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character in '' Omkara'' (2006), an adaptation of

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's tragedy ''

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'' from director

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. She won two

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for these films. In 2007, Kapoor played a loquacious

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girl in ''

Jab We Met ''Jab We Met'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Dhilin Mehta under his banner Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their fou ...

'', a commercially successful romantic comedy-drama co-starring

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, for which she won the

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. In 2009, Kapoor co-starred with

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's comedy-drama ''

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'', which emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film to that point. In 2010, she won the

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for her role in the family drama '' We Are Family'' and played a tomboy in the lucrative comedy ''

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''. In 2011, she played the leading lady in the top-grossing action films ''

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'' and ''

Ra.One ''Ra.One'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in double roles and Arjun Rampal as the titular antagonist, with Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma, Shahana Goswami, Tom Wu, Da ...

''. Among her four releases in 2012, she received praise for playing a free-spirited hairdresser in the romantic comedy ''

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu ''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Shakun Batra in his directorial debut and produced by Karan Johar and Hiroo Yash Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions, alongside ...

'', a troubled actress in ''

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'' and a prostitute in '' Talaash: The Answer Lies Within''. Following an appearance in the poorly-received romance ''

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'' (2013), Kapoor decreased her workload for the next two years, taking on smaller parts of the love-interest in the

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films ''

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'' (2014) and ''

Bajrangi Bhaijaan ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Kabir Khan, based on an original story by screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad, and produced by Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh and Kabir Khan. ...

'' (2015); the latter ranks among Indian cinema's highest earners. This changed in 2016 when she starred in two commercial successes, the satire ''

Ki & Ka ''Ki & Ka'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by R. Balki. The film stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor. It was released theatrically on 1 April 2016 to mixed reviews and became a commercia ...

'' and the acclaimed social drama ''

Udta Punjab ''Udta Punjab'' () is a 2016 Indian black comedy crime drama film written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey, co-written by Sudip Sharma, and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Sameer Nair and Aman Gill under Balaji Motion Pictures in associa ...

''. In 2018, Kapoor had a leading role in the

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Veere Di Wedding ''Veere Di Wedding'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language female buddy comedy film directed by Shashanka Ghosh and produced by Rhea Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Nikhil Dwivedi. Loosely based on the 2015 film ''The Wedding Ringer'', the film stars Kare ...

'', which ranks among the highest-grossing female-led Hindi films.

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