Actors - Kareena Kapoor

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Kareena Kapoor, nicknamed "Bebo" (born September 21, 1980 in Bombay, India) is a Bollywood actress. She is part of the famous Kapoor family.

Family Background

Kareena is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor and actress Babita. Her great uncles are Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor. Her uncles are Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor.

Her cousins are Ranbir Kapoor, Riddhima Kapoor, Shivani Kapoor and Nikhil Nanda who is married to Amitabh Bachchan's daughter, Shweta Nanda. Her sister Karisma Kapoor is also in the film industry.

Career

Her first movie was J. P. Dutta's Refugee which was released on June 30, 2000 and included co-debutant Abhishek Bachchan in the cast. Though the film didn't do well her performance was praised. Her first hit was the film Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai.

Her other notable roles include "Pooja" in the inter-generational melodrama Kabhie Kushi Kabhie Gham, "Kaurwaki" in Asoka
, the title role in Chameli
, in which she plays a prostitute and her role as a riot victim in Dev
, for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award Best Performance.

Since then she has appeared in the hit Aitraaz
, but succeeding film have not done as well. She is currently dating actor-boyfriend Shahid Kapoor (they starred together in the 2004 movie Fida which did not succeed at the box office).

Controversy

A passerby with a camera phone filmed Kareena kissing her boyfriend Shahid Kapoor (in a hotel's public area) and released the video. A Mumbai newspaper published stills from the video. Kareena and Shahid at first denied that the pictures were of them, but later reversed themselves and complained of an invasion of privacy.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

2000: Winner, Best Debut for Refugee

2002: Nomination, Best Actress for Asoka & Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

2005: Winner, Special Performance for Chameli

2005: Winner, Critics Award Best Performance for Dev

Awards of the International Indian Film Academy

2000: Winner, Best Female Debut for Refugee

2002: Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

2004: Winner, Style Diva of the Year

2005: Nomination,Best Actress for Aitraaz

Star Screen Awards

2000: Nomination, Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Refugee

2002: Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

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