Kareena Kapoor
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Image:Kareena kapoor.jpg Kareena Kapoor, nicknamed "Bebo" (born September 21, 1980 in Bombay, India) is a Bollywood actress. She is part of the famous Kapoor family.
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Family Background
Kareena Kapoor, nicknamed “Bebo” (born September 21, 1980 in Bombay, India) is a Bollywood actress. She is a member of the famous Kapoor dynasty, and has proved to be both a critical and commercial success in Bollywood.
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 Kabhi 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 Shahid Kapoor (they starred together in the 2004 movie Fida which did not succeed at the box office).
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
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
2000: Nomination, Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Refugee
2002: Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
2005: Nomination, Best Actress for Dev; Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Yuva and Special Award nomination under the category Jodi No. 1 along with Shahid Kapoor for Fida
2001: Winner, Queen of Hearts
2005: Nomination, Best Actress for Dev
2000: Winner, Best Female Debut for Refugee
2003: Winner, Best Actress Critics Choice for Chameli
- 2000, Sansui Awards Best Debutante, Refugee.
- 2003, Sansui Award, Best Actress(Jury), Chameli.
- 2003, Stardust Award, Special Jury Award, Chameli.
- 2003, Anandlok "Best Actress", Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon.
- 2005, Rajiv Gandhi Young Achiever Award.
In 2003,2004 and 2005 she has held 4th place in the Filmfare Top 10 Actresses List [1]
Filmography
- Omkara [Othello] (2006) (pre-production)
- Bajirao Mastani (2006) ... Mastani (shelved)
- Chup Chup Ke [Khatta Meetha] (2006) ... (announced)
- Mr. Mehta & Mrs. Singh (2006) ... Mrs. Singh (announced)
- Don (2006) ... Helen (filming)
- 36 China Town (2006) (pre-production)
- Milenge Milenge (2005) (post-production)
- Dosti: Friends Forever (2005) ... Anjali
- Kyon Ki? (2005) ... Dr. Tanvi Khurana
- Bewafaa (2005) ... Anjali
- Hulchul (2004) ... Anjali
- Aitraaz (2004) ... Priya Saxena/Malhotra
- Fida (2004) ... Neha
- Dev (2004) ... Aaliya (Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance)
- Yuva (2004) ... Mira
- Chameli (2004) ... Chameli (Winner, Filmfare Special Performance Award)
- LOC Kargil (2003) ... Simran (Nayyar's girlfriend)
- Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) ... Sanjana
- Khushi (2003) ... Khushi Singh
- Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003) ... Tina
- Jeena Sirf Mere Liye (2002) ... Pooja (Pinky)
- Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2003) ... Tina Kapoor
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) ... Pooja Sharma Raichand (Poo) (Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award)
- Ajnabee (2001) ... Priya Malhotra
- Asoka (2001) ... Kaurwaki (Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award)
- Yaadein (2001) ... Isha Singh Puri
- Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai (2001) ... Pooja Saxena
- Refugee (2000) ... Naaz (Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award)