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Kareena Kapoor, nicknamed "Bebo"
is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She was
born on September 21, 1980 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and is
presently one of the most triumphant Bollywood actresses in the
industry. Since her debut in the 2000 film, Refugee, she
has acted in nearly 30 films. She is one of the top and most
multitalented actresses of Bollywood. As of 2007, her total box
office impact is worth well over Rs. 4 billion.
Family
Kareena Kapoor comes from an
old and dominant film family. Her grandfather was the Raj Kapoor;
her great grandfather was Prithviraj Kapoor. She is the daughter
of Randhir Kapoor and Babita, who had divorced when she was
still young. Rishi Kapoor is one of her uncles. Her sister,
Karisma Kapoor, is also an actress. Other living relatives
include maternal aunt Sadhana, and cousins Shivani Kapoor,
Ranbir Kapoor and Nikhil Nanda.
Early Life
Kareena was good at school and
attended Jamnabai Narsee
School in Mumbai .Later on she joined to Welham Girl's Boarding
School in Dehradun . She then went to Harvard for summer school
and took a course in microcomputers and information technology
for three months. She then took an admission in Government Law
College at Churchgate to become a lawyer. After completing one
year at Law College she quit and decided to pursue a career in
acting. She then joined Kishore Namit Kapoor acting school.
How Started
Kareena decided to start her
filming career in Rakesh Roshan's film ' Kaho na piyaar hai ' ,
but later she left the project and made her debut in JP Dutta's
film ' Refugee' where she portrayed the role of a Pakistani
girl. Refugee
was a wonderful launch for Kareena, who with her ethereal looks
managed to cut up a niche for herself as a performing actress as
opposed to a glamour doll.
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