Kareena’s Biography
Name: Kareena Kapoor
Nickname: Bebo
Date of Birth: September 21, 1980
Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Parents: Randhir Kapoor and Babita Kapoor (maiden name: Shivdasani)
Siblings: Karisma Kapoor (actress)
Husband: Saif Ali Khan (m. 10/16/12)
Debuted: (2000) Refugee (co-starring Abhishek Bachchan)
Kareena Kapoor, nicknamed “Bebo” is a four-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian popular actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Since her debut in the 2000 film, Refugee, she has acted in nearly 30 films, majority of them bringing her critical success rather than commercial success. Despite this fact, she has emerged today as one of the top and most versatile actresses from the industry. As of 2007, her total box office impact is worth well over Rs. 4 billion. She hails from the “Kapoor family” which has many of its members included within the film sorority.
Favorite Food: Thai
Current Favourite Colour: Red
Endorsments: Globus, Emami Cream, Citizen Drive Watches, Dulux Paints, Vivel Soap, Anne French Hair Removing Cream
First Name was derived from the book Anna Karenina.
Favorite Phrase: It’s Rocking
Favorite Designer(s): Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, and Manish Malhotra
Kareena did her schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai, and later Welham Girls Boarding School in Dehradun. After studying commerce at Mithibai College, Vile Parle for two years, she took a three-month summer course in microcomputers at Harvard. She developed an interest in law, thus enrolled at the Government’s Law College in Churchgate. After completing one year there, she returned to her initial plan to become an actor, and began training under Kishor Namit Kapoor, the founder of Kapoor Acting Lab.
