Kareena Kapoor

Kareena KapoorKareena 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 great-great-granddaughter of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, and great-granddaughter of Prithviraj Kapoor, who was a famous actor. She is the granddaughter of actor and producer Raj Kapoor and 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

Kareena Kapoor in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamAwards 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
Filmfare Awards
2000: Winner, Best Debut for Refugee
2002: Nomination, Best Actress for Asoka & Nomination, Best Supporting Actress for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
2004: Winner, Special Performance for Chameli
2005: Winner, Critics Award Best Performance for Dev & Nomination, Best Actress for Dev
Star Screen Awards
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
Zee Cine Awards
2001: Winner, Queen of Hearts
2005: Nomination, Best Actress for Dev
Bollywood Awards
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 and 2004, she was positioned at number four in the Filmfare Top Ten Actress' 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) & (Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award)
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)