Saturday, April 4, 2009

Kareena Kapoor

Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Nick Name: Lolo
Date of Birth (Birthday): 25 June, 1974
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 127 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Bombay, Maharashtra
Education: Sophi College for FYJC (Arts)
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Contact Address: 2B Excellency 1101/1201, 4th Cross Road, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 058


Family Background

Father's Name: Randhir Kapoor
Mother's Name: Babita Kapoor
Sister(s): Kareena Kapoor
Spouse: Sanjay Kapoor
Daughter: Samiera

Film Biography

Debut Film: Prem Qaidi
Famous Movies: Mere Jeevan Saathi, Baaz: A Bird in Danger, Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny, Rishtey, Shakti: The Power, Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya, Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love, Aashiq, Zubeidaa, Shikari, Fiza, Hum To Mohabbat Karega, Chal Mere Bhai, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, Jaanwar, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Biwi No. 1, Silsila Hai Pyar Ka, Dil To Pagal Hai, Lahu Ke Do Rang, Hero No. 1, Judwaa, Mrityudaata, Ajay, Raja Hindustani, Sapoot, Bal Bramhachari, Jeet, Krishna, Megha, Papi Gudia, Rakshak, Saajan Chale Sasural, Coolie No. 1, Maidan-E-Jung, Jawab, Suhaag, Yeh Dillagi, Andaz Apna Apna, Prem Shakti, Dulaara, Raja Babu, Aatish, Andaz, Gopi Kishan, Khuddar, Dhanwaan, Shaktiman, Anari, Muqabla, Jaagruti, Sangram, Deedar, Nishchaiy, Police Officer, Jigar, Sapne Sajan Ke, Prem Qaidi
Latest Movies: Mere Jeevan Saathi
Upcoming Movies: Zamaanat.

Kareena Kapoor career commenced with an unconventional role in J.P. Dutta’s moderately successful Refugee (2000) opposite Abhishek Bachchan, proclaiming that she wanted "to be known as a powerful actress." The film centred around the India-Pakistan conflicts, showing a young man, Refugee, who carries out the illegal activity of taking civilians to Pakistan and forth. Kapoor's performance of Naaz, a Bangladeshi girl, who falls in love with him while migrating to Pakistan along with her family, won her critical acclaim. Critic Taran Adarsh from indiafm.com noted, "Kareena Kapoor has a magnetic personality, which will make the viewer fall in love with her instantly. On a scale of 10, Kareena's performance deserves 9 marks, dialogue delivery 8 and overall personality 10. What surprises you is the ease with which she emotes the most difficult of scenes, that too against experienced performers. There's no denying the fact that she is a natural performer who is very camera friendly."

After these successes, Kapoor was in high demand and was signed to many new films, but most of them were not as successful as those which had given her the spotlight attention. In 2002, she starred alongside Hrithik Roshan and Rani Mukerji in Kunal Kohli's directorial debut Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002), which was her first film with the biggest production house in Bollywood: Yash Raj Films. Although much anticipated, the film was a critical and commercial failure in India but fared well overseas, especially in the U.K. The film dealt with a love story between three childhood friends and saw Kapoor play Tina, a girl of today's generation. Faiz Khan criticized her, "Kareena Kapoor seems to have stepped off the Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham sets and simply had a change of name, from Pooja to Tina for this film. But what was novel in that film, is contrived here. What was exciting in K3G, is irritating here."

This was followed in 2003 by Sooraj R. Barjatya's love-triangle Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, co-starring Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan. Produced by Rajshri Productions, the film also failed commercially and critically in India but proved to be a hit overseas. Kapoor's performance of Sanjana, the center of two men was criticized, "Kareena comes off as very inexperienced, mouthing dialogs synthetically, and going over the top in emotional scenes far too often." Critics began criticizing her for enacting repetitious kind of roles in her films and expressing that she was indeed in serious danger of becoming typecast, which was fundamental in her attempting a diversity of more adventurous roles in the years following.

36 China Town was Kapoor's first release in 2006 followed by Chup Chup Ke. Both films managed to do moderately well at the box office. However, she was mostly noticed with her portrayal of Desdemona in the Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, Omkara. Her performance was praised, earning her a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and a Star Screen Award for Best Actress as well as various nominations for Best Actress at different award ceremonies. Critic Naresh Kumar Deoshi wrote, "Kareena Kapoor once again shows her acting prowess in playing a role that has no glamour but lots of substance. She brings out the innocence and the vulnerability of her character."

In October 2007, during her breakup with Kapoor, rumours began floating around that she was seeing actor Saif Ali Khan. On October 18, 2007, during Manish Malhotra's grand finale show at the Lakme Fashion Week, Khan confirmed their relationship to the media saying, "Yes, we are not exactly shouting from the rooftops but yes, clearly we are together. And we are happy together!"































































































































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