Kareena Kapoor Khan is an Indian actress, singer, representative of the famous Indian Kapoor dynasty. One of the highest paid actresses in Bollywood, winner of 6 Filmfare Awards.
In the creative biography of the actress, there are more than 70 film roles, including participation as a guest star in popular TV series. In 2010, according to People magazine, Karina was named the most beautiful Indian celebrity.
Biography facts
The future Bollywood star was born in the fall of 1980 in India. The Kapoor family has long been known in cinematic circles, so the girl was surrounded by creative people from early childhood. But in order to become an actress, she had to break the ancestral foundations.
By tradition, only men could become actors in the family. Even those girls who had already started a career in cinema and married representatives of the dynasty could not appear on the screen in the future.
This was the fate of Karina's mother, Babite, who became the wife of Randhir Kapoor. Before that, she was already a successful actress, but after marriage she was forced to leave her job and start raising children. But Babita decided that if she couldn't make her dream come true, she would do her best to make her daughters actresses. The woman divorced her husband and left for another city, thereby breaking the established traditions.
Thanks to this act, Karina and her sister Karishma were able to start an acting career. The girls' mother became their mentor and assistant, and later - a producer.
Karina did not immediately come to the big cinema. After receiving her education, the girl entered college at the Department of Economics, then moved to the Faculty of Law. After studying for a little over a year, Karina decided that she was mistaken in her choice of profession. Heredity took its toll: the girl entered the university at the theater department.
Creative career
The debut of the young actress took place in the film "Forsaken". The girl did an excellent job of the role and received her first Filmfare Awards.
Wide popularity came to her in 2001 after playing the main role in the melodrama "The Charm of Love". The talented actress got the next role in the same year in the historical drama "The Emperor". The picture was shown at the Venice Film Festival and received high marks from film critics.
In the following years, the roles of Karina were not so successful. The films in which the girl starred were not successful with the audience. Therefore, the actress decided to try herself in serious dramatic films.
Another success awaited Kapoor after the release of the film "Jasmine". Critics praised the work of the young actress and noted her high professionalism.
In 2006, Kapoor starred in the crime drama Omkara. The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and received high marks from film critics, who emphasized that the picture was shot in a style atypical for Indian cinema.
In 2009, Karina starred in the film Three Idiots. The film grossed over $ 50 million, a new record in Bollywood.
In his later career, Kapoor dozens of films in various genres. She continues to actively act in films and constantly delights her fans and fans with new roles.
Besides, Kapoor is a great singer. For many years she has been touring the country and the world with her concerts.
Personal life
Karina met her future husband, Saif Ali Khan, on the set. Already during the period of work on the film, they began a relationship, despite the fact that a young man was already courting the girl, and Saif was married. For the sake of his beloved, Saif divorced his wife, and Karina moved to her chosen one.
For almost 5 years they did not formalize the relationship. The official wedding took place only in 2012. After 4 years, the couple had a son.
