Biography on Kareena

Career
Kareena attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai and then went to Welham Girls Boarding School in Dehradun. She then went to Harvard for summer school and took a course in microcomputers and information technology for three months. Set on pursuing an acting career, she then took an admission in Government Law College at Churchgate to become a lawyer. After completing one year there, she went back to her initial plan of joining the film industry, where she attended the Kishore Namit Kapoor acting school.
Kareena had planned to debut in Rakesh Roshan's Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai but left the project a few days into the filming. She made her debut in J.P. Dutta’s Refugee in 2000 with Abhishek Bachchan and won critical acclaim for portraying the role of a Pakistani girl. The role earned her an award for Filmfare Best Debut (Female).
In 2001, films like Ajnabee and Asoka followed for her which did indifferent business at the box office. Her breakthrough performance of a princess in the latter was acclaimed and earned her a Filmfare nomination for Best Actress. However, the success of her films Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham established her as one of the industry's most bankable stars and put her on Bollywood's A-list.
Kapoor was in great demand after these successes and signed many new movies, but most of her films failed to do well at the box office. Even much-hyped films like Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003) that came from big banners like Yash Raj Films and Rajshri Productions failed to do well. Many critics criticized her for doing the same kind of roles in her films but strangely, big banners were still keen to sign her.
However 2004 turned out to be a turning point in her career in terms of qualitative performance. The critical success of the 2004 film Chameli, where she played the role of a prostitute made critics take notice of her once again and earned her the Filmfare Special Performance Award. She gained critical acclaim for her de-glamorized role in the critically acclaimed film Dev. for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Her other films in 2004 included the moderately successful Aitraaz and the semi-hit Hulchul.
36 China Town was Kareena's first release in 2006 followed by Chup Chup Ke. Both films managed to do moderately well at the box office. Her performance as Desdemona in the Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, Omkara was praised from audiences as well as the critics earning her a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and a Star Screen Award for Best Actress. Her performance in the film also landed her various nominations in the best actress category including the Filmfare Awards. Her next release, Don - The Chase Begins Again released in October 2006 and became one of the biggest hits of 2006. She won favorable reviews both for her acting and her dancing in her item number.
After shooting for her film, Don, Kareena decided to take a long break from Bollywood. Although she did sign a few new projects during her break, she did not shoot for any of them. In March 2007, she resumed shooting for the film Kya Love Story Hai, in which she only appeared in an item number. The film which released in April 2007 won favorable reviews for her dancing again.

Personal life
Kareena is the great-granddaughter of Prithviraj Kapoor, the famous actor. She is the granddaughter of actor and producer Raj Kapoor and daughter of Randhir Kapoor and actress Babita. Her uncle is Rishi Kapoor. Her sister Karisma Kapoor is also in the film industry.
 

Born into an old and influential film family in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Kareena's name was inspired by the book, Anna Karenina. Her grandfather was 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 Ranbir Kapoor and Nikhil Nanda.
Kareena is currently dating Shahid Kapoor, the son of veteran actor Pankaj Kapoor.
Gossip columnists have linked her to a number of her co-stars, but she has strongly denied all these rumors.
In 2005, Kareena was in the news when onlookers with mobile phone cameras filmed her kissing her boyfriend Shahid Kapoor and released it to the news.
Currently she is now dating Saif Ali Khan.

Trivia
-Kapoor sang solo in the song "Jab Nahin Aye The Tum", for the movie Dev. This is unusual; most songs are sung by playback singers.
-Her good friends in the industry include actresses Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra and Amrita Arora and director/producer Karan Johar.
-A recent cricket tournament was named after her by one of her ardent fans.
-A special collection of Citizen watches were named after her.
-The actress has worked five times with Akshay Kumar, four times with Hrithik Roshan, and three times with Shahid Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, and Priyanka Chopra.


Facts
-Kareena's name was inspired by the book, Anna Karenina.
-She remains to be one of the top and highest paid actresses.
-From 2003-2005, Kareena was ranked #4 on the list of Filmfare's Top Actresses. The 2006 Filmfare issue had her ranked #6.
-Kapoor turned into a vegetarian with the influence of Shahid Kapoor.
-Many of her films have done better at the overseas box office (the U.K., Canada, and the U.S.)[40] than they did in the Indian domestic market.
-Kareena was invited to Pakistan's prestigious Kara Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival to promote her film, Omkara as a Bollywood entry. Due to her being busy with the Rockstars world tour, she opted not to go to the latter.
-She starred in a video with the likes of Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, and John Abraham as a kick start for the BLUE BILLION campaign that invited cricket fans all over the world to cheer for India.
 

information from Wikipedia.com and Bollyspice

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