In 2016, Kapoor took on a starring role in Ki & Ka, a romantic comedy about gender stereotypes from the writer-director R. Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan emerged as India's highest-earning film of the year. In 2013, Kapoor collaborated with Ajay Devgan for the fourth time in Prakash Jha's Satyagraha, underperformed at the box office.įollowing an appearance in the Flop Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013), She took on smaller parts where she played the love-interest of Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan in the dramas Singham Returns (2014) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) respectively.Reviews for the film were generally mixed She next appeared in Agent Vinod, an espionage thriller directed by Sriram Raghavan.
Kapoor followed her success in Bodyguard and Ra.One with a role in Shakun Batra's directorial debut Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012) opposite Imran Khan. He next appeared in Anubhav Sinha's science fiction film Ra.One with Shah Rukh Khan & Arjun Rampal.It became one of the biggest earners of the year. Kapoor had further success in 2011 as the love interest of Salman Khan's character in the romantic drama Bodyguard. In 2010, Kapoor appeared in the romantic comedy Milenge Milenge, a production delayed since 2005.The film garnered poor box-office returns.Īt the end of the year, she reunited with director Rohit Shetty for Golmaal 3, The film received mixed reviews.
The film emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. Kapoor's second Filmfare nomination that year came for Rajkumar Hirani's National Film Award-winning 3 Idiots. The box-office flop Main Aurr Mrs Khanna came next, & then the dramatic thriller Kurbaan.Kapoor received her fourth Filmfare Best Actress nomination. In 2009, Kapoor was cast Kambakkht Ishq, opposite Akshay Kumar.Set in Los Angeles, it was the first Indian film to be shot at Universal Studios & featured appearances by Hollywood actors. Next was Rohit Shetty's Golmaal Returns, had an ambivalent reception from critics, & Kapoor received mixed reviews. Kapoor returned to film as the female protagonist Geet Dhillon, a vivacious Sikh girl with a zest for life, in the romantic comedy Jab We Met (2007).Kapoor won several awards for her performance, including Filmfare Award for Best Actress.įollowing year, Kapoor co-starred in Vijay Krishna Acharya's action-thriller Tashan, where she met her future husband in actor Saif Ali Khan. Kapoor's portrayal earned her a fourth Filmfare Award and first Screen Award. She next portrayed the character of Desdemona in Omkara-the Hindi adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello. 36 China Town, Chup Chup Ke - both were moderately successful. That same year, she starred in the romantic dramas Kyon Ki and Dosti: Friends Forever, both of which underperformed at the box office The feature received mostly negative reviews. She was cast as the protagonist of the 2005 drama Bewafaa. Her subsequent releases that year included Abbas-Mustan's thriller Aitraaz and Priyadarshan's comedy Hulchul, both of which were successful at the Indian box office. The film was unsuccessful at the box office. Shortly, Kapoor was cast for the first time as a villain in the thriller Fida. Kapoor next co-starred in Yuva, It earned her a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. Chameli was well received by critics and the film marked a significant turning point in her career, earning Kapoor a special jury recognition at the 49th Filmfare Awards. Kapoor played the role of a golden-hearted prostitute in Chameli, a film relating the story of a young prostitute who meets with a widowed investment banker. Later that year, she appeared in Santosh Sivan's period epic Aśoka, At the 47th Filmfare Awards, Aśoka was nominated for five awards including a Best Actress nomination for Kapoor.ĭuring 20, All six films in which she starred-Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, Jeena Sirf Merre Liye, Talaash: The Hunt Begins,Khushi, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, and the four-hour war epic LOC Kargil-were commercially unsuccessful. She next starred in Subhash Ghai's flop Yaadein, followed by Abbas-Mustan's moderately successful thriller Ajnabee. Kapoor's performance earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.įor her second release, Kapoor was paired opposite Tusshar Kapoor in Satish Kaushik's box-office hit Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001). She debuted alongside Abhishek Bachchan in J. Kareena is the recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards, & was one of Bollywood's most popular actresses. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor.
Kareena Kapoor is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films.