Kareena Kapoor is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 60 Hindi films. She made her acting debut opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the 2000 drama Refugee, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. The following year, she appeared in five films, including the romance Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, the thriller Ajnabee, and the ensemble melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. The latter emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film in overseas to that point, and the success of these films established her in Bollywood. This success was followed by repetitive roles in a series of commercial failures.
In 2004, Kapoor portrayed a prostitute in the drama Chameli, which proved to be a turning point in her career, earning her a Filmfare Special Award. That same year, she played a Muslim woman affected by the 2002 Gujarat riots in Govind Nihalani's political drama Dev, and two years later, she played the Desdemona character in Omkara (2006), an adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello from director Vishal Bhardwaj. She won two Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for these films. In 2007, Kapoor played a loquacious Sikh girl in Jab We Met, a commercially successful romantic comedy co-starring Shahid Kapoor, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Kapoor co-starred with Aamir Khan in Rajkumar Hirani's comedy-drama 3 Idiots (2009), which emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film to that point. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the family drama We Are Family and played a tomboy in the lucrative comedy Golmaal 3 (both 2010). In 2011, she played the leading lady in the top-grossing action films Bodyguard and Ra.One. Among her four releases in 2012, she received praise for playing a free-spirited woman in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, a troubled actress in Heroine and a prostitute in Talaash: The Answer Lies Within. In the next few years, she (now Kapoor Khan) decreased her workload, taking on smaller parts of the love-interest in the androcentric films Singham Returns (2014) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015); the latter ranks among Indian cinema's highest earners. This changed in 2016 when she starred in two commercial successes, the satire Ki & Ka and the acclaimed drama Udta Punjab. Further success came with the ensemble comedies Veere Di Wedding (2018) and Good Newwz (2019). After reuniting with Aamir Khan in the commercially failed drama Laal Singh Chaddha (2022), Kapoor Khan had her first streaming film release in the thriller Jaane Jaan (2023). The same year, she appeared in another thriller, a Hansal Mehta directorial, The Buckingham Murders, wherein she played a grieving mother and a British-Indian detective. In 2024, she had another female-led commercial success in the comedy Crew. She, then, appeared in Rohit Shetty's Singham Again, an installment in the Cop Universe. She subsequently appeared in Meghna Gulzar's crime investigative drama, Daayra.
Films
+Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2000 Refugee Nazneen "Naaz" Ahmed 2001Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Yaadein Ajnabee Aśoka KaurwakiKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2002Mujhse Dosti Karoge! Jeena Sirf Merre Liye Pooja Khanna (Pinky) 2003Talaash: The Hunt Begins... Khushi Khushi Singh (Laali)Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon LOC Kargil Simran 2004Chameli ChameliYuva MiraDev Aaliya Also playback singer for "Jab Nahin Aaye The Tum" Fida Also playback singer for "Aaja Ve Mahi"Aitraaz Hulchul 2005Bewafaa Kyon Ki Dosti: Friends Forever 200636 China Town Chup Chup Ke Omkara Dolly MishraDon Kamini Special appearance 2007Kya Love Story Hai Herself Special appearance in the song "It's Rocking"Jab We Met 2008Halla Bol Herself Cameo appearance Tashan Also playback singer for "Pooja Ka Tashan"Roadside Romeo Laila Animated feature film Voice onlyGolmaal Returns Ekta Gill Santoshi 2009Luck by Chance Herself Cameo appearance Billu Herself Special appearance in the song "Marjaani"Kambakkht Ishq Main Aurr Mrs Khanna Kurbaan 3 Idiots 2010Milenge Milenge Priya KapoorWe Are Family Golmaal 3 Divya 2011Bodyguard Divya Rana/ Chhaya Ra.One Sonia Subramaniam 2012Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Agent Vinod / Dr. Ruby MendesRowdy RathoreUnnamedSpecial appearance in song "Chinta Ta"Heroine Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Rosie/SimranDabangg 2Item Dancer Special appearance in the song "Fevicol Se" 2013Bombay Talkies Herself Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies"Satyagraha Gori Tere Pyaar Mein! 2014Singham Returns Herself Cameo appearance Happy EndingHerself Cameo appearance 2015Gabbar Is Back Sunaina Special appearanceBajrangi Bhaijaan Rasika PandeyBrothers Mary Special appearance in the song "Mera Naam Mary Hai" 2016Ki & Ka Kia Sahni Bansal Udta Punjab 2018Veere Di Wedding 2019Good Newwz Deepti Batra2020Angrezi MediumNaina Kohli2022Laal Singh Chaddha Rupa D'Souza 2023Jaane Jaan Maya D'SouzaThe Buckingham Murders Jasmeet Bhamra Also producer2024Crew Jasmine KohliSingham Again Avni Kamat Singham2026Daayra Ajooni Kohli
Documentary Year Title Role Notes 2000 Bollywood im Alpenrausch Herself Uncredited role 2013 The Indian Food Wisdom and The Art of Eating Right Herself2015Bollywood And Beyond: A Century Of Indian Cinema HerselfGirl Rising India – Woh Padhegi, Woh UdegiHerself2025Dining With The KapoorsHerselfDocumentary film
Television
Year Title Role Notes 2012 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah ChashmahHerself Punar Vivah Episode 154C.I.D. Herself Episode "Heroine Ka Khatra" 2018Naagin 3 Kaalindi Special appearance 2019Dance India Dance: Battle of the Champions Judge 2022Spy Bahu Narrator For first episode and trailers
See also Awards and nominations received by Kareena Kapoor
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