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Kareena Kapoor Khan (born 21 September 1980), often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian film actress who appears in UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} films. Born into a film family where both her parents, Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and her elder sister Karisma were actors, Kapoor faced the media spotlight from a very young age. However, she did not make her acting debut until the 2000 film ''Refugee'' (alongside Creator/AbhishekBachchan in his film debut), which earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. Her melodrama ''Film/KabhiKushiKabhieGham'' became India's highest grossing film in the overseas market in 2001 and is her biggest commercial success to date.

After receiving negative reviews for a series of repetitive roles between 2002 and 2003, Kapoor accepted more demanding roles to avoid being {{Typecast|ing}}, and consequently was recognized by critics for displaying greater versatility between 2004 and 2006. Her portrayal of a sex worker in ''Chameli'' (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and garnered her the Filmfare Special Performance Award. She later received two Critics Awards for Best Actress at the Filmfare ceremony for her performances in the critically acclaimed ''Dev'' (2004) and ''Omkara'' (2006).

In 2007, Kapoor earned a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in the Imtiaz Ali directed romantic comedy film, ''Film/JabWeMet''. Although the box office earnings of her films have varied considerably, Kapoor has established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Hindi film industry. Her relationship with Creator/SaifAliKhan had been the focus of massive amounts of media attention for several years - think Creator/BradPitt and Creator/AngelinaJolie - but they finally married in 2012.

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