Born September 21, 1980 Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation Actor   Kareena Kapoor, nicknamed "Bebo" (born September 21, 1980 in Mumbai, India) is a Bollywood actress. She is part of the famous Kapoor family.

Kareena Kapoor is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita, who divorced when she was still young. Rishi Kapoor is one of her uncles. Her sister, Karisma Kapoor, is also an actress. Her other relatives include maternal aunt Sadhana, and cousins Shivani Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Nikhil Nanda who is currently married to Shweta Bachchan-Nanda who is the daughter of Amitabh Bachchan.

When she was younger she would frequently accompany her sister to film shoots. Though born into a film family, Kareena at first wanted to become a lawyer. She attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai and then went to Welham Girl's Boarding School in Dehradun. She returned to Mumbai to attend Mithibai College where she did her commerce.

She went to Harvard for summer school and while she was there she took a course in microcomputers and information technology. Set on pursuing a acting career, she completed her twelth standard and joined the film industry. She also attended the Kishore Namit Kapoor acting school.

Her first movie was J. P. Dutta's 2000 film Refugee opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Though the film did not do well her performance was praised. She also received her first Filmfare Award in the Best Debut category. Her first major success in a starring role was in the 2001 film Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai.

Her other notable roles include "Pooja" in the inter-generational melodrama Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham (2001), "Kaurwaki" in Asoka (2001), the title role in Chameli (2003), in which she plays a prostitute, a manipulative villain in Fida (2004) and a riot victim in Dev (2004), for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award Best Performance.