Birthday: September 21, 1980 (Birthplace - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

Family Background
Kapoor’s Father Randhir Kapoor and Mother Babita. Her elder sister Karisma Kapoor, is also an actress. She is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, and niece of actor Rishi Kapoor. According to Kapoor, the name "Kareena" was derived from the book Anna Karenina, which her mother read while she was pregnant with her. Often informally referred to as Bebo, she is of Punjabi Khatri descent from her father's side, and on her mother's side she is Sindhi.
Education
Kapoor attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai before progressing to Welham Girls Boarding School in Dehradun. She was a good student and received first-class honours in all subjects except mathematics. Upon graduating from the boarding school, she studied commerce for two years at Mithibai College in Vile Parle, Mumbai, but later confessed that she only studied there because she was close to her family. Kapoor then registered for a three-month summer course in microcomputers at Harvard University in the United States. She later developed an interest in law and enrolled at the Government Law College inChurchgate.
Quick Facts
Nickname: Bebo
Date of Birth: 21 September 1980
Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'5" or 1.65 m
City: Bombay, Maharashtra
Country: India
Mother: Babita Kapoor
Father: Randhir Kapoor
Siblings: Sister Karishma Kapoor
Marital status: single
Spouse: boyfriend Shahid Kapoor
Education: currently studying law
Likes: Love watching old movies like Breakfast At Tiffany's, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Love Story and Ben Hur
Favorite food: Chinese, Italian and Thai
Favorite color: black and red
Her hero: Raj Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan
Her heroine: Babita and Nargis
Other facts: she likes swimming
Hobbies: reading, swimming, eating and making friends
Occupation: bollywood actress
Languages: hindi, English
Award
Filmfare Awards
• 2001: Filmfare Best Debut Award, Refugee
• 2004: Filmfare Special Performance Award, Chameli
• 2005: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Dev
• 2007: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Omkara
• 2010 : Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, Jab We Met
• 2011 : Filmfare Critics Award for, We Are Family
Star Screen Awards
• 2007: Star Screen Award Best Actress, Omkara
• 2008: Star Screen Award Best Actress, Jab We Met
• 2010: Star Screen Award Best Popular Actress, Kurbaan & 3 Idiots
Zee Cine Awards
• 2001: Zee Cine Award Lux Face of the Year, Refugee
• 2002: Zee Cine Award Queen of Hearts
International Indian Film Academy Awards
• 2001: IIFA Awards Best Female Debut, Refugee
• 2004: IIFA Style Diva of the Year Award
• 2007: IIFA Awards Best Best Actress , Jab We Met
• 2010: IIFA Awards Best Best Actress , 3 Idiots
Stardust Awards
• 2004: Stardust Awards Special Jury Award, Chameli
• 2007: Stardust Awards Editor's Choice Best Performance of the Year, Omkara
Bollywood Movie Awards
• 2001: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut, Refugee
• 2004: Bollywood Movie Award - Critics Award Female, Chameli
Sansui Awards
• 2001: Sansui Awards Best Debutante - Female, Refugee
• 2004: Sansui Awards Jury's Choice Best Actress, Chameli
Other Awards
• 2004: Anandolok Puroshkar Awards Best Actress, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
• 2004: Bollywood Fashion Awards Celebrity Style (Female)
• 2006: Tuscan Verve Zoom Glam Awards Most Glamorous Actor (Female) of the Year