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Kareena Kapoor Khan

Actor, producer and author

Born 1980

Kareena Kapoor Khan is an Indian actor working primarily in Hindi cinema. Born in Bombay to Randhir Kapoor and Babita, she grew up in the Kapoor film family with her elder sister Karisma. Her early education included schooling in Mumbai and Dehradun and commerce studies at Mithibai. In her May 2000 interview, she described a short Harvard course in microcomputers and information technology. She entered films with an established interest in performance rather than a claimed university degree. J. P. Dutta’s Refugee launched her opposite Abhishek Bachchan in 2000 and brought a Filmfare debut award. A busy first decade ranged from Pooja in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham to the title role in Chameli, Aaliya in Dev and Dolly in Omkara. The latter films brought Filmfare recognition, while Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met made Geet another widely identified role and earned the leading-actress award. Looking back in 2020, she described stepping away from repetitive parts after a run of disappointments. Imtiaz Ali’s approach for Jab We Met renewed her interest; she credited less conventional collaborations with helping her develop as an actor. Her work continued across ensemble drama, romance, comedy and action, including 3 Idiots, We Are Family, Bodyguard, Heroine, Talaash, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Ki & Ka and Udta Punjab. Veere Di Wedding and Good Newwz extended the ensemble-comedy strand. In a 2023 interview she described deliberately balancing commercial films with more concentrated character work. Jaane Jaan cast her as Maya in a streaming thriller; The Buckingham Murders also marked a production role. Crew and Singham Again followed in 2024. Her work beyond acting includes What Women Want radio and screen hosting, television judging, Hindi voice work and two coauthored books. UNICEF India appointed her National Ambassador in 2024 after a decade as Celebrity Advocate. She married Saif Ali Khan in 2012. The 2025 family documentary Dining with the Kapoors includes them both, and September 2026 coverage confirms her released crime drama Daayra, in which she plays vigilance officer Ajooni.

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ConnectionSaif Ali KhanAcknowledged spouse and film collaborator.

ConnectionKarisma KapoorElder sister and fellow actor.

ConnectionRandhir KapoorFather and actor.

Lifestyle index · sourced and contextualised

Trivia & tastes

The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva; Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible

The National’s November 2023 interview identifies the books as 2013 and 2021 works.

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The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva

Coauthored 2013 work, with Rochelle Pinto; authored-work identification, not a leisure-reading recommendation.

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Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible

Coauthored 2021 work, with Aditi Shah Bhimjyani; authored-work identification, not medical advice.

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Lean On — Major Lazer

Named directly in August 2015; Lakme Fashion Week interview context.

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Sad Lisa — Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens

Named directly in April 2016.

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Kerala red rice, sambhar and aviyal

May 2021 meal prepared by Marina Balakrishnan; a personal caption, not her daily diet.

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Burgers and pizzas

November 2024 cheat-day answer at a Tira event; commercial event context disclosed.

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Yoga, cycling, weights and cardio

November 2015 direct answer; no present routine, frequency or quantities asserted.

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Fly Fit: aerial yoga and Pilates

Anshuka Parwani described post-pregnancy sessions in September 2017; no health advice or current-plan inference.

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Swimming

A direct May 2000 interview named swimming among her interests.

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Roti or brown rice, with dal and vegetables

November 2015 interview; individual historical meal choices rather than a verified current full plan.

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Regretted earlier fad diets and carbohydrate restriction

January 2020 coverage of her own radio remarks; earlier restrictive examples are not reproduced as advice.

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Night cream before bed; a hydrating mask weekly

November 2018 direct interview in a disclosed Lakme muse context; products unnamed.

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Almond oil

November 2018 personal answer; no clinical benefit or efficacy claim.

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Sun protection outside; facial oil massage

May 2022 direct interview, which also disclosed a separate commercial hair-care association.

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Chanel Mademoiselle; Hermès Un Jardin en Méditerranée

Direct November 2015 favorites. Exact concentrations, owned sizes and current use unestablished.

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Jo Malone Orange Blossom

Direct April 2016 answer; concentration and owned bottle size unestablished.

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Jean Paul Gaultier Classique

May 2019 Vogue archive report; no inferred EDT/EDP concentration, owned size or current signature scent.

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Unnamed dogs

March 2022 retrospective parenting interview recalls dogs being kept outside infant Taimur’s room. Names and present living status not established.

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