Shocking And Unknown Facts About Kareena Kapoor

Shocking And Unknown Facts About Kareena Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Khan is today the biggest actress in B-town and has worked extremely hard to earn it all. Even though the star kid belongs to the Kapoor Khandaan, she has managed to sway not only awards, but also critical acclaim for her work. Obviously, the actress lives a life, one can only imagine !! 1.Her name was derived from the book Anna Karenina, which her mother read while she was pregnant with her. But her family and close friends call her Bebo. 2.She is Bollywood royalty and is the granddaughter of veteran actor Raj Kapoor and great-granddaughter of the legendary showman Prithviraj Kapoor 3.Kapoor joined Mumbai’s Mithibai College to pursue a degree in commerce. She discontinued this course and switched to law. In between, she also enrolled into Harvard University for a three-month summer course in microcomputers. 4.Kapoor was slated to make her debut with Hrithik Roshan in the blockbuster Kaho Na Pyaar Hai (2000). But she opted out when performance-oriented Refugee, opposite the then-newcomer Abhishek Bachchan, came along. Her loss proved to be Ameesha Patel’s gain. Roshan Jr and Patel became overnight stars but Refugee didn’t too well at the box-office. 5.What do you do when you have Sanjay Leela Bhansali standing at your doorstep with an award-winning script in tow? If you’re the average Bollywood struggler, you jump at the offer. If you happen to be Kareena though, you turn him down 6.In "Kal Ho Na Ho" film, Kareena’s loss was Preity’s gain. Howzat for generosity of spirit? - 7.Apparently before Deepika added this 100 crore grosser to her kitty, the movie had Kareena’s name written all over it. Yet another Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Kareena collab bites the dust. Is anyone else beginning to notice a pattern here? 8.She may have tried to compensate for it to Madhur Bhandarkar with Heroine, but karma doesn’t appear to have forgotten Kareena’s high-handed rejection of Fashion quite just yet. 9.Her first commercial success was the sleeper hit Mujhe Kuch Kehna in 2001 opposite Tusshar Kapoor. She stole the thunder from Jeetendra’s son. 10.She played the popular college snob Poo in Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham and was billed as Bollywood’s answer to Alicia Silverstone in Clueless. We are not crazy about it, but K3G remains one of the biggest blockbusters in her career. 11.From 2004 to 2007, heart-throb Shahid Kapoor was Kapoor’s constant arm-candy. They broke up in 2007 during the making of their hit romance Jab We Met. Their scandal to remember? A picture of them french kissing doing the rounds on mobile phones. Interestingly, Jab We Met, released after their break-up, remains one of their biggest blockbusters. 12.In 2008, Kapoor began the size-zero trend in Bollywood. Even at her thinnest (48kilograms), she was not waif-like but showcased her new-found body in skimpy outfits in Tashan. 13.Kapoor credits yoga as her favourite fitness activity. According to her yoga instructor, she is a star pupil and can do 50 surya namaskars and hold complex poses for long than 30 seconds. 14.Who said you need a man to buy you a gigantic solitaire ring? Kapoor gifted herself a seven-carat rock in 2010. She said in an interview that the ring was bought based on the advise of an astrologer who said sporting a seven-carat biggie would bring stability and happiness in her life. 15.On paper, she is known to have dated only two men: Shahid Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan. But rumour has it that her affair with Hrithik Roshan is the industry’s well-kept secret. 16.She started dating Saif Ali Khan in 2007 soon after she officially broke up with her long-time boyfriend Shahid Kapoor. They are billed as Bollywood’s answer to Brangelina and are called Saifeena. It’s a term that they both dislike 17.Kapoor is said to be the highest paid actress in Bollywood today. She reportedly commanded a neat Rs80 million for her latest film Heroine. 18.Kapoor is billed as the most sought-after face on the brand endorsement front. She has a whopping 16 brands — ranging from beverages to biscuits. 19.She’s one of the few actresses who can boast of having hits with the all the ruling Khans in the Bollywood. Think 3 Idiots with Aamir Khan, Bodyguard with Salman Khan and Kabhie Khushie Kabhie Gham with Shah Rukh Khan. 20.After years of speculation, Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have finally set a wedding date. Though the star couple is secretive about it, Khan’s mother Sharmila Tagore says the D-day will be on October 16.

12.In 2008, Kapoor began the size-zero trend in Bollywood. Even at her thinnest (48kilograms), she was not waif-like but showcased her new-found body in skimpy outfits in Tashan.

Murtaza Rangwala

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