On her 44th birthday, let’s uncover some interesting facts about Kareena, be it her iconic films or her love story.
Kareena Kapoor Khan is a bonafide Bollywood icon, and she has delivered some of Hindi cinema's biggest hits. Be it playing her unforgettable roles like Poo and Geet to her embracing the size zero and Y2K fashion, she has done it all with finesse. The actress was born on September 21, 1980 and in 2024, she turns 44 years old. So on her special day, let’s explore interesting and fun facts about Bebo you probably didn’t know.
During the time of her birth, her grandfather, Raj Kapoor, named her Siddhima. Her mother, Babita, then changed it to Kareena after taking inspiration from Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. As for her nickname, Kareena's family calls her Bebo, derived from her elder sister Karisma Kapoor's childhood nickname.
The actress first dabbled with commerce at Mumbai’s Mithibai college, but then she did a short stint studying law as she had initial aspirations of becoming a criminal lawyer. She even did a short course in Microcomputers at Harvard University. However, soon enough, she made her foray into Bollywood and there’s been no turning back since then.
Kareena has delivered some of her blockbusters, including Kaho na…Pyaar hai (2000), Dev (2004), Omkara (2006), Jab We Met (2007) among others. She received six Filmfare Awards out of fifteen nominations, apart from receiving several other accolades.
Do you know Kareena was a playback singer for one of the tracks titled Jab Nahi Aaye from her film Dev (2002)? She has also authored two books, including her 2012 book called The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva, and the recent one being the ultimate pregnancy bible for moms-to-be.
The actress swears by yoga, and she is known to do 50 surya namaskars at once. In fact, she is known to be a yoga enthusiast and remained loyal to it even during her pregnancy.
Kareena has always shared her love for home-cooked dal chawal and aloo ka parantha. In fact, she totally loves Indian and Chinese cuisine, as well.
Kareena’s love story is known to all. But do you know that despite working together on several projects such as LOC: Kargil (2003) and Omkara (2006), it wasn't until Tashan (2008) that the two fell in love. She had once told the Humans of Bombay, “I’d met him before, but while we were filming Tashan, something changed. I wore my heart on my sleeve! He was so charming; I fell for him hook, line and sinker.” Now, the two are one of the most loved couples in Bollywood.
