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A wax figure of Kareena Kapoor was inaugurated at Madame Tussauds London in 2011, making her the second Indian actress after Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to receive this honor. The collection also includes Indian cinema figures like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Amitabh Bachchan.
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Kareena Kapoor belongs to the Kapoor family dynasty, spanning four generations of Indian cinema, from her great-grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor to her grandfather Raj Kapoor and uncles Shammi, Shashi, Rishi, and Rajiv.
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She is the fourth generation of the Kapoor family in Hindi cinema, daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and great-granddaughter of Prithviraj Kapoor. Her lineage includes her great-great-grandfather Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, who appeared in Awaara 1951.
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Her favorite pastime is watching TV, with shows including Friends 1994, Sex and the City 1998, Game of Thrones 2011, The Big Bang Theory 2007, and Downton Abbey 2010.
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Kareena Kapoor declined the lead role of Naina Catherine Kapur in Bride & Prejudice 2004 following a salary dispute with producer Karan Johar.
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She declined lead roles in the 2013 productions Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela and Chennai Express, citing scheduling conflicts.
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Her parents broke a family tradition restricting women from the film industry; her elder sister Karisma Kapoor initiated this shift in 1991.
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Kareena Kapoor is the younger sister of Karisma Kapoor, maintaining a direct lineage within the Kapoor film dynasty.
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She befriended Konkona Sen Sharma during the production of Omkara 2006, which filmed in Lonavala, Lucknow, and Wai, Maharashtra. Kapoor played Dolly Mishra, a character based on Desdemona from Shakespeare’s Othello.
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Good friends with actress Esha Deol.
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Kareena, Karisma, and Babita Kapoor did not attend the wedding of Riddhima Kapoor to Bharat Sahni in 2006 due to estrangement between the families. Kareena remained on the set of Chup Chup Ke 2006 during the ceremony. This familial divide persisted until the 2010s.
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She married actor Saif Ali Khan on October 16, 2012, in Mumbai, becoming sister-in-law to actress Soha Ali Khan.
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Her mother-in-law is actress Sharmila Tagore.
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Her preferred cinematic works include The Bridges of Madison County 1995, Titanic 1997, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak 1988, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995, and Prem Rog 1982.
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She maintains a specific dietary regimen consisting of paranthas, momos, cheese, pasta, and bananas.
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Her long-term friendship with actress Amrita Arora originated during the production of Golmaal Returns 2008 and continued with Kambakkht Ishq 2009.
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Kapoor shared a private residence with Saif Ali Khan prior to their public appearance at the Lakme Fashion Awards in October 2007, confirming their domestic partnership.
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Her maternal lineage connects to actress Sadhana Shivdasani, who confirmed a long-standing familial estrangement with Babita Kapoor in 2013.
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She is second cousin to actor Jatin Sial, son of Urmila Sial Kapoor, who is paternal aunt to Randhir Kapoor.
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She opted out of Rakesh Roshan’s Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai 2000, which was to be her film debut.
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She secured a leading role in the Krishna Shah production Taj in 2000, featuring Kamal Haasan, but the studio halted development before filming began.
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Mother, with husband Saif Ali Khan, of son Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi born December 20, 2016.
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Granddaughter of actor Hari Shivdasani.
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She is the great-grandniece of actor Trilok Kapoor, who performed in mythological cinema like Har Har Mahadev 1950, linking her to the foundational era of Hindi cinema.
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Her cousin Pooja Desai served as an assistant director on Dhoom 2 2006 and Om Shanti Om 2007, representing the fourth generation of the Kapoor dynasty.
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Her uncle Sanjay Kapoor is CEO of Talking Pictures Productions in Bahrain; another uncle Ajay Kapoor is Executive Director at Indra Media Pvt Ltd and has produced television series.
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Grandniece of Ravi Nath Malhotra, secretary of Dimple Kapadia and father of director Karan Malhotra.
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Great grandniece of actor and R.K. Studio manager Vishwa Mehra.
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Actors Jatin Sial and Mandhir Siyal are her uncles children of Urmila Sial.
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Maternal cousins include Laveena Mitha and Dinesh Advani, children of maternal aunt Meena Advani.
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Director Sudhir Mishra wanted to remake his Main Zinda Hoon with Kareena in 2003, with the project titled Anuradha In America, but it was shelved.
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Her cousin Shaira Kapoor, daughter of Kunal Kapoor and granddaughter of Shashi Kapoor, served as production designer for Bombay Velvet 2015.
