User:Kensplanet/Kareena Kapoor
Early life and family
[edit]Kapoor was born in Mumbai, India on September 21, 1980 into the Kapoor film family, to actors Randhir Kapoor of Punjabi Khatri origin, and Babita (née Shivdasani) of Sindhi origin. She is the youngest daughter; her elder sister being actress Karisma Kapoor. She is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, and niece of actor Rishi Kapoor.[1] According to Kapoor, the name "Kareena" was derived from the book Anna Karenina, which her mother read while she was pregnant with her.[2] She is also often informally referred to as Bebo.[3][4]
At an early age, the Kapoor sisters dreamed of becoming actresses.[5] Kapoor was particularly inspired by actresses Nargis and Meena Kumari.[5] However, despite her family background, her father disapproved of women acting because he believed it to be incompatible with their duty to the family.[6] This led to conflict between her parents, and Kapoor's mother ultimately left her father.[7] Kapoor was raised in Lokhandwala by her mother who worked several jobs to support her daughters until Karisma debuted as an actress in 1991.[8]
Kapoor attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai before progressing to Welham Girls Boarding School in Dehradun. She studied commerce for two years at the Mithibai College in Vile Parle, Mumbai.[5] However, she disliked her term there and studied only because she was close to her family.[5] Kapoor then registered for a three-month summer course in microcomputers at Harvard University in the United States.[5] She later developed an interest in law and enrolled at the Government Law College in Churchgate.[5] However, after completing one year at Churchgate, Kapoor returned to her initial plan to become an actress and began training at the Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute in Andheri.[9][10]
Citation
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Biowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ IndiaFM News Bureau (December 29, 2004). "What's a book got to do with Kareena?". IndiaFM. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
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Bebowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e f Verma, Sukanya (May 18, 2000). "The Kareena Kapoor Interview". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2006-10-21.
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica (India) (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: An Enchanting Close-Up of India's Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 197. ISBN 8179910660. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
{{cite book}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Lalwani, Vickey (October 10, 2007). "Randhir-Babita back together!". The Times of India. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- ^ Thakraney, Anil (December 16, 2007). "Bebo, Full-On". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ Kelkar, Reshma (May 26, 2006). "Socha tha kya, kya ho gaya?". IndiaFM. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
- ^ Bhakoo, Shivani (August 11, 2006). "Trainer of Saif, Hrithik in city". The Tribune. Retrieved 2006-08-11.