Kareena Kapoor, (Hindi: करीना कपूर; born September 21, 1980) nicknamed Bebo, is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies.

Making her acting debut with Refugee (2000), for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Kareena had her first commercial success with her second release, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001).

Later that year, she was noticed for her performance in Karan Johar's melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which became India's top-grossing film in the overseas market that year and her biggest commercial success to date.

Kareena followed this with several films, which were unsuccessful at the box office, and encountered several negative reviews and criticisms for becoming typecast. Trying to reinvent her image, she took on more serious characters, and was soon recognized for her versatility as an actress.

Kareena's portrayal of a prostitute in Chameli (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and won her the Filmfare Special Performance Award. She later received two Critics Award for Best Actress at the Filmfare for her performances in the critically acclaimed films Dev (2004) and Omkara (2006).

In 2007, Kareena earned her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in the commercially successful comedy-romance Jab We Met. Despite not having that many hits to her credit, Kareena has established herself as one of the leading actresses of Bollywood

Kareena's most recent release, Vijay Krishna Acharya's action thriller Tashan, released on April 25, 2008. The film, which marked her comeback to the Yash Raj Films banner failed to do well at the box office.

As of May 2008, Kareena is currently filming for the sequel to the 2006 comedy Golmaal, Golmaal Returns, as well as Prem Soni's drama Main Aur Mrs. Khanna. Other confirmed future projects include the animated movie Roadside Romeo and the upcoming romantic drama Kambakth Ishq, opposite Akshay Kumar.