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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1980)}}

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{{Infobox person
| name               = Kareena Kapoor
| image              = Kareena Kapoor at TOIFA16.jpg
| alt                = Kareena Kapoor Khan is smiling away from camera.
| caption            = Kapoor at the [[Times of India Film Awards|TOIFA Awards]] in 2016
| birth_name         = Kareena Kapoor
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|09|21}}
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| other_names        = Kareena Kapoor Khan
| years_active       = 2000—present
| occupation         = Actress
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Saif Ali Khan]]|2012}}
| children           = 2
| parents            = {{unbulleted list|[[Randhir Kapoor]] (father)|[[Babita|Babita Kapoor]] (mother)}}
| relatives          = {{ublist|[[Kapoor family]] (by birth)|[[Pataudi family]] (by marriage)}}
| works              = [[Kareena Kapoor filmography|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Kareena Kapoor|Full list]]
}}

'''Kareena Kapoor Khan''' ({{IPA-hns|kəˈriːna kəˈpuːr|pron}}; ''[[née]]'' '''Kapoor'''; born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in [[Bollywood|Hindi films]]. She is the daughter of actors [[Randhir Kapoor]] and [[Babita]], and the younger sister of actress [[Karisma Kapoor]]. Noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of [[film genre]]s—from romantic comedies to crime dramas—Kapoor is the recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Kareena Kapoor|several awards]], including six [[Filmfare Awards]], and is one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-how-kareena-kapoor-made-it-big/article1-931961.aspx |title=Happy Birthday! How Kareena Kapoor made it big |access-date=20 December 2012 |author=Saini, Minakshi |date=18 September 2012 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218003859/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-how-kareena-kapoor-made-it-big/article1-931961.aspx |archive-date=18 February 2015}}</ref>

After making her acting debut in 2000 in ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]'', Kapoor established herself with roles in the dramas ''[[Aśoka (2001 film)|Aśoka]]'' and ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (both 2001). This was followed by a series of commercial failures and negative reviews for her repetitive roles. An against-[[typecasting (acting)|type]] performance as a [[sex worker]] in the drama ''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]'' marked a turning point in her career. She earned critical recognition for her portrayal of a riot victim in the 2004 drama ''[[Dev (2004 film)|Dev]]'' and a character based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s heroine [[Desdemona]] in the 2006 crime film ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]''. Further praise came for her performances in the romantic comedies ''[[Jab We Met]]'' (2007) and ''[[Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu]]'' (2012), the thrillers ''[[Kurbaan (2009 film)|Kurbaan]]'' (2009) and ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within]]'' (2012), and the dramas ''[[We Are Family (2010 film)|We Are Family]]'' (2010), ''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]'' (2012) and ''[[Udta Punjab]]'' (2016). Her highest-grossing releases include the dramas ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009), ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011) and ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' (2015), the action film ''[[Singham Returns]]'' (2014), and the comedies ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'' (2018) and ''[[Good Newwz]]'' (2019).

Kapoor is married to actor [[Saif Ali Khan]], with whom she has two sons. Her off-screen life is the subject of widespread coverage in India. She is known for being outspoken and assertive and is recognised for her fashion style. Beside film acting, Kapoor participates in stage shows, hosts a radio show and has contributed as a co-writer to two autobiographical memoirs and two books of nutrition guides. She has started her own line of clothing and cosmetics for women, and has worked with [[UNICEF]] since 2014 to advocate for the [[Female education|education of girls]] and an increase in [[Education in India|quality based education in India]].

== Early life ==
{{See also|Kapoor family}}
[[File:Kapoor Women.jpg|thumb|alt=Kareena and Karisma Kapoor with their mother Babita|Pictured with mother [[Babita]] (left) and sister [[Karisma Kapoor|Karisma]]. In an interview with journalist [[Vir Sanghvi]], Kapoor stated that growing up with the two of them helped her become strong and independent.<ref name="Star Talk Int">{{cite video |people=Kapoor, Kareena (Actress) |date=10 September 2008 |title=People take advantage of me: Kareena |url=http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1726552/people_take_advantage_of_me_kareena/ |publisher=[[Metacafe]] |location=Mumbai, India |access-date=8 July 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118185904/http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1726552/people_take_advantage_of_me_kareena/ |archive-date=18 January 2012}}</ref>]]

Born on 21 September 1980 in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]),<ref name="HT" /> Kapoor (often informally referred to as 'Bebo')<ref name="Little girl">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/oct/30indu.htm |title=She is just a little girl trying to find her way |access-date=16 July 2008 |author=Verma, Sukanya |date=30 October 2002 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407022112/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/oct/30indu.htm |archive-date=7 April 2009}}</ref> is the younger daughter of [[Randhir Kapoor]] and [[Babita]] (''née'' Shivdasani);<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/oct/30sotw.htm |title=Star of The Week-Kareena Kapoor |access-date=24 July 2008 |date=30 October 2002 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630033903/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/oct/30sotw.htm |archive-date=30 June 2009}}</ref> her elder sister [[Karisma Kapoor|Karisma]] is also an actress. She is the paternal granddaughter of actor and filmmaker [[Raj Kapoor]], maternal granddaughter of actor [[Hari Shivdasani]], and great-granddaughter of filmmaker [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]. The actor [[Rishi Kapoor]] is her uncle, and his son, actor [[Ranbir Kapoor]], is her cousin. According to Kapoor, the name "Kareena" was derived from the book ''[[Anna Karenina]]'', which her mother read while she was pregnant with her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2004/12/29/486/index.html |title=What's a book got to do with Kareena? |access-date=27 January 2007 |date=29 December 2004 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629172741/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2004/12/29/486/index.html |archive-date=29 June 2009}}</ref> She is of [[Punjabi Hindus|Punjabi Hindu]] descent on her father's side,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060108/spectrum/main4.htm |title=Punjabi colours of Bollywood |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Dhawan, M. L. |date=8 January 2006 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121110907/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060108/spectrum/main4.htm |archive-date=21 November 2013}}</ref> and on her mother's side she is of [[Sindhi Hindus|Sindhi Hindu]] and [[British people|British]] descent.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/dec/231208-Saif-Ali-Khan-Kareena-Kapoor-Mt-Mary-Babita-Karisma-Shivdasani-Christmas-Samaira.htm |title=Saif to join girlfriend Kareena and her family for midnight mass |access-date=1 July 2015 |author=Upala KBR |date=23 December 2008 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701223912/http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/dec/231208-Saif-Ali-Khan-Kareena-Kapoor-Mt-Mary-Babita-Karisma-Shivdasani-Christmas-Samaira.htm |archive-date=1 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Wedding">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121017/jsp/frontpage/story_16099644.jsp |title=Sajid beats Saif to the altar&nbsp;– After civil marriage, a suspense at play |access-date=2 February 2014 |date=16 October 2012 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219182545/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121017/jsp/frontpage/story_16099644.jsp |archive-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>

Describing herself as a naughty, spoilt child, Kapoor's exposure to films from a young age kindled her interest in acting;<ref name="Star Talk Int" /> she was particularly inspired by the work of actresses [[Nargis]] and [[Meena Kumari]].<ref name="Interview" /> Despite her family background, her father disapproved of women entering films because he believed it conflicted with the traditional maternal duties and responsibility of women in the family.<ref name="Kapoor dynasty">{{harv|Chatterjee|Deenvi|Nihalani|2003|p=483}}</ref> This led to a conflict between her parents and they lived separately before reconciling in October 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Randhir-Babita-back-together/articleshow/2443349.cms?referral=PM |title=Randhir-Babita back together! |access-date=20 October 2007 |author=Lalwani, Vickey |date=10 October 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917171639/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Randhir-Babita-back-together/articleshow/2443349.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> She was raised by her mother, who worked several jobs to support her daughters until Karisma debuted as an actress in 1991.<ref name="Full-On">{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/news/india/Bebo-Full-On/articleshow/15767311.cms |title=Bebo, Full-On |access-date=27 December 2007 |author=Thakraney, Anil |date=16 December 2007 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221919/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/news/india/Bebo-Full-On/articleshow/15767311.cms |archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> Although her father was not present for most her childhood, Kapoor remarked that he played an important role in her life.<ref name="Full-On" />

Kapoor attended [[Jamnabai Narsee School]] in Mumbai, followed by [[Welham Girls' School]] in Dehradun.<ref name="Interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/may/18kar.htm |title=I do not intend doing the David Dhawan kind of films |access-date=21 October 2006 |author=Verma, Sukanya |date=18 May 2000 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103191530/http://rediff.com/entertai/2000/may/18kar.htm |archive-date=3 November 2006}}</ref> She attended the institution primarily to satisfy her mother, though later admitted to liking the experience.<ref name="Star Talk Int" /> According to Kapoor, she was not inclined towards academics though received good grades in all her classes except mathematics.<ref name="Star Talk Int" /> Upon graduating from Welham, she returned to Mumbai and studied commerce for two years at [[Mithibai College]].<ref name="Interview" /> Kapoor then registered for a three-month summer course in microcomputers at [[Harvard Summer School]] in the United States.<ref name="Interview" /> She later developed an interest in law, and enrolled at the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]]; during this period, she developed a long-lasting passion for reading.<ref name="Interview" /> However, after completing her first year, she decided to pursue her interest in acting, though she later regretted not having completed her education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/05/26/1236/index.html |title=Socha tha kya, kya ho gaya? |access-date=26 May 2006 |author=Kelkar, Reshma |date=26 May 2006 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003204436/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/05/26/1236/index.html |archive-date=3 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/171216/i-regret-skipping-education-kareena-kapoor-khan.html |title=I regret skipping education: Kareena Kapoor Khan |access-date=4 May 2020 |author=Bhakoo, Shivani |date=17 December 2016 |work=Deccan Chronicle |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802203312/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/171216/i-regret-skipping-education-kareena-kapoor-khan.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She began training at an acting institute in Mumbai mentored by Kishore Namit Kapoor, a member of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060811/ldh2.htm#7 |title=Trainer of Saif, Hrithik in city |access-date=11 August 2006 |author=Bhakoo, Shivani |date=11 August 2006 |work=The Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121110907/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060811/ldh2.htm |archive-date=21 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Life and career ==
{{See also|Kareena Kapoor filmography}}

=== Career beginnings, breakthrough and setback (2000–2003) ===
While training at the institute, Kapoor was cast as the lead in [[Rakesh Roshan]]'s ''[[Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai]]'' (2000), opposite [[Hrithik Roshan]]. Several days into the filming, however, she abandoned the project since more prominence was given to the director's son than her. She debuted later that year alongside [[Abhishek Bachchan]] in [[J. P. Dutta]]'s ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]''. Set during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], Kapoor was introduced as Naaz, a Bangladeshi girl with whom Bachchan's character falls in love. Dutta cast her for the combination of youthfulness and innocence he found in her, and Kapoor considered their collaboration to be a learning experience that helped her personally and professionally.<ref name="Interview" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/refugee-completes-17-years-jp-dutta-used-to-stop-abhishek-kareena-from-over-eating/story-WiVVgZZY9ARt94FBjIzMBO.html |title=17 years of Refugee: JP Dutta reveals he used to stop Abhishek, Kareena from over eating |access-date=4 May 2020 |author=Mathur, Yashika |date=1 July 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803075445/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/refugee-completes-17-years-jp-dutta-used-to-stop-abhishek-kareena-from-over-eating/story-WiVVgZZY9ARt94FBjIzMBO.html |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' noted "the ease with which she emotes the most difficult of scenes",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/review/id/540318 |title=Movie Review: Refugee |access-date=15 September 2007 |author=Adarsh, Taran |date=30 June 2000 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809012238/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/review/id/540318 |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref> and ''[[India Today]]'' reported that she belonged to a new breed of Hindi film actors that breaks away from character stereotypes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/new-generation-bollywood-actresses-break-free-from-straitjacket-stereotypes/1/244756.html |title=Sassy Sirens |access-date=12 March 2014 |author=Chopra, Anupama |date=18 September 2000 |work=[[India Today]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509121432/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/new-generation-bollywood-actresses-break-free-from-straitjacket-stereotypes/1/244756.html |archive-date=9 May 2016 |author-link=Anupama Chopra}}</ref> ''Refugee'' was a moderate box-office success in India and Kapoor's performance earned her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]].<ref name="KK BOI">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Star_Cast/actor_detail/kareena_kapoor/actor |title=Kareena Kapoor: Box Office Details and Filmography |access-date=30 January 2014 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205043108/http://boxofficeindia.com/Star_Cast/actor_detail/kareena_kapoor/actor |archive-date=5 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Awards">{{cite web |url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/8746/index.html |title=Kareena Kapoor: Awards & Nominations |access-date=23 July 2010 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806140053/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/awards/8746/index.html |archive-date=6 August 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Kareena at K3G book launch.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Kareena Kapoor smiling away from the camera|Kapoor at the launch of a book on ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' in 2001]]

Kapoor was paired opposite [[Tusshar Kapoor]] in [[Satish Kaushik]]'s box-office hit ''[[Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai]]'' (2001).<ref name="KK BOI" /> A review in ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that based on her first two films, she was "definitely the actress to watch out for".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/05/30/stories/09300221.htm |title=Stars and Starlets on the block |access-date=17 May 2009 |author=Kamath, Sudhish |date=30 May 2001 |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226223107/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/05/30/stories/09300221.htm |archive-date=26 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She next starred in [[Subhash Ghai]]'s flop ''[[Yaadein (2001 film)|Yaadein]]'', followed by [[Abbas–Mustan]]'s moderately successful thriller ''[[Ajnabee (2001 film)|Ajnabee]]''.<ref name="KK BOI" /> Later that year, she appeared in [[Santosh Sivan]]'s period epic ''[[Aśoka (film)|Aśoka]]'', a partly fictionalised account of the life of the Indian emperor [[Ashoka]]. Featured opposite [[Shah Rukh Khan]], Kapoor found herself challenged playing the complex personality of her character [[Kaurwaki]] with whom Ashoka falls in love.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020602/spectrum/tv.htm |title=Asoka revisited |access-date=24 February 2014 |author=Khosla, Mukesh |date=2 June 2002 |work=[[Sunday Tribune]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107044454/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020602/spectrum/tv.htm |archive-date=7 January 2014}}</ref> ''Aśoka'' was screened at the [[Venice Film Festival|Venice]] and [[2001 Toronto International Film Festival]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/24mkt.htm |title=Hype 'n' Hoopla |access-date=31 December 2008 |author=Chhabra, Aseem |date=24 October 2001 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630033853/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/24mkt.htm |archive-date=30 June 2009}}</ref> and received generally positive reviews internationally but failed to do well in India, which was attributed by critics to the way Ashoka was portrayed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/05/23/stories/2002052304230200.htm |title=Keep date with Asoka |access-date=24 February 2014 |author=Geetanath, V |date=23 May 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226223107/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/05/23/stories/2002052304230200.htm |archive-date=26 February 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jeff Vice of ''[[The Deseret News]]'' commended her compelling screen presence,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700003037/Asoka.html?pg=all |title=Film review: Asoka |access-date=20 February 2014 |author=Vice, Jeff |date=13 September 2002 |work=[[The Deseret News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228040156/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700003037/Asoka.html?pg=all |archive-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> but [[Rediff.com]] believed that she was primarily used for aesthetic purposes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/26asoka.htm |title=Asoka |access-date=23 June 2008 |author=Bora, Anita |date=26 October 2001 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013114405/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/26asoka.htm |archive-date=13 October 2008}}</ref> At the [[47th Filmfare Awards]], ''Aśoka'' was nominated for five awards including a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nomination for Kapoor.<ref name="Awards" />

A breakthrough in Kapoor's career came when she was cast by [[Karan Johar]] as Pooja ("Poo", a good-natured, superficial girl) in the 2001 melodrama ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/1368/ |title=Exploring 10 years journey of Kareena Kapoor&nbsp;— Part I |access-date=15 October 2013 |author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=31 August 2010 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019223147/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/1368/ |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> She found little resemblance between herself and her "[[wikt:over the top|over-the-top]]" character, and modeled Poo's personality on that of Johar.<ref name="20years">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/interviews/bollywood-interview/20-years-of-kareena-kapoor-khan-the-actress-on-her-top-5-roles/|title=20 Years Of Kareena Kapoor Khan – The Actress On Her Top 5 Roles|access-date=3 June 2020|date=22 February 2020|publisher=Film Companion|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603040042/https://www.filmcompanion.in/interviews/bollywood-interview/20-years-of-kareena-kapoor-khan-the-actress-on-her-top-5-roles/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming the big-budget production, alongside an ensemble cast was a new experience for Kapoor, and she recalls it fondly as a dream come true.<ref name="Model">{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/videos/india/catch-a-star-3-266950.html |title='I don't want to model my career on anyone' |access-date=15 October 2013 |author=Masand, Rajeev |date=19 July 2007 |website=[[News18]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513153200/http://www.news18.com/videos/india/catch-a-star-3-266950.html |archive-date=13 May 2016}}</ref> ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' was an immensely popular release, finishing as India's second highest-grossing film of the year and Kapoor's highest-grossing film to that point.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ== |title=Box Office 2001 |access-date=8 January 2008 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115223304/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ%3D%3D |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It became one of the biggest Bollywood success of all time in the overseas market, earning over {{INRConvert|1|b}} worldwide.<ref name="Worldwide gross">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU= |title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs) |access-date=16 September 2010 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115031852/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Taran Adarsh described Kapoor as "one of the main highlights of the film",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/review/id/201895 |title=Movie Review: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham |access-date=30 September 2007 |author=Adarsh, Taran |date=11 December 2001 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114053900/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/review/id/201895 |archive-date=14 November 2012}}</ref> and she received her second Filmfare nomination for the role—her first for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]—as well as nominations at the [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|International Indian Academy]] (IIFA) and [[Screen Awards]].<ref name="Awards" />

[[Box Office India]] reported that the success of ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'' and ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' established Kapoor as a leading actress of Hindi cinema,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |title=Top Actress |access-date=17 February 2014 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104803/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> and Rediff.com published that with ''Aśoka'' she had become the highest-paid Indian actress to that point earning {{INRConvert|15|m}} per film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/nov/05karr.htm |title=More than a woman |access-date=17 February 2014 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=5 November 2001 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221163053/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/nov/05karr.htm |archive-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> During 2002 and 2003, Kapoor continued to work in a number of projects but experienced a setback. All six films in which she starred—''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!]]'', ''[[Jeena Sirf Merre Liye]]'', ''[[Talaash: The Hunt Begins...]]'', ''[[Khushi (2003 Hindi film)|Khushi]]'', ''[[Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon]]'', and the four-hour war epic ''[[LOC Kargil]]''—were critically and commercially unsuccessful.<ref name="KK BOI" /> Critics described her performances in these films as variations of the character she played in ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'', and expressed concern that she was becoming [[Typecasting (acting)|typecast]].<ref name="Change">{{cite news |url=http://www.anupamachopra.com/media/pdf/Kareena_Kapoor_Starry_Heights_Sep_08_2003.pdf |title=Starry Heights |access-date=11 July 2012 |author=Chopra, Anupama |date=8 September 2003 |work=India Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422132238/http://www.anupamachopra.com/media/pdf/Kareena_Kapoor_Starry_Heights_Sep_08_2003.pdf |archive-date=22 April 2014}}</ref> She later spoke positively of this period, recalling it as a beneficial lesson which taught her to work harder.<ref>{{harv|Jhunjhunwala|2012|p=258}}</ref>

=== Professional expansion (2004–2006) ===
By 2004, Kapoor, who had confessed to having entered the film industry strictly for financial reasons,<ref name="Charming">{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040118/spectrum/main5.htm |title=Charming Chameli(on) |access-date=6 May 2020 |author=Kalla, Avinash |date=18 January 2004 |work=The Tribune |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802220208/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040118/spectrum/main5.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> was eager on broadening her range as an actor and thus decided to accept more challenging roles in addition to the archetypical glamorous lead.<ref name="Change" /><ref name="Journey">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/1375 |title=Exploring 10 years journey of Kareena Kapoor&nbsp;— Part II |access-date=8 September 2010 |author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=4 September 2010 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808230812/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/1375 |archive-date=8 August 2013}}</ref> Under the direction of [[Sudhir Mishra]], Kapoor starred in ''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]'' as a [[Hooker with a heart of gold|golden-hearted prostitute]] who meets with a widowed investment banker ([[Rahul Bose]]). When Kapoor was first offered the part, she passed on it, explaining that she would be uncomfortable in the role. She relented when Mishra approached her for the second time, and in preparation for the role, visited several of Mumbai's [[red-light district]]s at night to study the mannerisms of sex workers and the way they dressed.<ref name="Change" /> With a production budget of {{INRConvert|20|m}}, the independent film marked a departure from the high-profile productions Kapoor previously starred in.<ref name="Change" /><ref name="Charming" /> ''[[The Times of India]]'' praised her for having exceeded all expectations;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/417769.cms |title=Chameli: Movie Review |access-date=15 September 2007 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=12 January 2004 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703211607/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/417769.cms |archive-date=3 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rediff.com, however, found her portrayal unconvincing and excessively stereotypical, comparing her mannerisms to a [[caricature]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/jan/09chameli.htm |title=Kareena walks the walk |access-date=19 May 2009 |author=Someshwar, Savera |date=9 January 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308082134/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/jan/09chameli.htm |archive-date=8 March 2010}}</ref> ''Chameli'' marked a significant turning point in Kapoor's career and she received a [[Filmfare Special Award|special jury recognition]] at the [[49th Filmfare Awards]].<ref name="Journey" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/512087.cms |title=Awards 2003: Winners of the 49th Manikchand Filmfare Awards |access-date=29 March 2013 |work=The Times of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709111513/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/512087.cms |archive-date=9 July 2012}}</ref>

Kapoor next co-starred in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Yuva]]'', a [[composite film]] about three youngsters from different strata of society whose lives intersect by a car accident; she featured as [[Vivek Oberoi]]'s romantic interest. Despite not having "much of a role", she agreed to the project due to her desire to work with Ratnam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/may/18sld1.htm |title=Kareena: Mani Ratnam is in a class of his own |access-date=29 April 2020 |author=Ashraf, Syed Firdaus |date=18 May 2004 |work=Rediff.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204114912/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/may/18sld1.htm |archive-date=4 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Film critic [[Subhash K. Jha]] concurred that her role was insubstantial, but further stated that Kapoor uses her "character traits to her ... advantage to create a girl who is at once enigmatic and all-there".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/690545.cms |title=Yuva: A work of popular art |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=21 May 2004 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041011235329/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/690545.cms |archive-date=11 October 2004}}</ref> She then appeared alongside [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Fardeen Khan]] in [[Govind Nihalani]]'s critically acclaimed film ''[[Dev (2004 film)|Dev]]'', which revolved around the [[2002 Gujarat violence|2002 Hindu-Muslim riots]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/733684.cms |title=Dev: Gujarat in Bollywood, finally |access-date=19 November 2007 |author=Gupta, Parul |date=11 June 2004 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408184017/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/733684.cms |archive-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> Kapoor starred as a Muslim victim and contributed in the soundtrack by providing the vocals.<ref name="Dev">{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/08kareena.htm |title=I have so many flops, but my fans are increasing |access-date=6 May 2020 |author=Ashraf, Syed Firdaus |date=8 June 2004 |work=Rediff.com |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802220045/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/08kareena.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Nihalani was initially hesitant to cast a mainstream commercial actress but found that Kapoor displayed a level of intelligence and sensitivity beyond her years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040613/spectrum/main6.htm |title=It's a cop's life |access-date=6 May 2020 |author=Chatterjee, Saibal |date=13 June 2004 |work=The Tribune |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802214727/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040613/spectrum/main6.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> She was eager to work with him, as his films ''[[Ardh Satya]]'' (1983) and ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]'' (1988) gave her a deeper appreciation for cinema, and identified with her character's ability to be strong yet simple.<ref name="Dev" /> It earned her critical acclaim and a [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="Awards" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/review/id/201702 |title=Movie Review: Dev |access-date=19 November 2007 |author=Adarsh, Taran |date=11 June 2004 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216213111/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/review/id/201702 |archive-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Kareena & Shahid at 36CT audio launch.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor pose for the camera|Pictured with co-actor [[Shahid Kapoor]] at the audio release of ''[[36 China Town]]'' in 2006. During the filming of ''[[Fida]]'', the actress began a romantic relationship with Kapoor, whom she later described as having "a major positive influence in my life."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/03/01/2319/index.html |title="Lolo's chin was always up when she met me"&nbsp;– Shahid |access-date=28 May 2009 |date=1 March 2007 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629172757/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/03/01/2319/index.html |archive-date=29 June 2009}}</ref>]]

Kapoor was cast for the first time as a villain in ''[[Fida]]'' (2004), a thriller about an online heist. Critics noted a distinct progression from her earlier roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/20fidar.htm |title=Fida is paisa vasool! |access-date=20 November 2007 |author=Bharatan-Iyer, Shilpa |date=10 August 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205054356/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/20fidar.htm |archive-date=5 February 2008}}</ref> That same year, she starred in Abbas–Mustan's thriller ''[[Aitraaz]]'' and [[Priyadarshan]]'s comedy ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]''. ''Aitraaz'' follows the story of a man (Akshay Kumar) accused of sexual harassment by his female superior ([[Priyanka Chopra]]). Kapoor was offered Chopra's part, but decided to play Kumar's wife, knowing that [[Women in India|Indian women]] would better identify with her character.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/nov/11sld3.htm |title=Watch Mughal-e-Azam first! |access-date=6 May 2020 |author=Ashraf, Syed Firdaus |date=11 November 2004 |work=Rediff.com |archive-date=5 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705175447/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/nov/11sld3.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jitesh Pillai]] of ''The Times of India'' found Kapoor to have a small role, but noted that she "shines through brightly earning her big moment in the courtroom sequence".<ref>{{cite news |title=Aitraaz |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/Aitraaz/articleshow/923438.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109175504/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/Aitraaz/articleshow/923438.cms |archive-date=9 January 2017 |author=Pillai, Jitesh |author-link=Jitesh Pillai |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 May 2020 |date=15 November 2004}}</ref> Meanwhile, ''Hulchul'' became Kapoor's first commercial success in three years.<ref name="KK BOI" /> Her next film, ''[[Bewafaa (2005 film)|Bewafaa]]'', in 2005, was panned by critics. [[Nikhat Kazmi]] believed that to become a serious actress Kapoor was embodying a maturer, more-jaded character beyond her years in ''Bewafaa''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1039149,prtpage-1.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507061349/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1039149%2Cprtpage-1.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2005 |title=Bewafaa: Movie Review |access-date=19 November 2007 |author=Kazmi, Nikhat |date=3 March 2005 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Her final two releases of the year included the romantic dramas ''[[Kyon Ki]]'' and ''[[Dosti: Friends Forever]]'', both of which underperformed at the box office.<ref name="KK BOI" /> In her next two releases—the thriller ''[[36 China Town]]'' and the comedy ''[[Chup Chup Ke]]'' (both 2006)—she starred opposite [[Shahid Kapoor]]. ''36 China Town'' was a commercial success and ''Chup Chup Ke'' performed moderately well.<ref name="KK BOI" />

The filmmaker [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] saw Kapoor in ''Yuva'', and was sufficiently impressed to cast her in his next project, ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'', an adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s tragedy ''[[Othello]]'' set against the backdrop of the political system in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/interview-with-vishal-bharadwaj |title=Interview with Vishal Bharadwaj |access-date=15 October 2013 |author=Bhandari, Rohini |date=24 July 2006 |publisher=BusinessofCinema |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620134402/http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/interview-with-vishal-bharadwaj |archive-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> Kapoor featured as [[Desdemona]] and was challenged on portraying the character's inner turmoil, which she believed was much more subtle and subdued.<ref name="Dolly">{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-the-passion-with-which-dolly-(in-omkara)-loved-trusted-sacrificed-everything-.-.-.-i-think-i-m-like-that-/258561/ |title='The passion with which Dolly (in Omkara) loved, trusted, sacrificed everything ... I think I'm like that' |access-date=7 May 2020 |date=7 January 2008 |work=The Indian Express |archive-date=28 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328091438/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-the-passion-with-which-dolly-(in-omkara)-loved-trusted-sacrificed-everything-.-.-.-i-think-i-m-like-that-/258561/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She subsequently attended several [[Read-through|script-reading sessions]] with the entire cast, and described the project as a special one for her.<ref name="Dolly" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/27slide1.htm |title=Omkara will make people cry, says Kareena |access-date=15 October 2013 |author=Nair, P |date=27 July 2006 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201065238/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/27slide1.htm |archive-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> ''Omkara'' premiered at the [[2006 Cannes Film Festival]] and was screened at the [[Cairo International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2006/05/omkara_preview.shtml |title=Omkara |access-date=19 May 2009 |author=Gajjar, Manish |date=May 2006 |publisher=BBC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111074642/http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2006/05/omkara_preview.shtml |archive-date=11 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061206/asp/nation/story_7101465.asp |title=Omkara puzzle here, prize there |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Roy, Amit |date=6 December 2006 |work=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024102206/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061206/asp/nation/story_7101465.asp |archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> ''[[Filmfare]]'' praised her ability to convey the various emotions her character went through,<ref name="Filmfareperformance4">{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/details.php?id=954 |title=Filmfare&nbsp;– 80 Iconic Performances 4/10 |access-date=8 July 2010 |date=5 June 2010 |publisher=[[Filmfare]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719204029/https://www.filmfare.com/details.php?id=954 |archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> and her portrayal earned her a fourth [[52nd Filmfare Awards#Critics' awards|Filmfare]] and first [[Screen Award for Best Actress|Screen Award]].<ref name="Awards" /> Kapoor considers it to be a favourite among her roles and compared her portrayal of Dolly with her own evolving maturity as a woman.<ref name="20years" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-im-not-scared-of-marriage-says-kareena-kapoor-1042620 |title=I'm not scared of marriage, says Kareena Kapoor |access-date=20 May 2009 |author=Ruhani, Faheem |date=19 July 2006 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202214225/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-im-not-scared-of-marriage-says-kareena-kapoor-1042620 |archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>

=== Established actress (2007–2011) ===
[[File:Saif & Kareena2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan being interviewed|Kapoor alongside [[Saif Ali Khan]] at the [[53rd Filmfare Awards]], 2008. Following her breakup with Shahid Kapoor, she started dating Khan who announced their relationship to the media at the 2007 [[Lakme Fashion Week]].<ref name="Relationship" />]]

Kapoor next teamed with Shahid Kapoor for a fourth time in the romantic comedy ''[[Jab We Met]]'' (2007), in which she portrayed Geet Dhillon, a vivacious [[Sikh]] girl with a zest for life. Director [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]] was not a well-known figure before its production, but Kapoor agreed to the film after being fascinated with his script.<ref name="Model" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-40953020090710 |title=Just A Minute With: director Imtiaz Ali |access-date=15 October 2013 |author=Jamkhandikar, Shilpa |date=10 July 2009 |work=Reuters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019071939/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/07/10/idINIndia-40953020090710 |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> She collaborated closely with Ali to build her character and was challenged on effectively portraying Dhillon's exuberant personality without making it caricaturish.<ref name="20years" /> ''Jab We Met'' was received favourably by critics and became successful at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=248 |title=Jab We Met |access-date=3 June 2020 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-date=5 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205001030/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=248 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[BBC]] commented that the role required a mixture of naivety and spontaneity, and was impressed with Kapoor's effort;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/10/22/jab_we_met_2007_review.shtml |title=Jab We Met (When We Met) (2007) |access-date=17 February 2014 |author=Pandohar, Jaspreet |date=22 October 2006 |publisher=BBC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925051649/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/10/22/jab_we_met_2007_review.shtml |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] labelled her the film's "biggest strength".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/review-jab-we-met-an-engaging-watch-making/ |title=Review: Jab We Met an engaging watch |access-date=19 November 2007 |author=Masand, Rajeev |date=26 October 2007 |publisher=RajeevMasand.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710195312/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/review-jab-we-met-an-engaging-watch-making/ |archive-date=10 July 2013}}</ref> Kapoor was awarded the [[53rd Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] and her second Screen Award.<ref name="Awards" /> While shooting for ''Jab We Met'', Kapoor and Shahid ended their four-year relationship.<ref name="Relationship">{{cite web |url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/31/3419/index.html |title=Controversies of 2007 |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Abraham, Letty Mariam |date=31 December 2007 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623204340/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/31/3419/index.html |archive-date=23 June 2008}}</ref> She admitted to being heartbroken by the split and hoped that they would reconcile their friendship in the future.<ref name="Full-On" />

The following year, Kapoor co-starred in Vijay Krishna Acharya's ''[[Tashan (film)|Tashan]]'', where she met her future husband in actor [[Saif Ali Khan]]. Although highly anticipated by the audience before release, the film underperformed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/02/08/3550/index.html |title=The Most Awaited movies of 2008 |access-date=19 May 2009 |date=8 February 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126145213/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/02/08/3550/index.html |archive-date=26 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215&catName=MjAwOA== |title=Box Office 2008 |access-date=20 January 2009 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115223107/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215&catName=MjAwOA%3D%3D |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After providing her voice for the character of the love interest of a street dog in the [[Yash Raj Films]] and [[Walt Disney Pictures]] animated film ''[[Roadside Romeo]]'', Kapoor played a mistrustful wife who believed her husband was unfaithful in [[Rohit Shetty]]'s comedy ''[[Golmaal Returns]]''. A sequel to the 2006 film ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]'', the film had an ambivalent reception from critics. ''[[The Indian Express]]'' believed the screenplay was derivative, concluding that her character and performance lacked originality.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/golmaal-returns/379847/ |title=Golmaal Returns |access-date=13 November 2008 |author=Gupta, Shubhra |date=31 October 2008 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219113312/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/golmaal-returns/379847/ |archive-date=19 February 2014}}</ref> ''Golmaal Returns'' was a financial success with global revenues of {{INRConvert|793|m}}.<ref name="Worldwide gross" />

In 2009, Kapoor was cast as Simrita Rai, a surgeon who moonlights as a model, in [[Sabbir Khan]]'s [[wikt:battle of the sexes|battle-of-the-sexes]] comedy ''[[Kambakkht Ishq]]''. Set in Los Angeles, it was the first Indian film shot at [[Universal Studios Hollywood|Universal Studios]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archived-stories/nadiadwala-takes-akshay-kumar-to-hollywood/article1-282116.aspx |title=Nadiadwala takes Akshay Kumar to Hollywood |access-date=27 May 2012 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=14 March 2008 |work=Hindustan Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023121936/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archived-stories/nadiadwala-takes-akshay-kumar-to-hollywood/article1-282116.aspx |archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> The film was poorly received by critics but became an economic success.<ref name="Worldwide gross" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Kambakkht-Ishq/movie-review/4735358.cms |title=Kambakkht Ishq&nbsp;– Movie Review |access-date=11 August 2009 |author=Kazmi, Nikhat |date=3 July 2009 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118114000/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Kambakkht-Ishq/movie-review/4735358.cms |archive-date=18 November 2012}}</ref> The box-office flop ''[[Main Aurr Mrs Khanna]]'' came next, following which she played the leading lady in the dramatic thriller ''[[Kurbaan (2009 film)|Kurbaan]]''. Starring Kapoor as a woman confined to house arrest after discovering that her husband is a terrorist, she found the film to be an emotionally draining experience due to how difficult it was to disconnect from her character.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/471 |title="My mind kept getting diverted towards Kurbaan"&nbsp;– Kareena Kapoor |access-date=16 April 2010 |author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=18 November 2009 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712020235/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/471 |archive-date=12 July 2013}}</ref> Kapoor received her fourth Filmfare Best Actress nomination.<ref name="Awards" /> Gaurav Malani of ''[[The Economic Times]]'' commented that after a long time the actress was given a substantial role with a potential to boost her career,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-11-20/news/27662531_1_kurbaan-love-story-vivek-oberoi/2 |title=Kurbaan: Movie Review |access-date=19 February 2014 |author=Malani, Gaurav |date=20 November 2009 |work=The Economic Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226201258/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-11-20/news/27662531_1_kurbaan-love-story-vivek-oberoi/2 |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> while Subhash K. Jha described it as her "most consistently pitched performance to date" played with sensitivity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/482 |title=Subhash K Jha speaks on Kurbaan |access-date=16 April 2010 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=21 November 2009 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809003955/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/482 |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Kareena at 3I premiere.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Kareena Kapoor looking away from the camera|Kapoor at the premiere of ''[[3 Idiots]]'' in 2009]]
Kapoor's [[55th Filmfare Awards|second Filmfare nomination that year]] came for [[Rajkumar Hirani]]'s ''[[3 Idiots]]'', based on the novel ''[[Five Point Someone]]'' by [[Chetan Bhagat]], co-starring [[Aamir Khan]], [[R. Madhavan]] and [[Sharman Joshi]]. Her role is that of Pia, a medical student and Khan's love interest.<ref name="3I">{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/23/slide-show-1-rajkumar-hirani-on-3idiots.htm |title=An exclusive interview with Raju Hirani |access-date=18 October 2013 |author=Nair, Patcy |date=23 December 2009 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019125041/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/23/slide-show-1-rajkumar-hirani-on-3idiots.htm |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The film emerged as the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time up until then]], grossing {{INRConvert|2.03|b}} in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=303&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU= |title=All Time Grossers |access-date=16 September 2010 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227105607/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=303&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU= |archive-date=27 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It also did well internationally, earning over {{INRConvert|1.08|b}}, the second biggest Bollywood success ever in the overseas market.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/09/3-idiots-a-bollywood-film-makes-waves-in-india-and-america/ |title="3 Idiots": A Bollywood Film Makes Waves in India and America |access-date=16 April 2010 |author=Weigel, Moira G |date=9 January 2010 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420061637/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/09/3-idiots-a-bollywood-film-makes-waves-in-india-and-america/ |archive-date=20 April 2010}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' opined that Kapoor "brings a dollop of sunshine and feminine grace to an otherwise masculine tale", taking note of her spontaneity while playing her character.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/43303/3-idiots.html |title=Three Idiots: Movie Review |access-date=24 November 2011 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |year=2009 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809003632/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/43303/3-idiots.html |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref> ''3 Idiots'' received several Best Film recognitions at major Indian award functions, and Kapoor was awarded the [[IIFA Award for Best Actress]], among others.<ref name="Awards" />

Kapoor began the new decade with a leading role in the poorly received romantic comedy ''[[Milenge Milenge]]'' (2010). Critics found the film to be outdated with [[Romantic comedy#Description|stereotypical characters]].<ref name="BO 2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2010&pageId=4 |title=Top India Total Nett Gross 2010 |access-date=10 June 2020 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616222728/https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2010&pageId=4 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/masand-verdict-32-343786.html |title=Masand: 'Milenge Milenge' is regressive |access-date=17 September 2010 |author=Masand, Rajeev |date=9 July 2010 |website=[[News18]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513153515/http://www.news18.com/news/india/masand-verdict-32-343786.html |archive-date=13 May 2016}}</ref> A supporting role in ''[[We Are Family (2010 film)|We Are Family]]'', an official adaptation of the Hollywood tearjerker ''[[Stepmom (1998 film)|Stepmom]]'' (1998), proved more rewarding. In an attempt to bring her interpretation to the part originally played by [[Julia Roberts]], Kapoor refrained from watching ''Stepmom'' again and was drawn to the complexity of her character.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-karisma-can-t-play-kajol-s-role-in-we-are-family-kareena-kapoor-1430325 |title=Karisma can't play Kajol's role in 'We are family': Kareena Kapoor |access-date=27 March 2016 |author=Jadhav, Prashant |date=29 August 2010 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818095546/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-karisma-can-t-play-kajol-s-role-in-we-are-family-kareena-kapoor-1430325 |archive-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> Priyanka Roy of ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'' criticised it for being melodramatic, but praised Kapoor for enhancing the whole film.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100904/jsp/entertainment/story_12893017.jsp |title=Target: Tear&nbsp;— We Are Family Review |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=18 April 2011 |author=Roy, Priyanka |work=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909010658/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100904/jsp/entertainment/story_12893017.jsp |archive-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> ''We Are Family'' emerged a moderate success and Kapoor was awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the [[56th Filmfare Awards]].<ref name="Awards1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/awards/id/3428 |title=Kareena Kapoor&nbsp;— Awards |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=27 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129093714/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/awards/id/3428 |archive-date=29 January 2013}}</ref> She reunited with director Rohit Shetty for ''[[Golmaal 3]]'', which received mixed reviews but earned more than {{INRConvert|1|b}} domestically.<ref name="BO 2010" /> For her performance, Kapoor received Best Actress nominations at various award ceremonies including Filmfare.<ref name="Awards1" />

Further success came to Kapoor in 2011 when she starred as the love interest of [[Salman Khan]]'s character in ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'', a remake of the [[Bodyguard (2010 film)|2010 Malayalam film of the same name]]. The film was not well received by critics, though became a financial success, with a domestic total of {{INRConvert|1.4|b}}—India's highest-earning film of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3554&nCat= |title=Bodyguard v Dabangg Territory Figures |access-date=24 January 2013 |author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network |date=12 October 2011 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722032803/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3554&nCat= |archive-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> A review in ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'' dismissed Kapoor's role as ornamental;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/rKHmnp9uyLzOSfzSpxn61N/Film-Review--Muscle-and-the-maiden.html |title=Film Review: Muscle and the maiden |access-date=21 December 2011 |author=Sharma, Sanjukta |date=31 August 2011 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216010015/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/rKHmnp9uyLzOSfzSpxn61N/Film-Review--Muscle-and-the-maiden.html |archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> ''[[Mid-Day]]'' argued she "actually manages to bring her caricature of a role alive".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/aug/310811-Bodyguard-review-mid-day-mumbai.htm |title=Predictable, but Salman's fans won't complain |access-date=21 December 2011 |author=Shetty-Saha, Shubha |date=1 September 2011 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915093811/https://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/aug/310811-Bodyguard-review-mid-day-mumbai.htm |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She next appeared in the [[Anubhav Sinha]]-directed sci-fi film ''[[Ra.One]]'', revolving on a villainous videogame character (Shah Rukh Khan) who escapes into the real world. Made on a budget of {{INRConvert|1.5|b}},<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-13/news/30149445_1_indian-cinema-raone-film |title=Indian cinema must evolve; Ra.One not urban centric: Shahrukh Khan |access-date=21 December 2011 |author=Raghavendra, Nandini |date=13 September 2011 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121121553/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-13/news/30149445_1_indian-cinema-raone-film |archive-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> the film became one of the biggest earners of the year with a worldwide total of over {{INRConvert|2.4|b}}—despite negative media coverage of its box-office performance—and Kapoor's fourth major commercial success in three consecutive years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-08/news/30490618_1_three-films-eros-international-cinema |title=About 40–45% of our revenue comes from box office: Eros International |access-date=21 April 2016 |author=Jain, Kamal |date=8 December 2011 |work=The Economic Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004201623/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-08/news/30490618_1_three-films-eros-international-cinema |archive-date=4 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Marriage, continued success and motherhood (2012–2017) ===
Kapoor followed her success in ''Bodyguard'' and ''Ra.One'' with a role in [[Shakun Batra]]'s ''[[Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu]]'' (2012) opposite [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]]. Set in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], the romantic comedy follows the story of two strangers who get married one night after getting drunk. She played Riana Braganza, a carefree young woman, and was particularly drawn to the qualities of her character.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-wanted-to-work-with-a-younger-hero-Kareena/articleshow/11698416.cms?referral=PM |title=I wanted to work with a younger hero: Kareena |access-date=4 March 2012 |author=Sinha, Seema |date=1 February 2012 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123073809/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-wanted-to-work-with-a-younger-hero-Kareena/articleshow/11698416.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=23 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film received positive reviews and was an economic success, grossing a total of {{INRConvert|530|m}} in India and abroad.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Content-is-queen-in-Bollywood/Article1-836416.aspx |title=Content is queen in Bollywood |access-date=15 February 2013 |author=Bhattacharya, Roshmila |author-link=Roshmila Bhattacharya |date=6 April 2012 |work=Hindustan Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621073353/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Content-is-queen-in-Bollywood/Article1-836416.aspx |archive-date=21 June 2012}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' found her "endearingly natural";<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-me-one-you-ek-290006 |title=One Me And One You (Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu): Film Review |access-date=4 March 2012 |author=Tsering, Lisa |date=13 February 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809061411/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-me-one-you-ek-290006 |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref> Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com complimented her for playing a non-ornamental role since that in ''Jab We Met''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-ek-main-aur-ekk-tu-is-a-treat/20120210.htm |title=Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a treat |access-date=4 March 2012 |author=Verma, Sukanya |date=10 February 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309191611/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-ek-main-aur-ekk-tu-is-a-treat/20120210.htm |archive-date=9 March 2012}}</ref> She next appeared in ''[[Agent Vinod (2012 film)|Agent Vinod]]'', an [[Spy fiction|espionage thriller]] directed by [[Sriram Raghavan]]. Kapoor was enthusiastic about the project, but it met with a tepid response and she was described as miscast.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/agent-vinod-196.html |title=Agent Vinod |access-date=2 April 2013 |author=Gupta, Rachit |date=26 March 2012 |journal=Filmfare |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209224102/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/agent-vinod-196.html |archive-date=9 December 2012}}</ref> Asked why she took the role, Kapoor described it as an opportunity to attempt something she had never done before.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/apr/290410-Agent-Vinod-Kareena-Kapoor-spy-Pakistani-character.htm |title=Kareena to play a spy |access-date=2 April 2013 |author=Upala KBR |date=29 April 2010 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201090826/http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/apr/290410-Agent-Vinod-Kareena-Kapoor-spy-Pakistani-character.htm |archive-date=1 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

For her next feature, Kapoor was cast as a fading [[movie star]] in [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]'s ''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]''. Initially skeptical about taking on the part whose personality she felt to be far removed from her own,<ref name="Heroine">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/news/type/view/id/1364507 |title=Kareena gets over her reservations in the Heroine script |access-date=20 May 2012 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=24 September 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012004957/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/news/type/view/id/1364507 |archive-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> she agreed after Bhandarkar enforced his faith in her.<ref name="Heroine" /> Although not a [[method actor]], Kapoor believed that the intense role had left her on edge in her personal life and refrained from taking on any other projects.<ref name="20years" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/no-new-films-for-kareena-till-heroine-wraps-up/article1-753786.aspx |title=No new films for Kareena till Heroine wraps up |access-date=20 May 2012 |author=Bhattacharya, Roshmila |date=5 October 2011 |work=Hindustan Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218003852/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/no-new-films-for-kareena-till-heroine-wraps-up/article1-753786.aspx |archive-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> Reviewers found the film monotonous, but noted that it was watchable primarily due to Kapoor's performance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/09/21/review-round-up-kareena-a-lone-heroine/ |title=Review Round-Up: Kareena, a Lone 'Heroine' |access-date=27 April 2012 |author=Rana, Preetika |date=21 September 2012 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214061623/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/09/21/review-round-up-kareena-a-lone-heroine/ |archive-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> Rajeev Masand described it as "a deliciously camp performance" that was played "with utmost sincerity".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/pack-up/ |title=Pack up! Heroine: Movie Review |access-date=27 April 2016 |author=Masand, Rajeev |date=21 September 2012 |publisher=RajeevMasand.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531151814/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/pack-up/ |archive-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> Bollywood Hungama opined that it was her best work to date and concluded that despite an inconsistent character, Kapoor embellished it "with a rare vulnerability and an exceptional inner life".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3983 |title=Subhash K Jha speaks about Heroine |access-date=6 December 2012 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=22 September 2012 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003033957/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3983 |archive-date=3 October 2012}}</ref> At the annual [[Stardust Awards]], Kapoor garnered the [[Stardust Awards#Editor's choice|Editor's Choice for Best Actress]], and received additional nominations at [[58th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]], IIFA, [[Producers Guild Film Awards|Producers Guild]], Screen and Stardust.<ref name="Awards1" />

[[File:Saif & Kareena marriage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|alt=Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor pose for the camera|Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan at their [[Civil marriage|registry marriage]] ceremony in 2012. In a blog published by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', Rupa Subramanya described the marriage as India's "wedding and social event of the year".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/10/17/economics-journal-saifeena-wedding-follows-an-indian-trend/ |title=Economics Journal: 'Saifeena' Wedding Follows a Trend |access-date=23 October 2012 |author=Subramanya, Rupa |date=17 October 2012 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020010521/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/10/17/economics-journal-saifeena-wedding-follows-an-indian-trend/ |archive-date=20 October 2012}}</ref>]]

On 16 October 2012, Kapoor married actor Saif Ali Khan in a private ceremony in [[Bandra]], Mumbai,<ref name="Wedding" /> and she gave birth to their sons in 2016 and 2021 respectively.<ref name="taimur">{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-khan-saif-ali-khan-are-happy-parents-now-kareena-delivers-baby-boy-4411736/ |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan blessed with a baby boy, name him Taimur |work=The Indian Express |date=20 December 2016 |access-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220174500/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-khan-saif-ali-khan-are-happy-parents-now-kareena-delivers-baby-boy-4411736/ |archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Babyboy">{{cite news |title=Saif Ali Khan shares update after Kareena Kapoor gives birth to second child: 'Mom and baby are safe and healthy' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/saif-ali-khan-shares-update-after-kareena-kapoor-gives-birth-to-second-child-mom-and-baby-are-safe-and-healthy-101613902292789.html |access-date=17 April 2021 |date=21 April 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416223010/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/saif-ali-khan-shares-update-after-kareena-kapoor-gives-birth-to-second-child-mom-and-baby-are-safe-and-healthy-101613902292789.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Kapoor stated that despite adding Khan to her name she would continue practising Hinduism after marriage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/what-sharmila-couldnt-do-in-her-time-kareena-manages-easily_5725.html |title=What Sharmila couldn't do in her time, Kareena manages easily |access-date=15 August 2013 |author=Sen, Shomini |date=13 October 2012 |publisher=[[Zee News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804062512/http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/what-sharmila-couldnt-do-in-her-time-kareena-manages-easily_5725.html |archive-date=4 August 2013}}</ref> ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within]]'', in which she played the prostitute Rosie (as Kareena Kapoor Khan), was her final release of 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/reviews/anupama-chopra-review-talaash/article1-966638.aspx |title=Anupama Chopra review: Talaash |access-date=25 January 2013 |author=Chopra, Anupama |date=30 November 2012 |work=Hindustan Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218003857/http://www.hindustantimes.com/reviews/anupama-chopra-review-talaash/article1-966638.aspx |archive-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> The film is set against the backdrop of Mumbai's red-light districts and follows the travails of a police officer ([[Aamir Khan]]) who is assigned the duty of solving a mysterious car accident. ''The Telegraph'' found Kapoor Khan a standout among the other performers, adding that "she brings an unseen mix of oomph and emotion".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121201/jsp/entertainment/story_16259714.jsp |title=Howler hunt! |access-date=20 December 2012 |author=Gupta, Pratim D |date=1 December 2012 |work=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204144533/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121201/jsp/entertainment/story_16259714.jsp |archive-date=4 December 2012}}</ref> With global revenues of {{INRConvert|1.74|b}},<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5301&nCat= |title=Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2012 |access-date=21 January 2013 |author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network |date=17 January 2013 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602044123/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5301&nCat= |archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> the film emerged as a box office hit, and earned Kapoor Khan Best Actress nominations at the Screen, Stardust and [[Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine]] award ceremonies.<ref name="Awards1" />

In 2013, Kapoor Khan collaborated with [[Ajay Devgn]] for the fourth time in [[Prakash Jha]]'s ''[[Satyagraha (film)|Satyagraha]]'', a socio-political drama loosely inspired by social activist [[Anna Hazare]]'s [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|fight against corruption in 2011]].<ref name="Satyagraha">{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-satyagraha-review-a-mission-left-unaccomplished-1882077 |title='Satyagraha' review: A mission left unaccomplished |access-date=17 February 2014 |author=Sengar, Resham |date=30 August 2013 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222083637/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-satyagraha-review-a-mission-left-unaccomplished-1882077 |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref> The film received little praise from critics and underperformed at the box office earning {{INRConvert|675|m}} domestically.<ref name="Satyagraha" /> Following an appearance in the poorly received romantic comedy ''[[Gori Tere Pyaar Mein]]'' (2013),<ref name="KK BOI"/> Kapoor Khan decreased her workload for the next two years to focus on her marriage and family.<ref name="Rolereversal">{{cite news |title=Role reversal |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/role-reversal/article8396223.ece |access-date=13 April 2016 |author=Chaudhuri, Mohini |date=25 March 2016 |work=[[Business Line]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227093734/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/role-reversal/article8396223.ece |archive-date=27 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She took on smaller parts where she played the love-interest of [[Ajay Devgn]] in the action film ''[[Singham Returns]]'' (2014) and Salman Khan in the drama ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' (2015). The former, in which Kapoor Khan had a role written specifically for her, met with mixed reviews and Kapoor received criticism for taking a role of minimal importance.<ref>{{cite news |title=I wrote Singham 2 for Kareena: Rohit Shetty |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-wrote-Singham-2-for-Kareena-Rohit-Shetty/articleshow/30034784.cms |access-date=29 August 2014 |author=Pathak, Ankur |date=8 February 2014 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029044705/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-wrote-Singham-2-for-Kareena-Rohit-Shetty/articleshow/30034784.cms |archive-date=29 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="SR1">{{cite news |title=Ms. Sunshine |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ms-sunshine/article6319362.ece |access-date=29 August 2014 |author=Kumar, Anuj |date=15 August 2014 |work=The Hindu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226223107/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ms-sunshine/article6319362.ece |archive-date=26 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Conversely, the film was a financial success with a revenue of over {{INRConvert|1.4|b}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-box-office-blockbusters-of-2014-pk-kick-happy-new-year-bang-bang-and-singham-returns-2046963 |title=Box office blockbusters of 2014: 'PK', 'Kick', 'Happy New Year', 'Bang Bang' and 'Singham Returns' |access-date=15 March 2016 |author=Rakshit, Nayandeep |date=26 December 2014 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222214122/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-box-office-blockbusters-of-2014-pk-kick-happy-new-year-bang-bang-and-singham-returns-2046963 |archive-date=22 February 2016}}</ref> [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]'s ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' emerged as India's highest-earning film of the year grossing a total of {{INRConvert|3.20|b}},<ref>{{cite news |title=Top ten Bollywood grossers of 2015 |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/zNF1p35kKdqnYkOpb9oQKI/Top-ten-Bollywood-grossers-of-2015.html |access-date=15 March 2016 |author=Jha, Lata |date=4 January 2016 |work=Mint |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316063440/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/zNF1p35kKdqnYkOpb9oQKI/Top-ten-Bollywood-grossers-of-2015.html |archive-date=16 March 2016}}</ref> and earned the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Proud to be a part of National Award winning film 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan': Kareena Kapoor |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bajrangi-bhaijaan-kareena-kapoor-national-awards-2016-proud-to-be-part-of/ |access-date=13 April 2016 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=28 March 2016 |work=The Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414145042/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bajrangi-bhaijaan-kareena-kapoor-national-awards-2016-proud-to-be-part-of/ |archive-date=14 April 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, Kapoor Khan took on a starring role in ''[[Ki & Ka]]'', about [[gender stereotypes]], to which she was particularly drawn for its relevance.<ref name="Rolereversal" /> Critics were divided in their opinion of the film,<ref>{{cite news |title=Third biggest opening for Ki & Ka |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/third-biggest-opening-for-ki-ka/article8452860.ece |access-date=13 April 2016 |date=9 April 2016 |work=The Hindu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226223107/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/third-biggest-opening-for-ki-ka/article8452860.ece |archive-date=26 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> but it emerged a financial success grossing over {{INRConvert|1|b}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/601 |title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections of Ki & Ka |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=21 April 2016 |date=2 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421181944/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/601/ |archive-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> Meena Iyer of ''The Times of India'' mentioned Kapoor as remarkable,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Ki-Ka/movie-review/51642514.cms |title=Ki & Ka Movie Review |access-date=13 April 2016 |author=Iyer, Meena |date=1 April 2016 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413020558/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Ki-Ka/movie-review/51642514.cms |archive-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> and Sukanya Verma considered the actress to be the film's prime asset.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-ki--ka-is-good-but-averagely-executed/20160401.htm |title=Ki & Ka Review: Ace idea, average execution! |access-date=13 April 2016 |author=Verma, Sukanya |date=1 April 2016 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413012335/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-ki--ka-is-good-but-averagely-executed/20160401.htm |archive-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> She next featured in ''[[Udta Punjab]]'' (2016), a crime drama that documents the [[substance abuse]] endemic in the Indian state [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. Kapoor Khan was initially reluctant to do the film due to the length of her role, but agreed after reading the completed script and partially waived her fees to star in it.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/kareena-kapoor-khan-i-get-scared-by-negative-reactions/17339187 |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan: I get scared by negative reactions |access-date=22 June 2016 |author=Shetty-Saha, Shubha |date=16 June 2016 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621062656/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/kareena-kapoor-khan-i-get-scared-by-negative-reactions/17339187 |archive-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Udta Punjab actors slash fees by half |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280416/udta-punjab-actors-slash-fees-by-half.html |access-date=22 June 2016 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=28 April 2016 |work=The [[Deccan Chronicle]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619045624/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280416/udta-punjab-actors-slash-fees-by-half.html |archive-date=19 June 2016}}</ref> ''Udta Punjab'' generated controversy when the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] deemed that the film represented Punjab in a negative light.<ref>{{cite news |title=How the Movie Udta Punjab Sparked a Debate About Drug Use in India |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/06/09/how-the-movie-udta-punjab-sparked-a-debate-about-drug-use-in-india/ |access-date=22 June 2016 |author=Parussini, Gabriele |date=9 June 2016 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619081944/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/06/09/how-the-movie-udta-punjab-sparked-a-debate-about-drug-use-in-india/ |archive-date=19 June 2016}}</ref> The [[Bombay High Court]] later cleared the film for exhibition with one scene cut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Udta Punjab row: Bombay HC clears film with just one cut, tells CBFC not to act like grandmother |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/udta-punjab-censor-board-cuss-word-cbfc-bombay-high-court-anurag-kashyap2850443/ |access-date=22 June 2016 |date=13 June 2016 |work=The Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627103545/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/udta-punjab-censor-board-cuss-word-cbfc-bombay-high-court-anurag-kashyap2850443/ |archive-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> Rediff.com stated that the film relies on her character,<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Udta Punjab is a must-watch |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-udta-punjab-is-a-must-watch/20160617.htm |access-date=22 June 2016 |author=Verma, Sukanya |date=17 June 2016 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620191922/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-udta-punjab-is-a-must-watch/20160617.htm |archive-date=20 June 2016}}</ref> and Mehul S. Thakkar of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' wrote that she was successful in delivering such a strong performance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Udta Punjab movie review: A brave story not many would have dared to tell |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/170616/udta-punjab-movie-review-a-brave-story-not-many-would-have-dared-to-tell.html |access-date=22 June 2016 |author=Thakkar, Mehul S |date=17 June 2016 |work=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622055249/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/170616/udta-punjab-movie-review-a-brave-story-not-many-would-have-dared-to-tell.html |archive-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> For her performance, Kapoor Khan received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the [[62nd Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]] and Zee Cine award ceremonies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards/ |title=Nominations for the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards |access-date=20 May 2017 |date=10 January 2017 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113224215/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards/ |archive-date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-zee-cine-awards-2017/ |title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2017 |access-date=20 May 2017 |date=2 March 2017 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170612160354/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-zee-cine-awards-2017/ |archive-date=12 June 2017}}</ref>

=== ''Veere Di Wedding'' and beyond (2018–present) ===
[[File:VDW cast.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|alt=Kareena Kapoor, Sonam K Ahuja, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania posing together|Kapoor Khan with co-stars [[Swara Bhaskar]], [[Sonam Kapoor]] and Shikha Talsania (l-r) at a promotional event for ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'' in 2018]]

Following the birth of her first child, Kapoor Khan was persuaded by her husband to return to acting.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-khan-says-saif-ali-khan-pushed-her-to-go-back-to-work-27863.html |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan says Saif Ali Khan pushed her to go back to work |access-date=2 May 2020 |author=Singh, Raghuvendra |date=25 April 2018 |magazine=Filmfare |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012034251/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-khan-says-saif-ali-khan-pushed-her-to-go-back-to-work-27863.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She was keen to work on a project that would accommodate her parental commitments and found it in [[Shashanka Ghosh]]'s [[female buddy film]], ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: 'I prefer to do one film at a time' – Kareena Kapoor Khan on Veere Di Wedding and more |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-exclusive-i-prefer-to-do-one-film-at-a-time-kareena-kapoor-khan-on-veere-di-wedding-and-more-2617772 |access-date=28 April 2020 |author=Kotwani, Hiren |date=23 May 2018 |work=Daily News and Analysis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114172048/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-exclusive-i-prefer-to-do-one-film-at-a-time-kareena-kapoor-khan-on-veere-di-wedding-and-more-2617772 |archive-date=14 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Initially approached for the project in 2016, the makers rewrote Kapoor Khan's role to accommodate her pregnancy, but the lack of maternity insurance in India led filming to begin after she gave birth.<ref name="VDW">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kareena-reveals-why-she-almost-opted-out-of-veere-di-wedding-28410.html |title=Kareena reveals why she almost opted out of Veere Di Wedding |access-date=2 May 2020 |author=Deshmukh, Ashwini |date=22 May 2018 |magazine=Filmfare |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522212954/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kareena-reveals-why-she-almost-opted-out-of-veere-di-wedding-28410.html |archive-date=22 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She liked the idea of telling a story of friendship and love from a female perspective, which she believed was rare in Hindi film, and was pleased to work with three other leading ladies.<ref name="VDW" /><ref>{{cite news |title='Veere Di Wedding' a progressive film: Kareena Kapoor Khan |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/veere-di-wedding-a-progressive-film-kareena-kapoor-khan-118052500030_1.html |access-date=2 May 2020 |date=25 May 2018 |work=Business Standard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527110628/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/veere-di-wedding-a-progressive-film-kareena-kapoor-khan-118052500030_1.html |archive-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] praised the film for portraying women with "agency, flaws, humanity and, above all, a sense of humour", and took note of Kapoor Khan's restrained performance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veere Di Wedding movie review: Kareena, Sonam, Swara, Shikha play relatable non-conformists in a fun buddy flick |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/veere-di-wedding-movie-review-kareena-sonam-swara-shikha-play-relatable-non-conformists-in-a-fun-buddy-flick-4491491.html |access-date=2 June 2018 |author=Vetticad, Anna M. M. |date=1 June 2018 |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612180233/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/veere-di-wedding-movie-review-kareena-sonam-swara-shikha-play-relatable-non-conformists-in-a-fun-buddy-flick-4491491.html |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> With a worldwide gross of over {{INRConvert|1.38|b}}, ''Veere Di Wedding'' emerged as one of the highest-grossing female-led Hindi films.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-veere-di-wedding/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Veere Di Wedding |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=2 June 2018 |access-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614192232/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-veere-di-wedding/ |archive-date=14 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Kapoor Khan reteamed with Akshay Kumar in ''[[Good Newwz]]'' (2019), a comedy about two couples' tryst with [[in vitro fertilisation]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/-good-news-kareena-kapoor-akshay-kumar-diljit-dosanjh-announce-their-due-date-with-loud-sirens/754636.html |title='Good News': Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Diljit Dosanjh announce their due date with loud sirens |date=7 April 2019 |work=The Tribune |access-date=27 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427214329/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/-good-news-kareena-kapoor-akshay-kumar-diljit-dosanjh-announce-their-due-date-with-loud-sirens/754636.html |archive-date=27 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Mint''{{'s}} Udita Jhunjunwala wrote that it is "hard to keep your eyes off Kapoor Khan".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/good-newwz-film-movie-review-11577426417153.html |title=Film review: 'Good Newwz' pairs 'spam' and cheese with humour |date=27 December 2019 |work=Mint |access-date=27 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227101639/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/good-newwz-film-movie-review-11577426417153.html |archive-date=27 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She received Best Actress nominations at [[65th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]], [[21st IIFA Awards|IIFA]] and Zee Cine Awards,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/nominations |title=Nominations for Filmfare Awards 2020 |work=Filmfare |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203105210/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/nominations |archive-date=3 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the film earned over {{INRConvert|3|b}} to emerge as the [[List of Bollywood films of 2019|fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2019/ |title=Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide: 2019 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118064625/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2019/ |archive-date=18 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She next took a supporting role in ''[[Angrezi Medium]]'' (2020), a spiritual sequel to ''[[Hindi Medium]]''.<ref name="Irrfan">{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/re-watching-irrfan-from-salaam-bombay-to-angrezi-medium-1672387-2020-04-29 |title=Re-watching Irrfan: From Salaam Bombay to Angrezi Medium |work=India Today |date=29 April 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011145034/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/re-watching-irrfan-from-salaam-bombay-to-angrezi-medium-1672387-2020-04-29 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to her, it was a deliberate attempt to move away from her comfort zone; she filmed her role in 10 days while she was accompanying her husband on his film shoot in London.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Angrezi Medium has ushered in the new era of Kareena Kapoor Khan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/how-angrezi-medium-has-ushered-in-the-new-era-of-kareena-kapoor-khan/story-ky2SvVnP0Iv1QkFm19pfgM.html#:~:text=With%20the%20change%20in%20her,something%20great%20out%20of%20it. |access-date=10 June 2020 |author=Ghosh, Samrudhi |date=13 March 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610030621/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/how-angrezi-medium-has-ushered-in-the-new-era-of-kareena-kapoor-khan/story-ky2SvVnP0Iv1QkFm19pfgM.html#:~:text=With%20the%20change%20in%20her,something%20great%20out%20of%20it. |url-status=live}}</ref> The feature released in India amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and its commercial performance was affected due to the closing of the cinemas.<ref name="Irrfan" /> Nandini Ramnath of [[Scroll.in]] commended her "ability to glitter in a handful of moments", but [[Vinayak Chakravorty]] for ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' thought the portions involving Kapoor Khan were inessential to the story.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ramnath, Nandini |url=https://scroll.in/reel/955884/angrezi-medium-movie-review-from-udaipur-to-london-and-then-all-over-the-place |title='Angrezi Medium' movie review: From Udaipur to London – and then all over the place |date=13 March 2020 |publisher=[[Scroll.in]] |access-date=13 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316111642/https://scroll.in/reel/955884/angrezi-medium-movie-review-from-udaipur-to-london-and-then-all-over-the-place |archive-date=16 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Chakravorty, Vinayak |title=''Angrezi Medium'': Irrfan, Deepak Dobriyal shine in aimless film |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/angrezi-medium-irrfan-deepak-dobriyal-shine-in-aimless-film-ians-review-rating---amp-12-/1759032 |access-date=10 June 2020 |work=Outlook |date=12 March 2020 |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610030633/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/angrezi-medium-irrfan-deepak-dobriyal-shine-in-aimless-film-ians-review-rating---amp-12-/1759032 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, Kapoor Khan starred in an adaptation of ''[[Forrest Gump]]'', titled ''[[Laal Singh Chaddha]]'', starring Aamir Khan in the title role. She played Rupa, a troubled aspiring actress; Devesh Sharma of ''Filmfare'' opined that her performance "filled with angst and grit" was one of the best in her career.<ref>{{cite news |work=Filmfare|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/laal-singh-chaddha-movie-review-55210.html| title=Laal Singh Chaddha Movie Review |date=12 August 2022 |last=Sharma |first=Devesh |access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref> Amidst a significant campaign by [[Hindu nationalists]] to boycott the film due to Aamir Khan's political affiliations, ''Laal Singh Chaddha'' failed to recoup its estimated production budget of {{INRConvert|1.5|b}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 August 2022 |title=Hindu nationalists push boycott of Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2022/aug/05/hindu-nationalists-push-boycott-of-aamir-khans-laal-singh-chaddha-2484413.html |access-date=26 August 2022 |quote=More than 200,000 tweets, many from supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have been shared since last month calling for people to spurn the movie with the hashtag #BoycottLaalSinghChaddha |archive-date=26 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826114835/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2022/aug/05/hindu-nationalists-push-boycott-of-aamir-khans-laal-singh-chaddha-2484413.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Laal Singh Chaddha box office collection day 5: Aamir Khan's biggest flop since Mela; five-day total lower than Thugs of Hindostan's opening day |date=16 August 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/laal-singh-chaddha-box-office-collection-day-5-aamir-khan-biggest-flop-since-mela-8092401/ |access-date=17 August 2022 |work=The Indian Express|archive-date=17 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817124915/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/laal-singh-chaddha-box-office-collection-day-5-aamir-khan-biggest-flop-since-mela-8092401/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She received another Best Actress nomination at Filmfare.<ref name="ff23">{{Cite news|date=24 April 2023|title=Nominations for the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 with Maharashtra Tourism |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-68th-hyundai-filmfare-awards-2023-with-maharashtra-tourism-58094.html|work=Filmfare |access-date=24 April 2023 }}</ref>

Eager to work in the thriller genre,<ref>{{cite news|first=Udita|last=Jhunjhunwala|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/kareena-kapoor-khan-i-am-looking-for-a-really-good-thriller-11576212158776.html |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan: 'I am looking for... a really good thriller'|date=13 December 2019|access-date=December 1, 2022|work=Mint}} </ref> Kapoor Khan signed on for two such films directed by [[Hansal Mehta]] and [[Sujoy Ghosh]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kareena-kapoor-khan-receives-a-warm-welcome-from-ekta-kapoor-as-she-begins-her-journey-as-a-producer-always-believed-that-women-have-an-equal-part-or-play-in-the-business-and-success-of-a-film/articleshow/85237170.cms |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan receives a warm welcome from Ekta Kapoor, as she begins her journey as a producer 'always believed that women have an equal play in the business and success of a film |date=11 August 2021 |work=The Times of India |access-date=17 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815192729/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kareena-kapoor-khan-receives-a-warm-welcome-from-ekta-kapoor-as-she-begins-her-journey-as-a-producer-always-believed-that-women-have-an-equal-part-or-play-in-the-business-and-success-of-a-film/articleshow/85237170.cms |archive-date=15 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> In Mehta's ''The Buckingham Murders'' (which will also mark her first production venture), she will play a detective in a small town in [[Buckinghamshire]], for which she modelled her character on [[Kate Winslet]]'s role in ''[[Mare of Easttown]]''.<ref name="variety23">{{cite news|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/kareena-kapoor-khan-the-devotion-of-suspect-x-detective-thriller-1235505648/ |title=India's Kareena Kapoor Khan Wraps 'The Devotion of Suspect X,' Detective Thriller: 'Films Are Shockingly Different'|date=29 January 2023|access-date=30 January 2023|work=Variety}} </ref> Ghosh's film will be an adaptation of [[Higashino Keigo]]’s novel ''[[The Devotion of Suspect X]]'', in which she will play a single mother involved in a murder.<ref name="variety23"/> Kapoor Khan will return to commercial cinema with the female-led comedy-drama ''The Crew'', about an [[aircrew]], co-starring [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] and [[Kriti Sanon]].<ref name="variety23"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/tabu-kareena-kapoor-khan-kriti-sanon-unite-ektaa-kapoors-next-crew/ |title=Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Kriti Sanon unite for Ektaa Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor's next The Crew |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>

== Other work ==

=== Fashion and publication ===
[[File:Kareena Kapoor cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Kareena Kapoor smiling at the camera|Kapoor at an event for [[Globus (clothing retailer)|Globus]] in 2008]]

Alongside her acting work, Kapoor has established a career as a designer. During her five-year association with the retail chain [[Globus (clothing retailer)|Globus]], Kapoor became the first Indian actress to launch her own line of clothing for women; she described the collaboration as being "special" and "reflective of my personal sense of style".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldbh.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/02/16/3582/index.html |title="I am launching my clothesline with Globus"&nbsp;– Kareena |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Narayan, Anant |date=16 February 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227035452/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/02/16/3582/index.html |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> Her collection made its debut several months later in stores across India, and was well received.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chunk-ht-ui-entertainmentsectionpage-bollwood/bollywood-gets-haute/article1-306171.aspx |title=Bollywood gets haute |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Mehta, Kirti |date=22 April 2008 |work=Hindustan Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218003851/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chunk-ht-ui-entertainmentsectionpage-bollwood/bollywood-gets-haute/article1-306171.aspx |archive-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> Following the end of her contract with Globus, she expressed a desire to work with a design house to release her clothing line internationally,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-wanna-buy-kareena-1332523 |title=Wanna buy Kareena? |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Ganguly, Prithwish |date=8 January 2010 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216211735/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-wanna-buy-kareena-1332523 |archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> but later explained that those plans were on hold.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/I-may-win-a-Padma-Shri-Kareena-Kapoor/Article1-520495.aspx |title=I may win a Padma Shri: Kareena Kapoor |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Bhattacharya, Roshmila |date=18 March 2010 |work=Hindustan Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018112929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/I-may-win-a-Padma-Shri-Kareena-Kapoor/Article1-520495.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2012}}</ref> In August 2018, Kapoor collaborated with [[Lakmé Cosmetics]] to launch her own line of cosmetics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/why-kareena-kapoor-khan-is-a-diva |title=Why Kareena Kapoor Khan is a Diva |access-date=30 August 2018 |author=Assomull, Sujata |date=28 August 2018 |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831035346/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/why-kareena-kapoor-khan-is-a-diva |archive-date=31 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009, Kapoor worked with nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar on ''Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight'', a book on the principles of healthy eating habits.<ref name="Book">{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/getahead/2009/mar/02sli1-rujuta-diwekar-book-excerpt.htm |title='My size zero': Kareena Kapoor |access-date=20 January 2013 |date=2 March 2009 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427051246/http://specials.rediff.com/getahead/2009/mar/02sli1-rujuta-diwekar-book-excerpt.htm |archive-date=27 April 2013}}</ref> Published by [[Random House]], the book was well received by critics, and sold 10,000 copies within its first twenty days.<ref name="Book" /> A follow-up, ''Women and The Weight Loss Tamasha'', was released two years later. It addressed the weight loss concerns and eating habits of women in various parts of their life, and featured Kapoor in a voice-over for the audiobook.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/kareena-kapoor-to-launch-women-and-the-weight-loss-tamasha/32590 |title=Kareena Kapoor to launch Women and the Weight Loss Tamasha |access-date=20 January 2013 |date=15 January 2011 |publisher=BusinessofCinema |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201212518/http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/kareena-kapoor-to-launch-women-and-the-weight-loss-tamasha/32590 |archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Kapoor released her autobiographical memoir, ''The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva'', which was criticised by ''Mint'' for its "too-breezy" writing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/3mSijg3PNUeC6bU5r1rt4L/How-to-throw-your-weight-and-maintain-it-too.html |title=Kareena Kapoor: How to throw your weight and maintain it too |access-date=20 January 2013 |author=Vasudev, Shefalee |date=10 January 2013 |work=Mint |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113213105/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/3mSijg3PNUeC6bU5r1rt4L/How-to-throw-your-weight-and-maintain-it-too.html |archive-date=13 January 2013}}</ref> Co-written alongside Rochelle Pinto, it became the first book to be launched under the [[Shobhaa De]] imprint of [[Penguin Books]]—a set of series that included celebrity memoirs, guides and biographies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Kareena-Kapoor-to-reveal-her-fashion-secrets-in-book/Article1-924907.aspx |title=Kareena Kapoor to reveal her fashion secrets in book |access-date=20 January 2013 |agency=Press Trust of India |date=5 September 2012 |work=Hindustan Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113095749/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Kareena-Kapoor-to-reveal-her-fashion-secrets-in-book/Article1-924907.aspx |archive-date=13 January 2013}}</ref> Later that year, she collaborated with Diwekar for the third time on ''The Indian Food Wisdom and The Art of Eating Right'', a documentary film about nutrition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kareena-karishma-saif-come-together-for-film-on-nutrition-113072501021_1.html |title=Kareena, Karishma-Saif come together for film on nutrition |access-date=15 March 2014 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=25 July 2013 |work=[[Business Standard]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316021718/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kareena-karishma-saif-come-together-for-film-on-nutrition-113072501021_1.html |archive-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> In 2021, she released ''Pregnancy Bible'' (co-authored with Aditi Shah Bhimjani), which became a commercial success.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/kareena-kapoor-khans-book-pregnancy-bible-trends-as-number-one-bestseller-23182223 |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan's book 'Pregnancy Bible' trends as 'Number One Bestseller' |access-date=15 March 2014 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=11 July 2021 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url-status=live |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711145121/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/kareena-kapoor-khans-book-pregnancy-bible-trends-as-number-one-bestseller-23182223}}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===

During her years in the film industry, Kapoor has been actively involved in promoting children's education and the safety of women.<ref name="humanitarian">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/bollywood/news/a548661/kareena-discusses-child-malnutrition-in-india-with-valerie-trierweiler.html |title=Kareena discusses child malnutrition in India with Valerie Trierweiler |access-date=19 March 2014 |author=Joshi, Priya |date=3 February 2014 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319222353/http://www.digitalspy.com/bollywood/news/a548661/kareena-discusses-child-malnutrition-in-india-with-valerie-trierweiler.html |archive-date=19 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/665382/education-is-very-important-kareena/ |title=Education is very important: Kareena |access-date=19 March 2014 |date=30 January 2014 |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402180914/http://tribune.com.pk/story/665382/education-is-very-important-kareena/ |archive-date=2 April 2014}}</ref> In June 2010, she took part in the international campaign [[1GOAL Education for All]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-aamir-kareena-to-join-hillary-clinton-1403229 |title=Aamir, Kareena to join Hillary Clinton |access-date=18 May 2011 |author=Ganguly, Prithwish |date=30 June 2010 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106133311/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-aamir-kareena-to-join-hillary-clinton-1403229 |archive-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> and was appointed ambassador for the Shakti Campaign—a project launched by NDTV to combat violence against women—in commemoration of the [[International Women's Day#2011 International Women's Day|100th anniversary of International Women's Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kareena-joins-shakti-campaign-bats-for-women-news-national-lditujgagjb.html |title=Kareena joins Shakti campaign, bats for women |access-date=18 May 2011 |date=8 March 2011 |work=Sify |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311120702/http://www.sify.com/movies/kareena-joins-shakti-campaign-bats-for-women-news-national-lditujgagjb.html |archive-date=11 March 2011}}</ref> Two years later, Kapoor launched [[Channel V India|Channel V]]'s anti-rape mobile app 'VithU'; she stated that with an increasing amount of [[Rape in India|violence against women in India]], "[i]t [was] important for actors to stand up for issues because they can reach out to a lot of people."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/kareena-kapoor-saif-ali-khan-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-ranbir-katrina-kaif-221610-2013-12-22 |title=Kareena Kapoor bats for women safety |access-date=7 May 2020 |date=22 December 2013 |work=India Today |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802225711/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/kareena-kapoor-saif-ali-khan-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-ranbir-katrina-kaif-221610-2013-12-22 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2014, Kapoor began working with [[UNICEF]] to advocate the [[Female education|education of girls]] and increase [[Education in India|quality based education in India]].<ref name="unicef" /><ref name="cfss">{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/kareena-kapoor-launches-child-friendly-schools-for-unicef/ |title=Kareena Kapoor launches child-friendly schools for UNICEF |access-date=20 May 2017 |date=4 September 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722061027/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/kareena-kapoor-launches-child-friendly-schools-for-unicef/ |archive-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> Speaking of her association, she expressed hope in creating places "where children feel safe and secure, and where interactive and creative tools are used to ensure that children are happy and learning."<ref name="cfss" /> During the first year, Kapoor visited schools in the states of Rajasthan and [[Maharashtra]] where she interacted with students and participated in fundraising events hosted by the [[Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya]] organisation in the [[Jalna district]].<ref name="unicef">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2593682/Kareena-Kapoor-Khan-celebrated-Eid-with-underprivileged-girls |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan celebrated Eid with underprivileged girls |access-date=17 March 2016 |date=4 August 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323063901/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2593682/Kareena-Kapoor-Khan-celebrated-Eid-with-underprivileged-girls |archive-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> Along with [[List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors#India|UNICEF India's Goodwill Ambassador]] ([[Sharmila Tagore]]), Kapoor hosted a charity dinner to help raise awareness for the development of underprivileged kids,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theasiantoday.com/index.php/2014/08/21/bollywood-stars-show-support-for-childrens-education-in-india/ |title=Bollywood Stars Show Support For Children's Education in India |access-date=20 May 2017 |date=21 August 2014 |work=[[The Asian Today]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226223107/http://www.theasiantoday.com/index.php/2014/08/21/bollywood-stars-show-support-for-childrens-education-in-india/ |archive-date=26 February 2018}}</ref> and launched the 'Child-Friendly School and Systems' (CFSS) package.<ref name="cfss" /> She later donated an equivalent amount of the funds raised during a joint initiative by UNICEF and [[Groupon]] for a higher-quality learning environment in Indian schools.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/groupon-partners-unicef-to-raise-funds-for-children-education-114111401050_1.html |title=Groupon partners UNICEF to raise funds for children education |access-date=17 March 2016 |agency=Press Trust of India |date=14 November 2014 |work=Business Standard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324175945/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/groupon-partners-unicef-to-raise-funds-for-children-education-114111401050_1.html |archive-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>

The following year, she awarded 31 students and 5 teachers for their contribution towards the field of education in [[Chhattisgarh]] at the concluding ceremony of Child Rights Protection week.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Bollywood-star-Kareena-Kapoor-presents-31-kids-with-Chhattisgarh-jewel-award/articleshow/49860396.cms |title=Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor presents 31 kids with 'Chhattisgarh jewel' award |access-date=17 March 2016 |author=Tinal, Rashmi |date=20 November 2015 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029102339/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Bollywood-star-Kareena-Kapoor-presents-31-kids-with-Chhattisgarh-jewel-award/articleshow/49860396.cms |archive-date=29 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Also that year, Kapoor provided a voice-over for the documentary film ''Girl Rising: Woh Padhegi, Woh Udegi'' [She will learn, she will fly] for the [[Girl Rising|organisation of the same name]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/943433/bollywood-divas-rise-to-the-occasion/ |title=Bollywood divas rise to the occasion |access-date=17 March 2016 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=23 August 2015 |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323205348/http://tribune.com.pk/story/943433/bollywood-divas-rise-to-the-occasion/ |archive-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> and produced a documentary on women's empowerment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Kareena-goes-behind-the-scenes/articleshow/48978131.cms |title=Kareena goes behind the scenes |access-date=20 May 2017 |author=Iyer, Sanyukta |date=16 September 2015 |work=Mumbai Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228042818/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Kareena-goes-behind-the-scenes/articleshow/48978131.cms |archive-date=28 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, she spoke at an event organised by UNICEF in [[Lucknow]] to promote [[Menstrual hygiene day|menstrual hygiene management]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-menstruation-should-not-be-talked-about-behind-closed-doors-kareena-kapoor-khan-2220125 |title=Menstruation should not be talked about behind closed doors: Kareena Kapoor Khan |access-date=20 May 2017 |author=Asian News International |date=5 June 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811024233/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-menstruation-should-not-be-talked-about-behind-closed-doors-kareena-kapoor-khan-2220125 |archive-date=11 August 2016}}</ref> Following the birth of her son, Kapoor wrote an article published in ''The Times of India'' titled "Let's save our newborn babies", discussing [[UNICEF#Infant mortality|infant mortality]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unicef.org/rosa/stories/let%E2%80%99s-save-our-newborn-babies |title=Let's save our newborn babies |access-date=3 July 2018 |author=Kapoor, Kareena |date=21 March 2018 |publisher=[[UNICEF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704034610/https://www.unicef.org/rosa/stories/let%E2%80%99s-save-our-newborn-babies |archive-date=4 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and launched the "Every Child Alive" campaign to promote affordable and quality health care for mothers and their newborn.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/heres-unicef-ambassador-kareena-kapoor-khan-say-every-child-alive-campaign/ |title=Here's what UNICEF ambassador Kareena Kapoor Khan had to say about Every Child Alive campaign! |access-date=3 July 2018 |date=22 February 2018 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704034556/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/heres-unicef-ambassador-kareena-kapoor-khan-say-every-child-alive-campaign/ |archive-date=4 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2018, she was invited as a keynote speaker for a [[Mother's Day]] event in New Delhi organised by UNICEF.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/kareena-kapoor-khan-unicef-debate-top-3-revelations-raising-taimur-hubby-saif-ali-khan-importance-women-empowerment/ |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan at UNICEF debate: Top 3 revelations on raising Taimur with hubby Saif Ali Khan and importance of women empowerment |access-date=3 July 2018 |date=14 May 2018 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704034638/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/kareena-kapoor-khan-unicef-debate-top-3-revelations-raising-taimur-hubby-saif-ali-khan-importance-women-empowerment/ |archive-date=4 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Additionally, Kapoor has made public appearances to support other charitable organisations. She performed at a fundraiser for the World Youth Peace Summit in November 2003,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Kareena-ka-jadoo-chal-gaya/articleshow/274262.cms?referral=PM |title=Kareena ka jadoo chal gaya |access-date=20 December 2007 |date=8 November 2003 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227093734/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Kareena-ka-jadoo-chal-gaya/articleshow/274262.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and participated in a concert to raise money for victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050208/asp/nation/story_4351693.asp |title=Bollywood unites to present caring face |date=8 February 2005 |access-date=3 February 2007 |work=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118103831/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050208/asp/nation/story_4351693.asp |archive-date=18 January 2012}}</ref> She visited Indian ''[[jawans]]'' (troops) in [[Rajasthan]], for a special [[Holi]] weekend episode of [[NDTV]]'s reality show ''Jai Jawaan''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/17kar1.htm |title=Kareena's Holi with jawans! |access-date=19 November 2007 |author=Kuckian, Uday |date=17 March 2005 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205054409/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/17kar1.htm |archive-date=5 February 2008}}</ref> In 2010, Kapoor adopted the village of [[Chanderi]] in Madhya Pradesh as part of NDTV's Greenathon Campaign, to provide the village with a regular supply of electricity.<ref>{{cite video |people=Kapoor, Kareena (Actress) |date=6 March 2010 |title=Greenathon: Kareena Kapoor adopts Chanderi village |url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/greenathon-kareena-kapoor-adopts-chanderi-village/131380 |publisher=Prannoy Roy Publications |location=Mumbai, India |access-date=8 July 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128041701/http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/greenathon-kareena-kapoor-adopts-chanderi-village/131380 |archive-date=28 January 2011}}</ref> Four years later, she participated in a campaign to raise awareness on hunger and malnutrition in the world and made donations to the [[2014 India–Pakistan floods#Relief|Kashmir flood relief]].<ref name="humanitarian" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/4487171/Kareena-Kapoor-Khan-to-do-charity-for-Kashmir-flood-victims |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan to do charity for Kashmir flood victim |access-date=5 February 2015 |date=4 February 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205172122/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/4487171/Kareena-Kapoor-Khan-to-do-charity-for-Kashmir-flood-victims |archive-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> In September 2016, Kapoor attended the inaugural of Global Citizen India—a joint initiative by the [[Global Citizen Festival#2016|music festival of the same name]] and The Global Education and Leadership Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/amitabh-bachchan-farhan-akhtar-aamir-khan-kareena-kapoor-khan-launch-global-citizen-movement-india/ |title=Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan launch the Global Citizen Movement in India |access-date=20 May 2017 |date=13 September 2016 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018032334/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/amitabh-bachchan-farhan-akhtar-aamir-khan-kareena-kapoor-khan-launch-global-citizen-movement-india/ |archive-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> The following year, Kapoor became the brand ambassador for Swasth Immunised India, a campaign launched by the [[Network18 Group]] and [[Serum Institute of India]] to promote immunisation for children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/swasth-immunised-india-kareena-kapoor-khan-launches-nation-wide-vaccination-campaign-2044323.html |title=Swasth Immunised India: Kareena Kapoor Khan Launches Nation-Wide Vaccination Campaign |access-date=24 February 2019 |author=Bengani, Sneha |date=22 February 2019 |publisher=[[Network18 Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225044752/https://www.news18.com/news/india/swasth-immunised-india-kareena-kapoor-khan-launches-nation-wide-vaccination-campaign-2044323.html |archive-date=25 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Stage performances, radio and television presenting ===
[[File:Kapoor TReloaded-08.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Kareena Kapoor performing dance on a stage, alongside a group of performers|Kapoor performing at Temptation Reloaded in 2008]]

Kapoor has participated in several stage shows and world tours since 2002. Her first tour (Heartthrobs: Live in Concert (2002) with Hrithik Roshan, Karisma Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and [[Aftab Shivdasani]]) was successful in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jun/27hrit.htm |title=Why Britney bowled over Hrithik |access-date=16 April 2008 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=27 June 2002 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093103/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jun/27hrit.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> At the end of that year, she performed with several other Bollywood stars at [[Kings Park Stadium]] in [[Durban]], South Africa in the show Now or Never.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021230/world.htm#12 |title=Bollywood holds Durban captive |access-date=8 July 2010 |agency=Press Trust of India |date=30 December 2002 |work=The Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121110907/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021230/world.htm |archive-date=21 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Four years later, Kapoor returned to the stage with six other Bollywood celebrities in the successful Rockstars Concert world tour. The concert was originally scheduled to commence in April 2006, but was postponed due to [[Salman Khan#Blackbuck hunting and Arms Act violations cases|the arrest of Salman Khan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-rockstars-overseas-concert-postponed-1024565 |title=Rockstars overseas concert postponed |access-date=30 January 2014 |date=17 April 2006 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202214114/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-rockstars-overseas-concert-postponed-1024565 |archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> It later began the following month and was staged in 19 cities across the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. In 2008, Kapoor performed in Shah Rukh Khan's Temptation Reloaded 2008, a series of concerts in a number of countries. The show (which also featured Arjun Rampal, [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Ganesh Hegde]], [[Javed Ali]] and [[Anusha Dandekar]]) debuted at the [[Rotterdam Ahoy]] venue in [[Rotterdam]], the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/27sld1.htm |title=SRK's Temptations Reloaded 2008 kick starts! |access-date=8 July 2010 |date=27 June 2008 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410203435/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/27sld1.htm |archive-date=10 April 2009}}</ref> Several months later she again joined Khan, Rampal and Kaif to perform for an audience of 15,000 at [[Dubai]]'s [[Dubai Festival City|Festival City Arena]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Dhamaka-In-Dubai/articleshow/3640572.cms?referral=PM |title=Dhamaka In Dubai |access-date=30 January 2014 |last1=Ahmed |first1=Afsana |last2=Sharma |first2=Smrity |date=26 October 2008 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915234007/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Dhamaka-In-Dubai/articleshow/3640572.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Kapoor collaborated with [[Ishq FM]] to host a radio show "What Women Want".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/girl-talk-for-kareena-kapoor-masaba-gupta/articleshow/66157099.cms |title=Girl talk for Kareena Kapoor, Masaba Gupta |access-date=13 October 2018 |author=Coutinho, Natasha |date=11 October 2008 |work=Mumbai Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013132957/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/girl-talk-for-kareena-kapoor-masaba-gupta/articleshow/66157099.cms |archive-date=13 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The show was well-received, earning Kapoor a nomination at the New York Festivals Radio Awards for "Best Talk Show Host", and later renewed for two more seasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kareena-kapoor-we-celebrated-women-who-broke-stereotypes/21085162 |title=Kareena Kapoor: We celebrated women who broke stereotypes |access-date=13 June 2019 |author=Basu, Mohar |date=5 June 2019 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612093340/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kareena-kapoor-we-celebrated-women-who-broke-stereotypes/21085162 |archive-date=12 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-brings-back-her-radio-show-as-saif-ali-khan-sania-mirza-pay-a-visit-see-pics/story-rncYYHrMi0cJ77hfTrz8yL.html |title=Kareena Kapoor brings back her radio show as Saif Ali Khan, Sania Mirza pay a visit. See pics |access-date=30 September 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930141704/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-brings-back-her-radio-show-as-saif-ali-khan-sania-mirza-pay-a-visit-see-pics/story-rncYYHrMi0cJ77hfTrz8yL.html |archive-date=30 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-khan-shoots-for-her-podcast-from-her-home-44686.html |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan shoots for her podcast from her home |access-date=9 November 2020 |publisher=Filmfare |date=4 November 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110182906/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-khan-shoots-for-her-podcast-from-her-home-44686.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she featured as a talent judge for the seventh season of the dance reality show ''[[Dance India Dance]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kareena-kapoor-khan-turns-judge-for-dance-india-dance/cid/1692102 |title=What better platform than Dance India Dance to make my TV debut on: Kareena Kapoor |access-date=13 June 2019 |author=Banerjee, Sudeshna |date=10 June 2019 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610142423/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kareena-kapoor-khan-turns-judge-for-dance-india-dance/cid/1692102 |archive-date=10 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Public image and character ==
Known for her nonchalant relationship with the media, Kapoor has gained a reputation for discussing her private life with no reservations.<ref name="Versatile" /><ref name="Highlights">{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/15/slide-show-1-looking-at-kareenas-10-best-films.htm |title=Ten years of Kareena, the highlights |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Sen, Raja |date=15 June 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627025629/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/15/slide-show-1-looking-at-kareenas-10-best-films.htm |archive-date=27 June 2010}}</ref> As a child she regularly attended award ceremonies and events with her family, and would also accompany Karisma on-set during filming.<ref name="Little girl" /> In an interview with ''Filmfare'', she explained that growing up in a film family helped her develop a sense of professionalism and dedication towards her craft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/march2002/sp2.html |title=Kareena Kapoor simmers |access-date=29 May 2009 |author=Chaudhary, Anuradha |date=March 2002 |work=The Times of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820223046/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/march2002/sp2.html |archive-date=20 August 2009}}</ref> Kapoor's private life has been the subject of media attention in India, with frequent press coverage of her weight and relationship with actor Saif Ali Khan.<ref name="Versatile" /> The couple—dubbed "Saifeena" by the entertainment media—has been one of the country's most-reported celebrity stories since 2007,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/QDXQbBUI8346JsXpRAGChN/8216Saifeena8217-the-Rs6-crore-brand.html |title='Saifeena': the Rs6 crore brand |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Shah, Gouri |date=5 February 2009 |work=Mint |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216000757/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/QDXQbBUI8346JsXpRAGChN/8216Saifeena8217-the-Rs6-crore-brand.html |archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> and Kapoor gave birth to their sons in 2016 and 2021, respectively.<ref name="taimur" /><ref name="Babyboy" />

[[File:Kareena with her statue.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|alt=Kareena Kapoor stands beside her wax sculpture|Kapoor with her wax sculpture at [[Madame Tussauds]]. As one of her most distinctive physical features, Kapoor's lips have been identified by the Indian media as her trademark.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/24sld1.htm |title=India's Most Beautiful Actresses! |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Kuckian, Uday |date=24 March 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615084822/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/24sld1.htm |archive-date=15 June 2011}}</ref>]]

While a segment of the press has described Kapoor as friendly and extremely close to her family,<ref name="Little girl" /> others have criticised her for being arrogant and vain—an image she gained in the wake of her superficial character, Poo, in ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (2001).<ref name="Journey" /> She subsequently featured in films portraying similar characters, and this further established her off- and on-screen personae.<ref name="Bio" /> Before the release of ''Chameli'' (2004), in which she played a sex worker, Kapoor stated that "there is a certain image that people identify you with [and] [i]t always follows you whichever role you play. I am trying to transgress this image and become more screen-friendly than image-friendly."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/01/15/stories/2004011500650200.htm |title=Kareena's career... Fragrance lingers |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Siddiqui, Rana |date=15 January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915233942/https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/01/15/stories/2004011500650200.htm |archive-date=15 September 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Chameli'' helped Kapoor reinvent her on-screen persona,<ref name="Journey" /> and she later explained that her honesty and openness was often perceived by the media as arrogance.<ref name="Image" />

Kapoor is also known for her assertive and moody nature,<ref name="Image">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-love-the-way-I-am-Kareena/articleshow/773524.cms?referral=PM |title=I love the way I am: Kareena |access-date=11 July 2012 |author=Times News Network |date=10 July 2004 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227093734/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-love-the-way-I-am-Kareena/articleshow/773524.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="QueenB">{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kareena-reigns-as-2011s-queen-b/828349/0 |title=Kareena reigns as 2011's Queen B |access-date=11 July 2012 |author=Pereira, Priyanka |date=7 August 2011 |work=The Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306040726/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kareena-reigns-as-2011s-queen-b/828349/0 |archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> and her outspoken views and independence have been singled out for making major contributions to her career.<ref name="Vervepower">{{cite journal |url=http://www.verveonline.com/109/people/power-women.shtml |title=Young Power Women |journal=Verve |volume=20 |issue=6 |access-date=11 July 2012 |last1=Mehta |first1=Shirin |last2=Jahagirdar-Saxena |first2=Shraddha |last3=Modak |first3=Nasrin |last4=Sah |first4=Malvika |date=June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619051144/http://www.verveonline.com/109/people/power-women.shtml |archive-date=19 June 2012}}</ref> In an early interview, she confessed to being an introvert yet blunt, reasoning: "Total faith and complete belief in myself is my attitude towards life, films and virtually everything else. I am all about doing what I feel is right. It is not easy to pin me down as I can be a bundle of contradictions."<ref name="Image" /> Journalist Subhash K. Jha explained that while this approach has sometimes cost her professionally and made her lose out significant projects, it has made her "a favourite among the generation that believes in self-regard being the highest form of creativity".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/The-importance-of-being-Kareena-Kapoor/articleshow/16277870.cms?referral=PM |title=The importance of being Kareena Kapoor |access-date=6 December 2012 |author=Jha, Subhash K |date=6 September 2012 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227093735/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/The-importance-of-being-Kareena-Kapoor/articleshow/16277870.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Anu Ahuja suggested that Kapoor's demeanour is an act; she is "cold and unapproachable so that no one will act funny with her".<ref>{{harv|Dewey|2008|p=36}}</ref>

Kapoor is considered one of the most popular Bollywood celebrities in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/apr/06sli4-most-powerful-actresses-in-india.htm |title=The Most Powerful Actresses in India |access-date=6 August 2010 |date=6 April 2009 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606074105/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/apr/06sli4-most-powerful-actresses-in-india.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> Her look and performances have established her as a style icon for young women.<ref name="Kapoor dynasty" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/14/stories/2002101401020300.htm |title=Invoking the goddess of style |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Nandal, Archana |date=14 October 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908194529/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/14/stories/2002101401020300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=8 September 2014}}</ref> In a 2009 poll conducted by ''Daily News and Analysis'', Kapoor was voted one of India's most popular icons;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-sach-a-icon-1311240 |title=Sach-a icon |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Thombare, Suparna |date=13 November 2009 |work=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121020442/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-sach-a-icon-1311240 |archive-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> with her partner Saif Ali Khan, she was listed amongst the top celebrity endorsers for brands and products worldwide.<ref name="Saifeena1">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110316/jsp/entertainment/story_13719013.jsp |title=Power couples |access-date=11 July 2012 |date=16 March 2011 |work=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012044423/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110316/jsp/entertainment/story_13719013.jsp |archive-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> She became the only Indian actress to be featured on [[CNN]]Go's list of "Who Mattered Most in India",<ref name="HT" /> and was later selected by ''Verve'' for its list of the country's most powerful women from 2008 to 2013 and in 2016.<ref name="Vervepower" /><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.verveonline.com/62/people/powerwomen.shtml |title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2008 |journal=Verve |volume=16 |issue=6 |access-date=11 July 2012 |date=June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501150401/http://www.verveonline.com/62/people/powerwomen.shtml |archive-date=1 May 2012}}<br />{{cite journal |url=http://www.verveonline.com/74/people/powerlist03.shtml |title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2009 |journal=Verve |volume=17 |issue=6 |access-date=11 July 2012 |date=June 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430133814/http://verveonline.com/74/people/powerlist03.shtml |archive-date=30 April 2012}}<br />{{cite journal |url=http://www.verveonline.com/86/people/powerwomen03.shtml |title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2010 |journal=Verve |volume=18 |issue=6 |access-date=11 July 2012 |date=June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219054922/http://www.verveonline.com/86/people/powerwomen03.shtml |archive-date=19 December 2012}}<br />{{cite journal |url=http://www.verveonline.com/109/people/absolute-power.shtml |title=Absolute Power |journal=Verve |volume=20 |issue=6 |access-date=12 March 2014 |author=Talati-Parikh, Sitanshi |date=June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001656/http://www.verveonline.com/109/people/absolute-power.shtml |archive-date=13 March 2014}}<br />{{cite journal |url=http://www.verveonline.com/121/people/power-rush.shtml |title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2013 |journal=Verve |volume=21 |issue=6 |access-date=12 March 2014 |author=Talati-Parikh, Sitanshi |date=June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001556/http://www.verveonline.com/121/people/power-rush.shtml |archive-date=13 March 2014}}<br />{{cite journal |url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/verve-power-women-2016-kareena-kapoor-khan |title=Power Inheritor: Kareena Kapoor Khan |journal=Verve |volume=16 |issue=7 |access-date=24 February 2019 |author=Tata, Huzan |date=7 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225102955/http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/verve-power-women-2016-kareena-kapoor-khan |archive-date=25 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2010, Kapoor was named "India's Most Beautiful Woman" by the Indian edition of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine;<ref name="HT" /> ''[[Eastern Eye]]'' and ''[[Maxim (India)|Indian Maxim]]'' named her as "Asia's Sexiest Woman" and "India's Hottest Woman" in 2011 and 2012 respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kareena-kapoor-is-world039s-hottest-woman-2012-adorns-maxim-india-cover-382077 |title=Kareena Kapoor is World's Hottest Woman 2012; Adorns Maxim India Cover |access-date=20 December 2012 |date=8 September 2012 |work=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030052025/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kareena-kapoor-is-world039s-hottest-woman-2012-adorns-maxim-india-cover-382077 |archive-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> The following year, she was selected by ''India Today'' for its list of the country's most influential women.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/indias-25-most-influential-women/1/8871.html#photo2 |title=India's 25 most influential women |access-date=18 April 2013 |date=13 March 2013 |work=India Today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418181500/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/indias-25-most-influential-women/1/8871.html |archive-date=18 April 2013}}</ref> From 2012 to 2018, Kapoor has featured on ''[[Forbes India]]''{{'}}s "Celebrity 100", a list based on the income and popularity of India's celebrities,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/kareena-kapoor-khan/1587/75 |title=Kareena Kapoor Khan |work=[[Forbes India]] |access-date=26 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227061642/http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/kareena-kapoor-khan/1587/75 |archive-date=27 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2017-celebrity-100/1665/all |title=2017 Celebrity 100 List – Forbes India Magazine |work=Forbes India |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185628/http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2017-celebrity-100/1665/all |archive-date=11 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2018-celebrity-100/1735/all |title=2018 Celebrity 100 List – Forbes India Magazine |work=Forbes India |access-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213130303/http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2018-celebrity-100/1735/all |archive-date=13 December 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> peaking at the seventh position in 2012 with an estimated annual earning of {{INRConvert|735|m}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |title=2012 Celebrity 100 List – Forbes India Magazine |work=Forbes India |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902072052/http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |archive-date=2 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Performances: technique and analysis ==
[[File:Kareena Walk-of-the-Stars.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A hand-print of Kareena Kapoor|On 28 March 2012, Kapoor inaugurated the [[Walk of the Stars|Bollywood Walk of the Stars]] where she received a hand-print of her own.]]

Kapoor relies on her instincts and spontaneity as an actor.<ref name="QueenB" /> She is known to commit heavily to each role, and refrains from rehearsing for a project.<ref name="QueenB" /><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/kareena-kapoor-ahead-of-other-bollywood-performers/1/20640.html |title=Lady Luck |access-date=11 July 2012 |last1=Subramanian |first1=Anusha |last2=J |first2=Anand |date=25 December 2011 |journal=[[Business Today (business magazine)|Business Today]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418045544/http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/kareena-kapoor-ahead-of-other-bollywood-performers/1/20640.html |archive-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> Commenting on this, director Rajkumar Hirani said "I usually have a habit of conducting rehearsals for my actors, but she insisted on not having them as it would affect her spontaneity. She really surprised me with a couple of emotional scenes which we canned in just one take."<ref name="QueenB" /> Karan Johar described Kapoor as a "natural", explaining that "she has no craft, grammar or process attached to her acting [...] It is a great sense of cinema that can keep her going."<ref name="QueenB" /> According to [[Rensil D'Silva]] (who directed her in ''Kurbaan''), "Kareena [..] is instinctive and has emotional intelligence. She absorbs the situation and performs accordingly. Discussing the scene, in fact, harms her."<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.filmfare.com/articles/rensil-dsilva-kissntell-219.html |title=Rensil D'Silva: Kiss-n-Tell |access-date=11 July 2012 |date=18 November 2009 |journal=Filmfare |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121020408/http://www.filmfare.com/articles/rensil-dsilva-kissntell-219.html |archive-date=21 November 2009}}</ref>

In 2010, Rediff.com noted: "[E]ven though a lot of her starring roles have been forgettable, [a] look at her filmography now, however, would show a more thoughtful selection of roles [...] playing to her strengths."<ref name="Highlights" /> Her portrayal of a series of superficial characters at the start of her career were criticised; film historian [[Gyan Prakash]] explained that these roles "tended to infantilise her, packaging her as daddy's little girl, all bubble and no fizz".<ref name="Change" /> Critics noted ''Chameli'' (2004) as her [[coming of age]], claiming that "a new actor in her was discovered".<ref name="Journey" /> Following her portrayal of a variety of character types in ''Chameli'', ''Dev'' (2004), ''Omkara'' (2006) and ''Jab We Met'' (2007), Kapoor was noted for her versatility.<ref name="Versatile">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081109/jsp/7days/story_10084489.jsp |title=Heyy, Bebo |access-date=8 July 2010 |author=Sen, Manjula |date=9 November 2008 |work=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024102149/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081109/jsp/7days/story_10084489.jsp |archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> In 2010, ''Filmfare'' magazine included two of her performances—from ''Omkara'' and ''Jab We Met''—in its list of "80 Iconic Performances".<ref name="Filmfareperformance4" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/articles/80-iconic-performance-910-990.html |title=80 Iconic Performances 9/10 |date=9 June 2010 |publisher=Filmfare |access-date=6 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002080726/http://www.filmfare.com/articles/80-iconic-performance-910-990.html |archive-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> ''India Today'' labelled her "the most versatile female lead in the industry", noting that she "play[s] her roles with trademark spunk".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/25-most-influential-women-vidya-balan-kareena-kapoor/1/177016.html |title=25 Power Women and their inspiring stories |access-date=11 July 2012 |date=9 March 2012 |work=India Today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204051840/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/25-most-influential-women-vidya-balan-kareena-kapoor/1/177016.html |archive-date=4 December 2012}}</ref>

Manjula Sen of ''The Telegraph'' wrote in 2008 that although Kapoor had the worst success ratio among her contemporaries, her marketability remained unaffected.<ref name="Versatile" /> Sen believed Kapoor's strength lies in her being versatile; she is "effortlessly honest in her performances. It is a candour that spills over in her personal conduct."<ref name="Versatile" /> Writing for [[News18]], Rituparna Chatterjee spoke of her transformation to date: "[A]fter 40 films and 10 years of fighting off competition from some of the most versatile actors of her generation, Kareena has matured into a bankable actor reinventing herself with surprising ease."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/sorry-priyanka-and-katrina-2012-is-kareenas-447055.html |title=Sorry, Priyanka and Katrina, 2012 is Kareena's year |access-date=20 January 2013 |author=Chatterjee, Rituparna |date=16 February 2012 |website=[[News18]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513134244/http://www.news18.com/news/india/sorry-priyanka-and-katrina-2012-is-kareenas-447055.html |archive-date=13 May 2016}}</ref> In 2004, Kapoor placed third on Rediff's list of "Top Bollywood Female Stars".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/29sld3.htm |title=Best Actress 2004 |access-date=20 November 2007 |author=Sen, Raja |date=29 December 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231111701/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/29sld3.htm |archive-date=31 December 2007}}</ref> She was later ranked seventh and fifth in 2005 and 2006 respectively,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/yearend/2005/dec/23yend7.htm |title=Ten best Bollywood actresses of 2005 |access-date=20 November 2007 |author=Kulkarni, Ronjita |date=23 December 2005 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205054429/http://specials.rediff.com/yearend/2005/dec/23yend7.htm |archive-date=5 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/05sld6.htm |title=Readers' Pick: Top Bollywood Actresses |access-date=29 November 2006 |author=Sen, Raja |date=5 September 2006 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061126141108/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/05sld6.htm |archive-date=26 November 2006}}</ref> and returned to third place in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/yearend/2007/dec/18yrpoweractress9.htm |title=The most powerful actresses of 2007 |access-date=4 January 2008 |author=Sen, Raja |date=18 December 2007 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103011103/http://specials.rediff.com/yearend/2007/dec/18yrpoweractress9.htm |archive-date=3 January 2008}}</ref> In January 2011, Kapoor placed fourth on Rediff's list of "Top 10 Actresses of 2000–2010".<ref name="Decade">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-top-10-bollywood-actresses-of-the-decade/20110105.htm |title=How The Decade Has Treated These Actresses |access-date=11 July 2012 |author=Verma, Sukanya |date=5 January 2011 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112211603/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-top-10-bollywood-actresses-of-the-decade/20110105.htm |archive-date=12 January 2013}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kareena Kapoor}}
Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards out of fifteen nominations. For her role in ''Refugee'', Kapoor was awarded the Best Female Debut in 2000. She earned a special jury recognition for ''Chameli'' (2003), and two Critics Award for Best Actress for ''Dev'' (2004) and ''Omkara'' (2006). Kapoor later received the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for ''Jab We Met'' (2007) and ''We Are Family'' (2010) respectively.<ref name="Awards" /><ref name="Awards1" />

== See also ==
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{cite book |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Saibal |author-link1=Saibal Chatterjee |last2=Deenvi |first2=Gulzar |author-link2=Gulzar |last3=Nihalani |first3=Govind |author-link3=Govind Nihalani |title-link=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |year=2003 |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5}}
* {{cite book |last=Dewey |first=Susan |title=Making Miss India Miss World: Constructing Gender, Power, and the Nation in Postliberalization India |year=2008 |publisher=[[Syracuse University Press]] |url=https://archive.org/details/makingmissindiam0000dewe |url-access=registration |isbn=978-0-8156-3176-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |editor-last=Patel |editor-first=Bhaichand |title=Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema |publisher=Penguin Books India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQL4dkVAnPIC |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-670-08572-9}}
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== External links ==
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