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Kareena's Top 10 Movies
Bebo is busy.
She's currently working on Anubhav Sinha's science fiction Ra.One and Rohit Shetty's comedy Golmaal 3.
She has completed filming for the Indian adaptation of the Hollywood film Directed by Siddharth Malhotra, alongside Kajol and Arjun Rampal.
The romantic comedy film Milenge Milenge is also scheduled to release on July 9, 2010, having been postponed since 2005.
Lets take a look also at her past achievements! -
3 Idiots
Kapoor's final release of 2009 was Rajkumar Hirani's drama 3 Idiots, a film loosely based on the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat.
Co-starring alongside Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi, Kapoor starred as Pia, an independent-minded medical student and Khan's love interest.
On acting alongside Khan, Kapoor revealed that it was 'a dream com true' and further stated that her journey as an actress was 'finally complete'. -
Kurbaan
Kapoor starred alongside Saif Ali Khan in Rensil D'Silva's Kurbaan, a dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of global terrorism.
Kapoor played the role of Avantika Ahuja, a woman who is confined to house arrest after finding out that her husband is a terrorist. She described Kurbaan as 'an emotionally draining experience'.
Upon release, the film was received favourably by critics and Kareena received her fourth Filmfare nomination. -
Jab We Met
In 2007, Kapoor starred opposite Shahid Kapoor in Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy Jab We Met.
Relating the story of two people with contrasting personalities who meet on a train and eventually fall in love, Kapoor played the female protagonist Geet Dhillon, a vivacious Sikh girl with a strong zest for life.
The film was received favourably by critics and became one of the year's most successful films, earning a domestic total of Rs 303 million (US$ 6.45 million). Kapoor won several awards for her performance, including a Filmfare Best Actress Award and her second Star Screen Award for Best Actress. -
Omkara
The Shakespearean character of Desdemona in Omkara, the Hindi adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello.
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the film is a tragedy of sexual jealousy set against the backdrop of the political system in Uttar Pradesh.
The film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and was also selected for screening at the Cairo International Film Festival.
Omkara was well-received by critics and Kapoor's performance was critically acclaimed, earning her a fourth Filmfare Award and first Star Screen Award.
Kapoor herself considers her role in Omkara as a 'new benchmark' in her career and has made comparisons between her portrayal of Dolly and her own evolving maturity as a woman. -
Golmaal Returns
Kapoor next starred in Rohit Shetty's comedy Golmaal Returns, the sequel to the 2006 film Golmaal.
A part of an ensemble cast that included Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Arora, Celina Jaitley, and Anjana Sukhani, Kapoor played a distrustful wife who believed her husband to be unfaithful.
The film received a mixed reception from critics and Kapoor herself received mixed reviews. -
Dev
Kapoor appeared alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Fardeen Khan in Govind Nihalani's critically acclaimed film Dev, which revolved around the 2002 Hindu-Muslim riots in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Kapoor's role was that of a Muslim victim named Aaliya, modelled after Zahira Sheikh, a key witness in Vadodara's Best Bakery case.
The film earned her a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, as well as nominations for Best Actress at various award ceremonies. -
Chameli
2004 marked the beginning of her work in more serious films, most of which would bring her critical acclaim rather than commercial success.
Under the direction of Sudhir Mishra, Kapoor played a prostitute in Chameli opposite Rahul Bose. The film relates the story of a young prostitute who meets with a widowed investment banker and follows the development of their relationship as they share their devastating life experiences.
Chameli received predominantly positive reviews and Kapoor's performance was generally well-received by critics, -
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum
Kapoor's final release of 2001 was the drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, directed by Karan Johar.
The film, which featured an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Hrithik Roshan, emerged as the second-highest-grossing film of the year in India and Kapoor's biggest commercial success.
It also performed well internationally and became India's fourth biggest Bollywood success of all time in the overseas market, earning over Rs 350 million (US$ 7.46 million).
Her performance as 'Poo' was well-received by critics and earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress nomination -
Asoka
Kareena starred in Santosh Sivan's period epic Asoka, a partly fictionalized account of the life of Ashoka the Great.
The film had a strong release in the United Kingdom and North America. It was also screened at the Venice Film Festival and the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.
Featured opposite Shahrukh Khan who played Ashoka, Kapoor portrayed the character of Kaurwaki, a princess of Kalinga with whom Ashoka falls in love.
While the film received generally positive reviews, Kapoor's performance received a mixed reaction from some critics. -
Refugee
Year 2000 saw Kareena made her debut in J.P. Dutta's war drama Refugee. Set during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, the film centers on a man known simply as 'Refugee' (portrayed by debutant Abhishek Bachchan).
He illegally transports civilians back and forth across the Indo-Pakistani border. Kapoor portrayed Naaz, a Bangladeshi girl who falls in love with Refugee while illegally migrating to Pakistan with her family. Her debut performance was acclaimed by critics.
Refugee was the fifth-highest grossing film in India in 2000, and Kapoor's performance earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.
