Married to actor
Saif Ali Khan, with
whom she has a son,
Kapoor's off-screen
life is the subject of
widespread cover-
age in India.
After making her acting debut
in the 2000 war film Refugee,
Kapoor established herself
in Hindi cinema with roles in
the historical drama Aśoka,
and the blockbuster melo-
drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie
Gham. This initial success
was followed by a series of
commercial failures and re-
petitive roles, which garnered
her negative reviews. The
year 2004 marked a turning
point for Kapoor when she
played against type in the role
of a sex worker in the drama
Chameli. She subsequently
earned wide critical recogni-
tion for her portrayal of a riot
victim in the 2004 drama Dev
and a character based on Wil-
liam Shakespeare's heroine
Desdemona in the 2006 crime
film Omkara.
Kapoor went on to receive
Filmfare Awards for Best
Actress and Best Supporting
Actress for her performances
in the 2007 romantic comedy
Jab We Met and the 2010
drama We Are Family, respec-
tively. Her highest-grossing
releases came with the dra-
mas 3 Idiots and Bajrangi
Bhaijaan, the action films
Bodyguard and Ra One and
the comedy Good Newwz.
Kapoor continued to draw
praise for her performances
in a thriller Kurbaan, a drama
Heroine, the 2012 thriller
Talaash: The Answer Lies
Within, and the 2016 crime
film Udta Punjab.
Married to actor Saif Ali Khan,
with whom she has a son,
Kapoor's off-screen life is the
subject of widespread cover-
age in India. She has a repu-
tation for being outspoken,
assertive and is recognized
for her contributions to the film
industry through her fashion
style and film roles. In ad-
dition to film acting, Kapoor
participates in stage shows,
hosts a radio show and has
contributed as a co-writer to
three books: an autobiograph-
ical memoir and two nutrition
guides.
She has started her own line
of clothing and cosmetics for
women, and has worked with
UNICEF since 2014 to advo-
cate for the education of girls
and an increase in quality
based education in India. Her
recent offering Good Newwz
is a smashing box-office hit
and it is raking massive rev-
enues at the box-office.
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