Set during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani conflict, Kapoor plays Naaz, a Bangladeshi girl who falls in love with Bachchan's character. Dutta's war drama Refugee, with Abhishek Bachchan. Later that year, she made her acting debut in J. As a result, she decided to call it a day on that project. She eventually dropped out of the project, but she explained that if she didn't do it, she would gain from it. She was cast as the lead in Rakesh Roshan's Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai while still at the Institute (2000). The action thriller Singham Returns (2014), the comedy Good Newwz (2019), and the dramas 3 Idiots (2009), Bodyguard (2011), and Bajrangi Bhaijaan are among her highest-grossing films (2015). Simultaneously, she received accolades from the internet for her roles in the romantic comedy "Jab We Met" (2007), the thrillers Kurbaan (2009) and Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012), and the dramas We Are Family (2010), Heroine (2012), and Udta Punjab (2016). She has received praise for her portrayal of a riot victim in the play Dev, as well as a role based on William Shakespeare's heroine. The year 2004, when she played a sex worker in a drama and was marked as a turning point for her, was a watershed moment for her. When she was followed by a string of commercial failures and recurring parts, she received negative feedback. She established herself with roles in historical drama and melodrama after her debut in 2000. Kapoor began her acting studies in Mumbai, where she was mentored by Kishore Namit Kapoor, a member of the Film and Television Institute of India. She opted to pursue her interest in acting after completing her first year, although regretting not finishing her studies. She established a lifelong love of reading at this time. She thereafter took an interest in law and enrolled at Mumbai's Government Law College. She then enrolled in a three-month microcomputers course at Harvard Summer School. She returned to Mumbai after graduating from Welham and studied commerce at Mithibai College for two years. Even though she obtained good results in all subjects save mathematics, she despises academics. Kareena Kapoor went to Mumbai's Jamnabai Narsee School and then Welham Girl's School. She finally referred to them as a family after living apart for long years. "My father is also a significant part of my life," she said. Her parents ultimately reconciled in October 2007. Her mother worked multiple jobs to support her till she made her acting debut in 1991. He believed that it was the job of women to care for the home and family, which caused them to split up. Her father forbade her from working as an actress, therefore she was raised alone by her mother. Nargis and Meena Kumari, two Indian actors, were her inspirations. She was always exposed in many films at an early age, which led her to pursue a career as an actress. She has portrayed a wide range of characters in films ranging from romantic comedies to crime thrillers. She was born on September 21, 1980, in Bombay, which we now refer to as "Mumbai." Her parents, as well as her younger sister, are actors and actresses.