
Kareena faced the media spotlight from a very young age, but did not make her acting debut until the 2000 film Refugee. Her melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, became India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market in 2001, and is one of her biggest commercial successes to date. Her portrayal of a sex worker in Chameli (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and she was later noted for her performances in the critically acclaimed Dev (2004) and Omkara (2006). Kareena Kapoor, still fresh from the success of her recent releases, is all smiles.
At twenty- eight, her life’s getting even better, both on the acting front. She was dating Shahid Kapoor since 2004 but they broke up and now dating actor Saif Ali Khan. n a 2009 poll conducted by the newspaper DNA, she was voted as one of India's most popular icons. According to the UK magazine Eastern Eye, Kapoor was ranked fourth in the list of "Asia's Sexiest Women" in 2009; she had been previously ranked eighth in 2007 and third in 2008. She became the only actress to be featured on CNN Go's list of "Who Mattered Most in India" and was described as "India's Most Beautiful Woman" by People in 2010.
In July 2010, Kapoor was placed eighth in Filmfare Magazine's annual power list, an achievement she repeated from the previous year, where she was ranked at number ten. Today, Kareena is considered as one of the most popular Bollywood celebrities in India. Her look and performances have established her as a style icon for young girls and women.