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#20YearsOfKareena: FIVE versatile roles of Kareena Kapoor Khan that made her everyone’s favourite

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jul 1, 2020, 08:30 IST
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#20YearsOfKareena: FIVE versatile roles of Kareena Kapoor Khan that made her everyone’s favourite

Kareena Kapoor Khan is one of Bollywood’s finest who has ruled the entire acting industry with her back to back hit movies. Ever since her debut in J.P. Dutta’s ‘Refugee’ in 2000, alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena has been a heartthrob to millions of people for her experimental acting skills and strong fashion sense. On this note, Bollywood’s most stylish begum just completed 20 years in the film fraternity and we thought, what we be better than curating a list of Bebo’s best films over the last two decades that define her the best. Here is a quick roundup of 5 versatile roles of Kareena Kapoor Khan that made her everyone’s favourite over the time.

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Dharma Production’s ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ was one of the biggest hits of 2001 that feature a multi-star cast, including Kareena Kapoor Khan. Bebo in her iconic character of Pooja aka Poo was phenomenal, to say the least. From stellar dance moves to cult dialogues, Kareena’s role played a huge part to bring out the best in the film which is still cherished by the fans.

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Chameli

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra and Anant Balani’s ‘Chameli’ in 2003 featured Kareena Kapoor is a never-before character as she played the role of a hooker, named Chameli. Alongside actor Rahul Bose, Kareena’s strong on-screen presence in this atypical film helped her to win the Best Critics Award Female in 2004.

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Jab We Met

Another blockbuster by the queen Kareena, ‘Jab We Met’ by director Imtiaz Ali featured Bebo and Shahid Kapoor on screen together after a long time post-breakup. In the rom-com, Kareena is seen as a bubbly, talkative and full of life Punjabi girl who meets a guy on her journey and later falls in love. Apart from the movies, even the songs were immensely popular and fetched Bebo several awards for Best Actress.

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Heroine

Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Heroine’ in 2012 portrayedKareena Kapoor Khan in a strong character which no one else could have donebetter. Highlighting the hardships of being in the acting industry, the movies explorethe life of a declining actress. Through this film, Kareena even made it to thenominations for the Best Actress award.

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Veere Di Wedding

All about love, life, friendship and family bondings, Shashanka Ghosh's ‘Veere Di Wedding’ in 2018 highlighter Kareena in a different avatar as Kalindi and her wedding adventures. No to mention, the film had hit the bull’s eye at the box office by becoming the 5th biggest grosser of the year.

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