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Kareena Kapoor (born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards out of nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres. Born into a family of actors, Kapoor faced the media spotlight from a very young age but did not make her acting début until the 2000 film Refugee. Her melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... became India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market in 2001 and remains one of her biggest commercial successes to date. After receiving negative reviews for a series of repetitive roles, Kapoor accepted more demanding parts in order to avoid being typecast, and was consequently recognized by critics for displaying greater versatility as an actress. Her portrayal of a sex worker in Chameli (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career. The film (and Kapoor's performance) opened to predominantly positive reviews by critics, and eventually garnered her the Filmfare Special Performance Award. In 2007, Kapoor received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Jab We Met. She went on to play the lead female role in the drama 3 Idiots (2009), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time at the time of its release.