Personal Life of Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor began dating actor Shahid Kapoor, the son of veteran actor Pankaj Kapoor in 2004. While dating, their relationship was widely reported in the media, and was once in the center of a scandal when onlookers with mobile phone cameras filmed them kissing and released it to the news.

The couple separated during the filming of their film Jab We Met (2007), though media projected it as a publicity stunt for the film. However, it was later confirmed that the couple had indeed broken up. According to her, they remained on good terms, with her saying in an interview, "I have seen Shahid from his first film to Jab We Met and I can say that there is a marked difference. According to me he is a bundle of talent waiting to explode. I have that much of faith in him as an actor."

In October 2007, during her breakup with Kapoor, rumours began floating around that she was seeing actor Saif Ali Khan. On October 18, 2007, during Manish Malhotra's grand finale show at the Lakme Fashion Week, Khan confirmed their relationship to the media saying, "Yes, we are not exactly shouting from the rooftops but yes, clearly we are together. And we are happy together!"

Gossip columnists have linked her to a number of her co-stars, but she has strongly denied all these rumors."

She also declared in 2006 that she would turn vegetarian to keep her weight in check.

Commitments of Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor set on her first world tour in 2002. The Heartthrobs Concert, which had her perform alongside stars like Hrithik Roshan, Karisma Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, and Aftab Shivdasani went on to be a success.

In February 2005, along with other Bollywood stars, Kapoor performed at the HELP! Telethon Concert to help raise money for the victims of Tsunami.

In March 2005, she visited the desert heartland of Rajasthan to boost the morales of the jawans. It was for a special Holi weekend episode on the Jai Jawan show, where entertainers and stars visited Indian troops in far-flung regions to encourage them along with the NDTV team.

She also performed at the "Marco Ricci Each One Reach One Benefit Concert", a fundraiser for the World Youth Peace Summit.

In her latest tour, the Rockstars Concert of May 2006, she performed alongside Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, John Abraham, Shahid Kapoor, Esha Deol and Mallika Sherawat.

Kapoor donated her prize money, her half-share of 50 lakh rupees from her 2007 appearance on the season finale of Kaun Banega Crorepati with Priyanka Chopra, to St. Anthony's Old Age Home and Mount Mary's Bandra in support of its welfare activities.

Kareena Kapoor in the Media

Despite not having many hits at the box office to her credit, Kapoor maintains popularity. It has been noticed that majority of her films have done better at the overseas box office (the UK, Canada, and the US) than they did in the Indian domestic market.

Kapoor was ranked fourth on Filmfare's list of "Top Actresses" for three consecutive years (2003-2005), and sixth later on (2006). During 2006-2007, she was the only actress to be featured among The highest tax payers of the year. Apart from that, she has frequently been featured in different lists by Rediff.com, including Bollywood's Most Beautiful Actresses, Bollywood's Hottest Heroines, Bollywood's Best Dressed Women and Women of Many Faces.

In 2005, Kapoor appeared on the first season of Karan Johar's talk show Koffee with Karan with Rani Mukerji and later appeared on the second season of the show with Shahid Kapoor and her sister Karisma Kapoor in 2007. In 2006, alongside actress Priyanka Chopra, she appeared as a guest judge on the singing talent contest Indian Idol 2. For the finale of Manish Malhotra's fashion display, Fashion Week 2006, titled Freedom, she modeled and walked the ramp with Shahid Kapoor and actress Urmila Matondkar.

In October 2007, Kapoor featured in the list of Femina's 50 Most Beautiful Women and was listed fourth on the Indiatimes' list of Top 10 Hottest Actresses of Bollywood. The winner of PETA's 2007 Cutest Vegetarian Celebrities online poll with actor R. Madhavan, Kapoor was also ranked number 8 by the UK magazine, Eastern Eye, as one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" in November 2007.