Happy Birthday Kareena Kapoor! (see pics)

Kareena, the younger daughter of Randhir and Babita Kapoor, was born on 21st Sep 1980, and was nicknamed ‘Bebo' by her mother.The actress, unlike now, had a chubby and weighty past. From a very early age, she had been in the spotlight.Kareena used to accompany her sister on the latter's film sets. It is there that she admits, her friendship with Salman Khan, and Saif Ali Khan began.The actress was approached to star opposite Hrithik Roshan in his debut Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, but her mother Babita felt that the movie was a big launch for Hrithik Roshan, that might overshadow her daughter's career.Therefore she didn't let Kareena choose ‘KNPH' instead she chose ‘Refugee' to be her debut.It was only her film with best friend Tushaar Kapoor, ‘Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai' that cemented her talent in the industry.In the initial years of her career, she was touted as a healthy and chubby actress. She started dating beau Shahid Kapoor during the filming of Fida, during which she turned into a full time veggie and started yoga. Kareena, Shahid's liplock MMS was the rage in those times. Films like Ajnabee and Aitraaz brought the much needed critical attention to this talented Kapoor daughter.Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met sort of relaunched Kareena Kapoor in a whole new avatar.As a new, slender looking actress, Kareena acted her natural self. The film is amongst the biggest grosser of all times. Soon, during the film's promotional activities she broke up with Shahid Kapoor.With ‘Tashan' , the actress started a trend for size zero-figure. She started dating her co-star of the film Saif Ali Khan.Next in line was her film ‘Kambhakt Ishq', that was a huge box-office failure but garnered major recognition in the overseas market.In 2012, she did Madhur Bhandarkar's film ‘Heroine' which was left mid-way by actress Aishwarya Rai due to her pregnancy. The director claimed this would be Kareena's major turn as an actress before her marriage to Saif Ali Khan. The film was however a disappointment for her fans.After 5 years of live-in relationship, Kareena finally married actor Saif Ali Khan on 16th October 2012 in a much publicized wedding. Soon after her marriage to Saif, she became the Begum of Pataudi clan.Kareena recently declared that she and her husband Saif are not planning family as they do not intend to. Kareena was recently seen in Prakash Jha's Satyagrah. She'll be next seen in ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein' starring opposite Imran Khan.See more pics...