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Kareena Kapoor (born 1980) is an Indian
Bollywood actress. She is the daughter of actors
Randhir Kapoor and
Babita , and the younger sister of actress
Karisma Kapoor .
Her achievements include six
Filmfare Awards , four
IIFA Awards , and three
Screen Awards . One of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses, she has played a variety of characters
and appeared in a range of film genres. After making
her acting debut in
Refugee (2000), Kapoor established herself as a leading actress in 2001 with her roles in
Aśoka and
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... . This initial success was followed by roles in a series of commercial failures. The year 2004 marked a turning point for her when she played a sex worker in
Chameli . She earned wide recognition for her roles in
Dev and
Omkara , then starred in
Jab We Met (2007). Kapoor achieved further success by featuring as the female lead in four of
India's top-grossing productions —
3 Idiots (2009),
Golmaal 3 (2010),
Bodyguard (2011), and
Ra.One (2011)—and received praise for her roles in
Kurbaan (2009) and
Heroine (2012). Married to actor
Saif Ali Khan , Kapoor's off-screen life is the subject of widespread coverage in India. (
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As of May 14, 2015,
244 episodes of the American medical drama television series
Grey's Anatomy have aired. The series has run for eleven seasons, and focuses on the fictional lives of
surgical
interns and
residents , as they gradually evolve into seasoned doctors, while trying to maintain personal lives. The show's premise originated with
Shonda Rhimes , who serves as an executive producer, along with
Betsy Beers ,
Mark Gordon ,
Krista Vernoff ,
Rob Corn ,
Mark Wilding , and
Allan Heinberg . Grey's Anatomy premiered on
American Broadcasting Company as a mid-season replacement on March 27, 2005. Episodes have been broadcast on Thursday nights at 9:00 pm
Eastern Standard Time (EST), since
Grey's third season . The first two seasons aired after
Desperate Housewives in the Sunday 10:00 pm EST time-slot. All episodes are approximately forty-three minutes, excluding commercials, and are broadcast in both
high-definition and
standard . Grey's Anatomy was among the top-ten-rated shows in the United States from the
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