To be held from March 19-22.
By Deepak Chitnis
WASHINGTON, DC: Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor will perform at the Asian American Hotel Owners Association’s (AAHOA) 2014 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Philadelphia this March.
“Ms. Kapoor delivers versatile, instinctive, and powerful performances, so there is no one more accomplished to help us celebrate AAHOA’s 25 years of accomplishments,” said AAHOA vice-chairman and convention chairman Pratik Patel in a statement.
Kapoor will perform during the closing night dinner, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center located in the heart of Philadelphia.
Around 4,000 hotel owners and other industry leaders are anticipated to attend the three-day gala event, which will run from Thursday, March 19 through Saturday, March 22. The convention’s agenda will feature “anniversary with a full agenda of guest speakers, education sessions, panel discussions, and workshops.”
Kapoor is no stranger to live performances, having given many over her illustrious Bollywood career, which now spans over a decade. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, the sister of famed actress Karishma Kapoor, and is part of the esteemed Kapoor dynasty of Bollywood, which also includes Prithviraj Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, and current superstar Ranbir Kapoor, who is her cousin.
Affectionately known as “Bebo” by many of her friends, family, and fans, Kapoor is known as one of Bollywood’s leading actresses. She has won six Filmfare Awards over her career, is the first Bollywood actress to launch her own clothing line, and is considered one of the country’s most beautiful and influential women.
In 2012, she married her longtime boyfriend Saif Ali Khan – the son of Sharmila Tagore and the late cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi – and legally became Kareena Kapoor Khan. Her most recent Bollywood release, Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, was released in November. Co-starring Imran Khan and Anupam Kher, the film became a critical and commercial flop.
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