Kareena Kapoor was born on 21 September 1980, in Mumbai, India, to Randhir Kapoor and Babita. Both her parents were prominent actors, though her mother stopped acting after marriage. She has an elder sister named Karisma.

Kareena Kapoor is the daughter of two prominent actors, Randhir Kapoor and Babita. She is the great-granddaughter of filmmaker Prithviraj Kapoor and the paternal grandchild of actor and director Raj Kapoor. Kareena Kapoor Khan is also the maternal granddaughter of actor Hari Shivdasani. Actor Rishi Kapoor is the uncle of Kareena Kapoor Khan.