Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Kareena Kapoor Urges Sons to Finish Education Before Passions
Kareena Kapoor said she stopped studying after Class XI to become an actor.
She said she still regrets not finishing her education.
Kareena explained that she wanted to prove herself as an actor and follow her dream.
Because of her experience, she wants her sons, Taimur and Jeh, to finish school before choosing their careers.
She also supports education for girls in India.
UNICEF India approached her to help with this cause.
Kareena has worked with UNICEF India since 2014.
She will next appear in a film called Daayra, which is planned for release on September 18.
Kareena Kapoor said she regrets leaving school after Class XI to pursue acting.
She said her experience motivates her support for girls’ education in India.
Kareena urged her sons, Taimur and Jeh, to complete their studies before following their passions.
She has been associated with UNICEF India since 2014 and advocates girls’ education and gender equality.
Kareena’s next film, Daayra, is scheduled for theatrical release on September 18.
- Who
- Actress Kareena Kapoor, her sons Taimur and Jeh, and UNICEF India are central to the report.
- What
- Kareena discussed regretting leaving school and urged her sons to complete their education before pursuing their passions.
- When
- She made the comments in a recent interview; her next film is scheduled for September 18.
- Where
- The interview was on Hanuman Dass’s YouTube podcast, and her advocacy concerns girls’ education in India.
- Why
- Kareena said her own regret about not completing school made UNICEF India’s work on girls’ education especially meaningful to her.
- Education completed
- Kareena said she left school after Class XI.
- Sons mentioned
- Taimur and Jeh
- UNICEF association
- Kareena has been associated with UNICEF India since 2014.
- Advocacy focus
- Girls’ education, gender equality, and quality education for children.
- Acting debut
- She debuted in Bollywood in Refugee, released June 30, 2000.
- Next film
- Daayra, directed by Meghna Gulzar and also starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, is scheduled for September 18.
