Kareena, Abhishek complete 20 years in Bollywood

As Kareena Kapoor Khan completes two decades in the Hindi film industry on Tuesday, the Bollywood star says she is overwhelmed by the love and support she has received since her debut Refugee.

Directed by JP Dutta, the romance drama, which released on June 30, 2000, marked the debut of Kareena and Abhishek Bachchan. Refugee was Dutta’s follow-up to the 1997 blockbuster Border and was moderately successful at the box office.

Kareena took to Instagram and shared a picture of the first shot from the film. “My first shot was at 4 am... I woke up this morning at 4, looked in the mirror, and said to myself that this was the best decision I could have ever taken. 20 years of hard work, dedication, and self-confidence,” the actor captioned the picture.

The Good Newwz star said she was extremely grateful to her fans for their “love, support and strength” over the years. “Thank you JP Dutta for my life in the movies. Abhishek Bachchan for being the sweetest costar and every single person involved in this film. Want to go back in time. #20YearsAndNotGivingUp,” Kareena added.

She will be next seen in Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha, the Hindi remake of the 1994 Hollywood classic Forrest Gump, headlined by Tom Hanks.

Abhishek Bachchan also took to social media to speak about clocking 20 years in the industry and dedicated a lovely message to his fans thanking for their never-ending support. Bachchan marked the day by taking a trip down the memory lane, to where it all started, his first film Refugee. He shared a poster of the 2000 released romantic war drama on Twitter and wrote: #20yearsofRefugee, 20 years ago my 1st film released.”

With more than 60 movies to his credit, the actor thanked fans for the overwhelming love, and support throughout his journey in the industry. “Thank you all for the love, the acceptance, and the support. It means the world to me. Now, no looking back, onward! Off to work, I go!” he tweeted.