{"id":5755,"date":"2026-09-04T05:15:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5755"},"modified":"2026-09-04T05:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:15:05","slug":"kareena-kapoor-regrets-leaving-school-for-acting-urges-sons-to-prioritise-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5755","title":{"rendered":"Kareena Kapoor regrets leaving school for acting, urges sons to prioritise education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian actor Kareena Kapoor Khan has admitted that she regrets not completing her education after leaving school to pursue acting as a teenager. She said the experience has shaped the way she encourages her two sons, Taimur and Jeh, to prioritise their studies before pursuing their individual passions.<\/p>\n<p>Kareena recently appeared on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BgHNe94e3PY\" rel=\"nofollow\">podcast,<\/a>\u00a0where she recalled leaving school after Class XI to begin her acting career. She also spoke about her sons\u2019 interests and her work with UNICEF to promote girls\u2019 education in India.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never finished my education, and that was something that kind of stayed with me. Even though I had the opportunity, I got into movies and didn\u2019t study any further after Class XI. I know a lot of people can make fun of that or say whatever they want, but I wanted to prove myself as an actor. That was something I wanted to do, to follow my heart,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back on that decision, Kareena said her own experience has made her particularly keen for her children to complete their education before pursuing their ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducation is something I do regret not completing. That\u2019s why I have pushed my boys to finish their education first and then follow their hearts. When UNICEF approached me about supporting young girls\u2019 education in India, I felt deeply about it because I had always carried that regret that I hadn\u2019t completed my own education,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Kareena also reflected on her decision to enter the film industry, explaining that although she grew up in a family with deep ties to Bollywood, becoming an actor was ultimately her own choice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-story-2\" data-google-query-id=\"CPPEze-T1JYDFa1STwQdYJIhmw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11952262\/tribune-lifestyle-story-2_0__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11952262\/tribune-lifestyle-story-2_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/29f2196f8b080f2113c7265000b08360.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI came from a film family and the exposure was a lot. It\u2019s not that I was pushed to become an actor; it\u2019s something that just flowed naturally in my DNA and something I wanted to do. If you\u2019re a good artist and know your profession, that will always be around,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Her approach to her sons\u2019 futures, however, is not limited to following the family profession. Kareena said her elder son Taimur is currently passionate about cricket and football and dreams of competing on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Tim says he wants to be a footballer or a cricketer right now because he is so into sports, I say, \u2018Yes, why not?\u2019 He says he wants to play on a global stage, so I was like, \u2018Okay, then make it happen,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cWe have to encourage him regardless of whether he changes his mind later. It is not that because we come from a film family, he has to be an actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kareena also highlighted the broader lessons children can learn through sport, including teamwork and compassion, and linked those values to charitable work. \u201cSports and charities can always go hand in hand together. We learn compassion because you have to be a team player,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The actor further stressed that success in any profession requires commitment and a willingness to accept failure, noting that the demands of working life extend well beyond the film industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel there is hard work in any profession and any job, whether corporate or banking. The hours are crazy, even if you are on your laptop. You have to put in that hard work. It is just that in our profession, you get to hear about it more on social media,\u201d she said. \u201cThe hard work is the passion to prove yourself,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Kareena made her Bollywood debut opposite Abhishek Bachchan in\u00a0<em>Refugee<\/em>, which was released in June 2000. She went on to become one of Hindi cinema\u2019s most prominent actors.<\/p>\n<p>On the personal front, Kareena married actor Saif Ali Khan on October 16, 2012. The couple have two sons, Taimur Ali Khan, born in December 2016, and Jeh Ali Khan, born in February 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian actor Kareena Kapoor Khan has admitted that she regrets not completing her education after leaving school to pursue acting as a teenager. She said the experience has shaped the way she encourages her two sons, Taimur and Jeh, to prioritise their studies before pursuing their individual passions. 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