For her second release , Kapoor was paired opposite Tusshar Kapoor in Satish Kaushik 's box-office hit '' Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai '' ( 2001 ) . A review in '' The Hindu '' noted that based on her first two films , she was " definitely the actress to watch out for " . She next starred alongside Jackie Shroff and Hrithik Roshan in Subhash Ghai 's flop '' Yaadein '' , followed by Abbas-Mustan 's moderately successful thriller '' Ajnabee '' , co-starring Akshay Kumar , Bobby Deol and Bipasha Basu . Later that year , she appeared in Santosh Sivan 's period epic '' Aśoka '' , a partly fictionalized account of the life of the Indian emperor of the same name . Featured opposite Shah Rukh Khan , Kapoor found herself challenged playing the complex personality of her character Kaurwaki ( a Kalingan princess ) with whom Ashoka falls in love . '' Aśoka '' was screened at the Venice and 2001 Toronto International Film Festivals , and received generally positive reviews internationally but failed to do well in India , which was attributed by critics to the way Ashoka was portrayed . Jeff Vice of '' The Deseret News '' described Kapoor as " riveting " and commended her screen presence . Rediff.com , however , was more critical concluding that her presence in the film was primarily used for aesthetic purposes . At the 47th Filmfare Awards , '' Aśoka '' was nominated for five awards including a Best Actress nomination for Kapoor
47th Filmfare Awards
47th Filmfare Awards
Kareena Kapoor