In 2006, Kapoor appeared in three films. She first starred in the thriller 36 China Town followed by the comedy Chup Chup Ke; both films performed reasonably well She next portrayed the Shakespearean character of Desdemona in Omkara, the Hindi adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the film is a tragedy of sexual jealousy set against the backdrop of the political system in Uttar Pradesh film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and was also selected for screening at the Cairo International Film Festival Omkara was embraced by critics and Kapoor's portrayal earned her a fourth Filmfare Award and first Star Screen Award her performance was later included in the 2010 issue of the "Top 80 Iconic Performances" by Filmfare herself considers her role in Omkara as a "new benchmark" in her career and has made comparisons between her portrayal of Dolly and her own evolving maturity as a womanFollowing Omkara, she stopped acting for a short time, as she felt that "nothing challenging enough for me to say yes In an interview with The Times of India, Kapoor commented, "In my initial years in the industry, I pushed myself to do a lot of work because I was greedy. I did some films which I now regret – purely for the money. Today, I want to do selective films. She later described this period as a way to "relax and unwind" herselfKapoor returned to film as the female protagonist Geet Dhillon, a vivacious Sikh girl with a strong zest for life, in the Imtiaz Ali directed romantic comedy Jab We Met (2007). Featured opposite Shahid Kapoor, the film relates the story of two people with contrasting personalities who meet on a train and eventually fall in love. The film was received favourably by critics and became one of the year's most successful films, with a domestic box office of Indian rupee303 million .88 million won several awards for her performance, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and her second Star Screen Award for Best Actress. Masand from , "Uninhibited and spontaneous, Kareena Kapoor is the soul of this picture, its strength, as she brings alive her character with not just those smart lines, but with the kind of candor actors seldom invest in their work. shooting for Jab We Met, Kapoor and Shahid ended their three-year relationship. Asked in Mumbai Mirror about their well-publicized break-up, she stated that "I hold him in utmost regard, and I hope one day we could be good friends. He is a great guy. During this period, speculation began to surface that she was dating actor Saif Ali Khan, her co-star in the film Tashan 2008 October 18, 2007, during Manish Malhotra's grand finale show at the Lakme Fashion Week, Khan confirmed their relationship to the media.
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