Karisma Kapoor
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Karisma Kapoor, nicknamed "Lolo" (born 25 June 1974 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She is an alumnus of the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai
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Background
She is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. Her sister is actress Kareena Kapoor.
Film career
Karisma made her debut in the 1991 movie Prem Quaidi and has since then acted in sixty movies.
She did many films which went on to become hits or do average at the box office. Films like Andaz Apna Apna, Raja Babu, Saajan Chale Sasural and Coolie No. 1 did well at the box office and enhanced her in the industry. She starred in the hit Raja Hindustani with Aamir Khan. The movie was one of the biggest hits of the year and she won her first Filmfare award. She achieved critical acclaim with film such as Zubeidaa, Shakti: The Power and Fiza. She temporarily retired from the industry after her marriage. Her movie Mere Jeevan Saathi was released in 2006, and marked her comeback.
Balancing commercial crowd-pleasers and art-house dramas, Kapoor has garnered four Filmfare Awards to date including Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raja Hindustani (1996) and Fiza (2000), Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa. She also won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai and an IIFA Best Actress Award for her work in Fiza, 2000.
Personal life
On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sanjay Kapur according to Sikh marriage rites [1]. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Samaira, on 11 March 2005. The couple had some widely publicized marital problems, but have since reconciled.
Prior to her marriage to Sanjay Kapur, she was also engaged to Abhishek Bachchan, the scion of the Bachchan Family, and also dated Ajay Devgan.
Filmography
- Zamaanat (2006) (completed)
- Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006) ... Natasha
- Baaz: A Bird in Danger (2003) ... Neha Chopra
- Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny (2003) (mini) TV Series
- Rishtey (2002) ... Komal Singh
- Shakti: The Power (2002) ... Nandini (Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award)
- Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya (2002) ... Pooja Kashyap
- Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) ... Nisha Thappar
- Aashiq (2001) ... Pooja
- Zubeidaa (2001) ... Zubeidaa (Winner, Critics Award Best Performance & Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award))
- Shikari (2000) ... Rajeshwari Rawal
- Fiza (2000) ... Fiza (Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award)
- Hum To Mohabbat Karega (2000) ... Geeta Kapoor
- Chal Mere Bhai (2000) ... Sapna
- Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000) (as Karishma Kapoor) ... Sapna
- Jaanwar (1999) ... Sapna
- Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) ... Ritu Verma
- Biwi No. 1 (1999) ... Pooja
- Silsila Hai Pyaar Ka (1999) ... Vanshikha Mathur
- Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999) ... Sapna
- Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) ... Nisha (Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award)
- Lahu Ke Do Rang (1997) ... Heena
- Hero No. 1 (1997) ... Meena Nath
- Judwaa (1997) ... Mala
- Mrityudaata (1997) ... Reenu
- Ajay (1996) ... Manorama
- Raja Hindustani (1996) ... Aarti Sehgal (Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award)
- Sapoot (1996) ... Pooja
- Bal Bramhachari (1996) ... Asha Rana
- Jeet (1996) ... Kajal
- Krishna (1996) ... Rashmi
- Megha (1996) ... Megha
- Papi Gudia (1996) ... Karisma
- Rakshak (1996) ... Suman Sinha
- Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) ... Pooja
- Coolie No. 1 (1995) ... Malti
- Maidan-E-Jung (1995) ... Tulsi
- Jawab (1995)
- Suhaag (1994) ... Pooja
- Yeh Dillagi (1994) ... Girl on the road
- Andaz Apna Apna (1994) ... Karishma/Raveena
- Prem Shakti (1994) ... Gouri/Karisma
- Dulaara (1994) ... Priya
- Raja Babu (1994) ... Madhoo
- Aatish (1994) ... Pooja
- Andaz (1994) ... Jaya
- Gopi Kishan (1994) ... Barkha
- Khuddar (1994) ... Pooja
- Dhanwaan (1993) ... Anjali Chopra "Anju"
- Shaktiman (1993) ... Priya
- Anari (1993) ... Rajnandini
- Muqabla (1993) ... Karisma
- Jaagruti (1993) ... Shalu
- Sangram (1993) ... Madhu
- Deedar (1992) ... Sapna Saxena
- Nishchaiy (1992) .... Payal (Singh's daughter)
- Police Officer (1992) ... Bijali
- Jigar (1992) ... Suman
- Sapne Sajan Ke (1992) ... Jyoti
- Prem Qaidi (1991) ... Neelima