KARISMA KAPOOR

'Karisma Kapoor', nicknamed "Lolo" (Hindi: करिश्मा कपूर, born 25 June, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a National Film Award-winning popular Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.
Making her film debut in 1991, Kapoor went on to become one of the most popular actresses of her generation. During her career years, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, ''Raja Hindustani'' being the most notable of them, as it was one of the biggest hits of its decade, and won Kapoor her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. She surprised critics and audiences with her performances in ''art films'' such as ''Fiza'' (2000) and ''Zubeidaa'' (2001), for which she earned a Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) awards at the Filmfare ceremony. Since then, she has worked in several films though most of them performed poorly at the box office. In 2003, Kapoor took a break from cinema and is likely to make her comeback very soon.

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Career

Personal life

Awards

Filmography

References

See also

External links

Career

Karisma made her debut in the 1991 movie ''Prem Qaidi'', which was a semi-hit. Although most of her multiple releases from 1992-1996 failed to do well at the box office, she had some success with films like ''Jigar'' (1992), ''Anari'' (1993), ''Raja Babu'' (1994), ''Coolie No. 1'' (1995), ''Saajan Chale Sasural'' (1996) and ''Jeet'' (1996).^[1]
In 1996, Kapoor played the female lead in Dharmesh Darshan's ''Raja Hindustani'' opposite Aamir Khan. The movie was the highest grossing film of the year^[2] and she won her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. The following year, she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Yash Chopra's super-hit,^[3] ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' opposite Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.
Kapoor took a year break from films in 1998. Her diminutive comeback in 1999 proved to be good as she took part in the year's most successful films. Kapoor starred in four absolute hits. David Dhawan's comedy ''Biwi No.1'' opposite Salman Khan became the biggest hit of the year. She proved to have success with comedy films, as David Dhawan's another film ''Haseena Maan Jaayegi'' did fairly well at the box office.^[4]
Kapoor also collaborated for the first time with the Rajshri Productions banner with '' which also resulted in a hit. Her last release, ''Jaanwar'' opposite Akshay Kumar, was another box office hit, making her the most successful actress of the year.^[5]
In 2000, she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Khalid Mohammed's ''Fiza''. Her performance in the film was much appreciated as she surprised the audiences and the critics showing great emotional range and depth.^[6] She also achieved critical acclaim for her role in the film, ''Zubeidaa'' (2001),^[7] which garnered her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Her performance in ''Shakti - The Power'' (2002) was highly appreciated^[8] and earned her many nominations in the ''Best Actress'' category.
In 2003 she played the leading role in the television series ''Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny''. After her film, ''Baaz: A Bird In Danger'' which also released in 2003, she took a sabbatical from full time acting for three years.
Her most recent release was the delayed film, ''Mere Jeevan Saathi'' (2006) in which she played a negative role.

Personal life

Main articles: Kapoor family

She was born on June 25, 1974 to Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. Her sister is actress Kareena Kapoor. She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai until grade six. Her grandfather is actor Raj Kapoor.
Karisma does not like to talk about her personal life but she has been romantically involved with Ajay Devgan and Abhishek Bachchan. She announced her engagement to Bachchan in October of 2002 on the 60th birthday of Abhishek's father, Amitabh Bachchan. Four months later in February 2003, they split up.^[9]
On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sanjay Kapur, CEO of Sixt India. In typical Kapoor tradition, Karisma was married at her grandfather, the late Raj Kapoor's home, R K Cottage. The couple opted for an hour-long Sikh ceremony.^[10] The couple has one daughter named Samaira, who was born on 11 March 2005. After the birth of her daughter, there was considerable rift between her and her husband. The couple has subsequently patched-up.

Awards

Main articles: List of Karisma Kapoor's awards and nominations

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1991	''Prem Qaidi''	Neelima
1992	''Police Officer''	Bijali
	''Jaagruti''	Shalu
	''Nishchay''	Payal
	''Sapne Sajan Ke''	Jyoti
	''Deedar''	Sapna Saxena
	''Jigar''	Suman
1993	''Anari''	Rajnandini
	''Muqabla''	Karisma
	''Sangram''	Madhu
	''Shaktiman''	Priya
	''Dhanwaan''	Anjali Chopra
1994	''Prem Shakti''	Gouri/Karisma
	''Raja Babu''	Madhoo
	''Dulaara''	Priya
	''Khuddar''	Pooja
	''Andaz''	Jaya
	''Andaz Apna Apna''	Karishma/Raveena
	''Yeh Dillagi''	Girl on the road	Special appearance
	''Aatish''	Pooja
	''Suhaag''	Pooja
	''Gopi Kishan''	Barkha
1995	''Jawab''
	''Maidan-E-Jung''	Tulsi
	''Coolie No. 1''	Malti
1996	''Papi Gudia''	Karisma
	''Megha''	Megha
	''Saajan Chale Sasural''	Pooja
	''Krishna''	Rashmi
	''Jeet''	Kajal
	''Bal Bramhachari''	Asha Rana
	''Sapoot''	Pooja
	''Raja Hindustani''	Aarti Sehgal	'Winner', Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Rakshak''	Suman Sinha
	''Ajay''	Manorama
1997	''Judwaa''	Mala
	''Hero No. 1''	Meena Nath
	''Lahu Ke Do Rang''	Heena
	''Mrityudaata''	Reenu
	''Dil To Pagal Hai''	Nisha	'Winner', Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1999	''Silsila Hai Pyaar Ka''	Vanshikha Mathur
	''Biwi No.1''	Pooja Mehra	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Haseena Maan Jaayegi''	Ritu Verma
	''	Sapna
	''Jaanwar''	Sapna
2000	''Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge''	Sapna
	''Chal Mere Bhai''	Sapna
	''Hum To Mohabbat Karega''	Geeta Kapoor
	''Fiza''	Fiza	'Winner', Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Shikari''	Rajeshwari Rawal
2001	''Zubeidaa''	Zubeidaa	'Winner', Critics Award Best Performance & Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Aashiq''	Pooja
	''	Nisha Thappar
2002	''Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya''	Pooja Kashyap
	''Shakti''	Nandini	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Rishtey''	Komal Singh
	''Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny''	Herself	(mini) TV Series
2003	''	Neha Chopra
2006	''Mere Jeevan Saathi''	Natasha
2007	''Om Shanti Om''		Special appearance
	''Zamaanat''	Kajol	Delayed

References

1. Karisma Kapoor's Filmography
2. Box Office Results 1996
3. Box Office Results 1997
4. Box Office Results 1999
5. Top Actresses
6. Fiza: Movie Review
7. Zubeidaa: Movie Review
8. Shakti - The Power: Movie Review
9. Abhishek-Karisma Break Off Engagement!
10. Karisma weds!

See also

★ List of Indian movie actresses
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