Karisma Kapoor on the cover of Verve MagazineKarisma Kapoor, nicknamed "Lolo" (born 25 June 1974 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. Background
She is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. Her grandfather is Raj Kapoor, great grandfather is Prithviraj Kapoor, great great grandfather is Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor and 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 -- perhaps exaggerated by the press -- but have since reconciled.
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 |
