Karisma Kapoor
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| Karisma Kapoor | |
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| Birth name | Karishma |
| Born | June 25, 1974 (age 32) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Filmfare Awards | |
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| Best Actress: Raja Hindustani (1997) Best Supporting Actress: Dil To Pagal Hai (1998) Best Actress: Fiza (2001) Best Actress (Critics): Zubeidaa (2002) |
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Karisma Kapoor, nicknamed "Lolo" (born 25 June 1974 in Mumbai, India) is a popular four times Filmfare Awards winner Indian actress who has worked in many successful Bollywood movies.
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[edit] Background
Main article: 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.
[edit] Film career
Karisma Kapoor made her debut in the 1991 movie Prem Qaidi and has since then acted in more than sixty-five movies. Some of her films have been hits; some have done less well. She had her first hit with the film Anari (1993) and followed up with an appearance in a cult-favorite comedy, Andaz apna apna (1994).
Karisma played the female lead in Raja Hindustani (1996) also starring Aamir Khan. The movie was a major hit and she won her first Filmfare Award as Best Actress. The next year, she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) also starring Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.
She achieved critical acclaim too after her commercial success at the box office. Zubeidaa (2001) garnered her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. She again won a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Fiza (2000). Her performance in Shakti: The Power (2002) was highly appreciated and she was nominated for Best Actress at every single award ceremony but lost mostly to Aishwarya Rai for Devdas. The actress has appeared opposite Govinda in many films. The most popular of these have been Raja Babu (1994), Dulaara (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Hero No. 1 (1997) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999).
She temporarily left the industry after her marriage.
[edit] Personal life
She was engaged to actor Abhishek Bachchan in 2002 but four months later they split up. [1]
On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sanjay Kapoor, CEO of Sixt India.[2]. The couple has one daughter named Samaira, who was born on 11 March 2005.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
[edit] Awards
1998: Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai
1996: Best Actress for Raja Hindustani
1997: Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai
2000: Best Actress for Fiza
2001: Best Actress (Critics Choice) for Zubeidaa
1998: Best Actress In A Supporting Role for Dil To Pagal Hai
2001: Premiere Choice - Female for Fiza
2001: Best Actress for Fiza
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
2001: Best Actress (Hindi Movies) for Fiza
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2007 | Zamaanat | ||
| 2006 | Mere Jeevan Saathi | Natasha | |
| 2003 | Baaz: A Bird in Danger | Neha Chopra | |
| 2003 | Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny | herself | (mini) TV Series |
| 2002 | Rishtey | Komal Singh | |
| 2002 | Shakti | Nandini | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2002 | Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya | Pooja Kashyap | |
| 2001 | Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love | Nisha Thappar | |
| 2001 | Aashiq | Pooja | |
| 2001 | Zubeidaa | Zubeidaa | Winner, Critics Award Best Performance Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2000 | Shikari | Rajeshwari Rawal | |
| 2000 | Fiza | Fiza | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2000 | Hum To Mohabbat Karega | Geeta Kapoor | |
| 2000 | Chal Mere Bhai | Sapna | |
| 2000 | Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge | Sapna | |
| 1999 | Jaanwar | Sapna | |
| 1999 | Haseena Maan Jaayegi | Ritu Verma | |
| 1999 | Biwi No.1 | Pooja Mehra | |
| 1999 | Silsila Hai Pyaar Ka | Vanshikha Mathur | |
| 1999 | Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United | Sapna | |
| 1997 | Dil To Pagal Hai | Nisha | Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award |
| 1997 | Lahu Ke Do Rang | Heena | |
| 1997 | Hero No. 1 | Meena Nath | |
| 1997 | Judwaa | Mala | |
| 1997 | Mrityudaata | Reenu | |
| 1996 | Ajay | Manorama | |
| 1996 | Raja Hindustani | Aarti Sehgal | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1996 | Sapoot | Pooja | |
| 1996 | Bal Bramhachari | Asha Rana | |
| 1996 | Jeet | Kajal | |
| 1996 | Krishna | Rashmi | |
| 1996 | Megha | Megha | |
| 1996 | Papi Gudia | Karisma | |
| 1996 | Rakshak | Suman Sinha | |
| 1996 | Saajan Chale Sasural | Pooja | |
| 1995 | Coolie No. 1 | Malti | |
| 1995 | Maidan-E-Jung | ||
| 1995 | Jawab | ||
| 1994 | Suhaag | Pooja | |
| 1994 | Yeh Dillagi | Girl on the road | |
| 1994 | Andaz Apna Apna | Karishma/Raveena | |
| 1994 | Prem Shakti | Gouri/Karisma | |
| 1994 | Dulaara | Priya | |
| 1994 | Raja Babu | Madhoo | |
| 1994 | Aatish | Pooja | |
| 1994 | Andaz | Jaya | |
| 1994 | Gopi Kishan | Barkha | |
| 1994 | Khuddar | Pooja | |
| 1993 | Dhanwaan | Anjali Chopra | |
| 1993 | Shaktiman | Priya | |
| 1993 | Anari | Rajnandini | |
| 1993 | Muqabla | Karisma | |
| 1993 | Jaagruti | Shalu | |
| 1993 | Sangram | Madhu | |
| 1992 | Deedar | Sapna Saxena | |
| 1992 | Nishchaiy | Payal | |
| 1992 | Police Officer | Bijali | |
| 1992 | Jigar | Suman | |
| 1992 | Sapne Sajan Ke | Jyoti | |
| 1991 | Prem Qaidi | Neelima |
[edit] See also
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