KARISMA KAPOOR

KARISMA KAPOOR – Film Actress

Karisma Kapoor (born on 25 June 1974), often informally referred to as Lolo was born in Mumbai to Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. She is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, grand-niece of actors Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, sister of actress Kareena Kapoor, niece of actors Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, first-cousin of actor Ranbir Kapoor and wife of Sunjay Kapur. She is of Punjabi descent on her father's side, and Sindhi on her mother's side. Kapoor studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai, and later studied in Sophia College for a few months.

Kapoor 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 & Suhaag & Khudaar (1994), Coolie No. 1 & Gopi Kishan (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural & Jeet (1996) Judwaa & Hero No. 1 (1997).

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 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 Musical Romance, Dil To Pagal Hai opposite Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.

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. 

Kapoor also collaborated for the first time with the Rajshri Productions banner with Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United 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. 

In 2000, she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Khalid Mohammed's Fiza. Her performance in the film was highly acclaimed and several critics noted her for showing great emotional range and depth. In 2001, she achieved further critical acclaim for her portrayal of the title role in Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa. For her work, she was awarded the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

In 2002, she acted in Shakti - The Power. Kapoor's performance was applauded. For her work, she earned several nominations in the Best Actress category.

In 2003 she starred in Baaz: A Bird in Danger which was her only film release that year. Later in the same year she made her television debut in the Sahara One serial Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny in which she played a dual role of a grandmother and granddaughter. The serial ended after 260 episodes in 2004 she took a sabbatical from full-time acting for several years.

In 2006, Kapoor was seen in two delayed films Mere Jeevan Saathi opposite Akshay Kumar and Ameesha Patel, in which she played a negative role, and Zamaanat starring alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Arshad Warsi. In 2007, Kapoor was seen on Karan Johar's chat show Koffee With Karan, with her sister Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor, she also won the Koffee Award for Best Supporting Appearance. In 2008, alongside actor Arjun Rampal and director/choreographer Farah Khan, Kapoor began judging the dance show Nach Baliye 4, and continued the following year with Hans Baliye alongside David Dhawan. In addition, she made a cameo role, along with numerous other Bollywood stars in 2007's Om Shanti Om. She was also seen as guest on the reality TV show Wife Bina Life (2010). Kapoor also voiced the role of Chhaya in the Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Bodyguard.

In 2011, Kapoor officially announced she is returning to movies in Vikram Bhatt's next, a 3D film titled Dangerous Ishhq. Her performance received mixed reviews. Kapoor will be featured in the remake of Satte Pe Satta opposite Sanjay Dutt which started filming in January 2012.

Karisma was engaged to Abhishek Bachchan and the engagement was announced in October 2002 on the 60th birthday of Abhishek's father, Amitabh Bachchan. Four months later in February 2003, they split up.

On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sunjay Kapur, CEO of Sixt India. In typical Kapoor tradition, Karisma was married at the home of her grandfather (the late Raj Kapoor): R K Cottage. They opted for an hour-long Sikh wedding ceremony as Sunjay is Sikh. The couple's daughter Samaira was born on 11 March 2005. She then gave birth to their second child, son Kiaan Raj Kapoor on 12 March 2010. The couple got divorced in 2012.

Her movies include:                                                          

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1991	Prem Qaidi	Neelima
1992	Police Officer	Bijali
1992	Jaagruti	Shalu
1992	Nishchaiy	Payal
1992	Sapne Sajan Ke	Jyoti
1992	Deedar	Sapna Saxena
1992	Jigar	Suman
1993	Anari	Rajnandini
1993	Muqabla	Karisma
1993	Sangram	Madhu
1993	Shaktiman	Priya
1993	Dhanwaan	Anjali Chopra
1994	Prem Shakti	Gouri/Karisma
1994	Raja Babu	Madhoo
1994	Dulaara	Priya
1994	Khuddar	Pooja
1994	Andaz	Jaya
1994	Andaz Apna Apna	Karishma/Raveena
1994	Yeh Dillagi		Cameo
1994	Aatish: Feel the Fire	Pooja
1994	Suhaag	Pooja
1994	Gopi Kishan	Barkha
1995	Jawab	Suman
1995	Maidan-E-Jung	Tulsi
1995	Coolie No. 1	Malti
1996	Papi Gudia	Karisma
1996	Megha	Megha
1996	Saajan Chale Sasural	Pooja
1996	Krishna	Rashmi
1996	Jeet	Kajal
1996	Bal Bramhachari	Asha Rana
1996	Sapoot	Pooja
1996	Raja Hindustani	Aarti Sehgal	Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1996	Rakshak	Suman Sinha
1996	Ajay	Manorama
1997	Judwaa	Mala
1997	Hero No. 1	Meena Nath
1997	Lahu Ke Do Rang	Heena
1997	Mrityudaata	Reenu
1997	Dil To Pagal Hai	Nisha	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1999	Silsila Hai Pyar Ka	Vanshikha Mathur
1999	Biwi No.1	Pooja Mehra	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1999	Haseena Maan Jaayegi	Ritu Verma
1999	Hum Saath-Saath Hain	Sapna
1999	Jaanwar	Sapna
2000	Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge	Sapna
2000	Chal Mere Bhai	Sapna Mehra
2000	Hum To Mohabbat Karega	Geeta Kapoor
2000	Fiza	Fiza	Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2000	Shikari	Rajeshwari Rawal
2001	Zubeidaa	Zubeidaa	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2001	Aashiq	Pooja
2001	Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love	Nisha Thappar
2002	Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya	Pooja Kashyap
2002	Shakti: The Power	Nandini	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2002	Rishtey	Komal Singh
2003	Baaz: A Bird in Danger	Neha Chopra
2006	Mere Jeevan Saathi	Natasha
2006	Zamaanat	Kajol
2007	Om Shanti Om	Herself	Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
2011	Bodyguard	Chhaya (voice)
2012	Dangerous Ishhq	Sanjana/Geeta/Salma/Paro
2013	Bombay Talkies	Herself	Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies"

Her Television appearances include:

Year	Show	Role	Notes	Channel
2003	Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny	Devyani/Avni (Dual Role)	Indian Soap Opera	Sahara One
2008	Nach Baliye 4	Herself / Judge	Indian Reality TV	STAR Plus
2008	Aajaa Mahi Vay	Herself / Guest	Indian Reality TV	STAR Plus
2009	Hans Baliye	Herself / Judge	Indian Reality TV	STAR One
2011	Wife Bina Life	Herself / Guest	Indian Reality TV	STAR Plus