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Friday, January 28, 2011

Karishma Kapoor


Karisma Kapoor (Hindiकरिश्मा कपूर, born 25 June 1974), often informally referred to as Lolo,[1]is an 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 her biggest commercial success, and won Kapoor her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. She won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). She surprised critics and audiences with her performances in art films such asFiza (2000) and Zubeidaa (2001), for which she earned a Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) awards at the Filmfare ceremony. In 2003, Kapoor took a break from cinema.

Early life

Kapoor 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, sister of actress Kareena Kapoor and niece of actorRishi Kapoor.[2] Kapoor studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai until grade six.


Career

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 (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) and Jeet (1996).[3]
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[4] and she won her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. The following year, she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awardand the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Yash Chopra's super-hit,[5] Dil To Pagal Hai opposite Shahrukh Khanand 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8] She also achieved critical acclaim for her role in the film, Zubeidaa (2001),[9] which garnered her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Her performance inShakti - The Power (2002) was highly appreciated[10] 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.
In October 2008, alongside actor Arjun Rampal and director/choreographer Farah Khan, Kapoor began judging the dance show Nach Baliye 4.


Personal life


Karisma Kapoor with husband Sanjay Kapur at the Arena Polo Cup match (2008).
Karisma was engaged to Abhishek Bachchan. 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.[11] On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sanjay 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.[12] 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. She gave birth to her second child, a baby boy Kiaan Raj Kapoor on 12 March 2010.[13]

[edit]Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1991Prem QaidiNeelima
1992Police OfficerBijali
JaagrutiShalu
NishchaiyPayal
Sapne Sajan KeJyoti
DeedarSapna Saxena
JigarSuman
1993AnariRajnandini
MuqablaKarisma
SangramMadhu
ShaktimanPriya
DhanwaanAnjali Chopra
1994Prem ShaktiGouri/Karisma
Raja BabuMadhoo
DulaaraPriya
KhuddarPooja
AndazJaya
Andaz Apna ApnaKarishma/Raveena
Yeh DillagiSpecial appearance
Aatish: Feel the FirePooja
SuhaagPooja
Gopi KishanBarkha
1995Jawab
Maidan-E-JungTulsi
Coolie No. 1Malti
1996Papi GudiaKarisma
MeghaMegha
Saajan Chale SasuralPooja
KrishnaRashmi
JeetKajal
Bal BramhachariAsha Rana
SapootPooja
Raja HindustaniAarti SehgalWinnerFilmfare Best Actress Award
RakshakSuman Sinha
AjayManorama
1997JudwaaMala
Hero No. 1Meena Nath
Lahu Ke Do RangHeena
MrityudaataReenu
Dil To Pagal HaiNishaWinnerFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
WinnerNational Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1999Silsila Hai Pyar KaVanshikha Mathur
Biwi No.1Pooja MehraNominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Haseena Maan JaayegiRitu Verma
Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand UnitedSapna
JaanwarSapna
2000Dulhan Hum Le JayengeSapna
Chal Mere BhaiSapna
Hum To Mohabbat KaregaGeeta Kapoor
FizaFizaWinnerFilmfare Best Actress Award
ShikariRajeshwari Rawal
2001ZubeidaaZubeidaaWinnerCritics Award Best Performance
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
AashiqPooja
Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of LoveNisha Thappar
2002Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar KiyaPooja Kashyap
ShaktiNandiniNominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
RishteyKomal Singh
Karishma: A Miracle of DestinyDevyaniTV Series
2003Baaz: A Bird in DangerNeha Chopra
2006Mere Jeevan SaathiNatasha
2007Om Shanti OmHerselfSpecial appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi
2010ZamaanatKajolDelayed
KodiesvaranTamil film
Guest appearance

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