Karisma Kapoor:Biography2014

Karisma Kapoor or popularly known as “Lolo” in the Bollywood is an actress who has produced multiple hit films like Raja Hindustani, Biwi No. 1, Raja Babu etc.

Karishma Kapoor was born on June 25^th, 1974 in the popular Bollywood “Kapoor” family to Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s era of bollywood, and actress Babita in Mumbai. Karisma Kapoor is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor made her bollwood debut with the Prem Qaidi (1991) which did not do well on the box office but helped Karisma to come under Bollywood light. Soon next year, she featured in many movies like Jigar (1992), Raja Babu (1994), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) and Jeet (1996) and her work was appreciated by the B-Town critics.

Raja Hindustani (1996) where Karisma was casted against Amir Khan became a popular hit of the year and went on to be the highest grossing film of the year and the film gained cult following.

Karisma’s role of Fiza, a girl looking for her brother post 1993 Mumbai riots, in Fiza (2000) was much criticalliy acclaimed. So was the portrayal of her role in Shakti: The Power. She then starred in Baaz: A Bird In Danger (2003) which failed to impress the audience at the box-office.

Karisma was romantically involved with her co-star Ajay Devgan for few years. However, after the couples split, she got engaged to Abhishek Bachchan but the engagement was called off in 2003. Karisma married Sanjay Kapur, a businessman in 2005 with whom she has a daughter Samaira.