Background
''Main article: Kapoor Family''She is the daughter of 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.
Film career
Karishma made her debut in the 1991 movie ''Prem Quaidi'' and has since then acted in sixty five 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.
In 2005, an American rock singer named Don Hammontree paid tribute to Karishma on "Karishma Comes to Lowell," a song about a Bollywood-oriented concert the actress performed at in 2000 in Lowell, Massachusetts. The track was released on the singer's 2005 CD "The Mumbai EP," which also pays tribute to another Bollywood actress "Juhi Chawla" on a track by the same name.
Personal life
On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sunjay Kapur, CEO of Sixt India, according to Sikh marriage rites http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/29kar1.htm. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Samaira, on 11 March 2005. Ever since they had some widely publicized marital problems, they reconciled.Prior to her marriage to Sunjay Kapur, she was also engaged to Abhishek Bachchan, the scion of the Bachchan Family, and also dated Ajay Devgan.
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'' (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
See also
*List of Indian movie actresses*Filmfare's List of Top Ten Actresses
External link
* Karisma Kapoor Picture Gallery
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