Karisma Kapoor (born 25 June
1974), often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress appearing
in Bollywood films. The daughter of actors Randhir
Kapoor and Babita, Kapoor made her
acting debut at the age of seventeen with Prem Qaidi in 1991. She subsequently featured in
several commercially successful films such as Jigar (1992), Anari (1993), Raja Babu, Suhaag (1994), Coolie No. 1, Gopi Kishan (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural & Jeet (1996).
In 1996, Kapoor
earned her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Raja
Hindustani, her biggest commercial success, and later
received the National Film Award for Best
Supporting Actress for
her performance in the romantic drama Dil To Pagal
Hai (1997). She
went on to play the leading role in the critically
acclaimed projects, Fiza (2000) and Zubeidaa (2001), for which she earned the Best
Actress and Best Actress (Critics) trophies at the Filmfare ceremony. Having
done so, Kapoor has established herself as one the leading actresses of Hindi
cinema.
During her 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, grand-niece of actors Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, sister of actress Kareena Kapoor, niece of actors Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, and cousin of actor Ranbir Kapoor. 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, and later studied in Sophia College for a few months.
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 & Suhaag & Khudaar (1994), Coolie No. 1 & Gopi Kishan (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural & Jeet (1996) Judwaa & Hero No. 1 (1997).
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