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Karisma Kapoor Profile, Age, Family, Affairs, Husband, Biography & More

Karisma Kapoor Profile, Age, Family, Affairs, Husband, Biography & More Karisma Kapoor is an Indian actress. Kapoor, one of the most popular and best-paid Hindi cinema actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, has received several awards, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards.

By ashish jaatPublished 2 years ago 3 min read

Karisma Kapoor (born 25 June 1974) is an Indian film actress. One of the most popular and highest-paid Hindi film actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, Kapoor is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards.

Born and raised in Mumbai, she is a member of the Kapoor family, where her parents and other relatives are all involved in the Indian film industry. Despite her family background, her father disliked women entering films, and separated from her mother.Kapoor, at the age of seventeen, left her studies to pursue a film career for financial support, and made her acting debut with a leading role in the moderately successful Prem Qaidi (1991). Subsequently, Kapoor starred in a number of box office hits, including the dramas Jigar (1992) and Anari (1993), the comedies Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995) and Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), and the thriller Jeet (1996). However, she was criticized for her brief, repetitive roles and inclination to male-dominated films.

The 1996 blockbuster romance Raja Hindustani marked a significant turning point in Kapoor's career, earning her praise and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She later won the National Film Award and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of a dancer in Yash Chopra's blockbuster musical romance Dil To Pagal Hai (1997).Kapoor achieved further success by featuring as the female lead in three of David Dhawan's top grossing romantic comedies—Hero No.1 (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999) and Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000), and Sooraj Barjatya's highly successful family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999)—and won the Best Actress and Best Actress Critics awards at Filmfare for her titular roles in the highly acclaimed dramas Fiza (2000) and Zubeidaa (2001), respectively. Kapoor took a leave from full-time acting in 2004, and made her comeback with the 2012 supernatural thriller Dangerous Ishqq, after which she again took a leave.Particularly inspired by the work of the actresses Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit, Kapoor wanted to continue his action since his childhood. While growing up, Kapoor regularly attended award ceremonies and was accompanied by his parents for filming. However, despite her family history, her father disapproved of the women working in the films because he felt that this was against the traditional maternal duties and responsibilities of women in the family. This led to a conflict between her parents and they separated in 1988. She and her sister Kareena were raised by their mother, who worked several jobs to raise them, until she made her debut in films as an actress. The couple reconciled in 2007 after living separately for several years. Kapoor studied at John Connon Cathedral and School, then at Sophia College for a few months. Kapoor later said she left the university to focus on financial aid.Karina Kapoor debuts with a leading role in the moderate success of Prem Qaidi (1991). Subsequently, Kapoor played in a number of box office successes, including dramas Jigar (1992) and Anari (1993), comedies Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995) and Saajan Chale Sasural (1996). Jeet thriller (1996). However, she has been criticized for her brief and repetitive roles and her penchant for predominantly male films.

Karisma Kapoor was in a relationship with co-star Jigar Ajay Devgn from 1992 until their breakup in 1995. She became engaged to Abhishek Bachchan in 2002, but the engagement was canceled after a few months. This ended their relationship by a few years and no reason was given for the breakup.On September 29, 2003, she married Sixt India CEO Sunjay Kapur at a high-level Sikh marriage ceremony at her ancestral home, Krishna Raj Bungalow, in Mumbai. The couple has a Samaira daughter, born in 2005 and a son Kiaan born in 2010. In 2014, the couple filed for divorce by mutual consent. In November 2015, the couple filed applications to withdraw their consent. The couple’s divorce was finalized in 2016.

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