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Karisma Kapoor, nicknamed "Lolo" (born 25 June 1974 in Mumbai, India) is a popular Indian actress who has worked in many successful Bollywood movies.

Background

Main article: Kapoor Family

She was born on June 25, 1974 to 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. Her grandfather is actor Raj Kapoor.

Film career

Karisma made her debut in the 1991 movie Prem Qaidi and has since then acted in more than sixty-five movies. Some of her films have been hits; some have done less well. She had her first hit with the film Anari (1993) and followed up with an appearance in a cult-favorite comedy, Andaz apna apna (1994).

Karisma played the female lead in Raja Hindustani (1996) also starring Aamir Khan. The movie was a major hit and she won her first Filmfare Award as Best Actress. The next year, she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) also starring Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.

She achieved critical acclaim too after her commercial success at the box office. Zubeidaa (2001) garnered her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. She again won a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Fiza (2000). Her performance in Shakti: The Power (2002) was highly appreciated and she was nominated for Best Actress at every single award ceremony but lost mostly to Aishwarya Rai for Devdas. The actress has appeared opposite Govinda in many films. The most popular of these have been Raja Babu (1994), Dulaara (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Hero No. 1 (1997) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999).

She temporarily left the industry after her marriage. Her movie Mere Jeevan Saathi was released in 2006, and marked her comeback.

Personal life

She was engaged to actor Abhishek Bachchan in 2002 but four months later they split up.
On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sanjay Kapoor, CEO of Sixt India, according to Sikh marriage rites. The couple has one daughter named Samaira, who was born on 11 March 2005.In typical Kapoor tradition, Karisma was married at her grandfather, the late Raj Kapoor's home, R K Cottage. The couple opted for an hour-long Sikh ceremony

Awards

* National Film Awards

1998: Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai

* Filmfare Awards

1996: Best Actress for Raja Hindustani

1997: Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai

2000: Best Actress for Fiza


2001: Best Actress (Critics Choice) for Zubeidaa

* Zee Cine Awards

1998: Best Actress In A Supporting Role for Dil To Pagal Hai

2001: Premiere Choice - Female for Fiza

* IIFA Awards

2001: Best Actress for Fiza

* Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

2001: Best Actress (Hindi Movies) for Fiza

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