Birth name :-Karishma Kapoor
Born:- June 25, 1974 (1974-06-25) (age 33) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Years active :- 1991 - 1997, 1999 - 2003, 2006 -
Spouse(s) :-Sanjay Kapur
''National Film Awards'
Best Supporting Actress: Dil To Pagal Hai (1998)
''Filmfare Awards'
Best Actress: Raja Hindustani (1997)
Best Supporting Actress: Dil To Pagal Hai (1998)
Best Actress: Fiza (2001)
Best Actress (Critics): Zubeidaa (2002)
Biography
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. Karisma is also related to Sadhana Shivdasni an actress popular in the 1960s, and character actor Hari Shivdasani who is her mother babita's Father.
Career
Karisma 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 (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) and Jeet (1996).
In 1996, Kapoor played the female lead in Raja Hindustani opposite Aamir Khan. The movie was a major hit and she won her first Filmfare Award as Best Actress. The following year, she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film, Dil To Pagal Hai. The films also starred Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.
In 2000, she again won a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Fiza. She achieved critical acclaim for her role in the film, Zubeidaa (2001), which garnered her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Her performance in Shakti (2002) was highly appreciated and earned her many nominations in the Best Actress category but lost mostly to Aishwarya Rai for Devdas.
In 2003 she played the leading role in the television series Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny. After her film, Baaz: A Bird In Danger which also released in 2003, she took a sabbatical from full time acting for three years. She gave birth to her daughter Samaira in 2005.
Her most recent release was the delayed film, Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006) in which she played a negative role.