Karisma Kapoor: Story of success through struggle
Karisma Kapoor’s journey
Mumbai: Karisma Kapoor, a leading actress of the nineties, won the hearts of millions of fans with her acting and fashion. Despite belonging to the Kapoor family, his career was not easy. Breaking family traditions, he entered the film industry and through his hard work made it among the top stars. Karisma was born on 25 June 1974, her father is famous actor Randhir Kapoor and mother is Babita.
He is fondly called Lolo. His mother Babita is from a Sindhi family. Karishma inherited her beautiful blue eyes. Six years later, her younger sister Kareena Kapoor was born, but her parents divorced in 1988. After this the financial condition of the family deteriorated. At the age of only 12, Karishma decided to leave her studies and work in films to help her family.
step into bollywood
Started film career at the age of 17:
There was no tradition in the Kapoor family for women to work in the film industry, but Karisma dreamed of becoming an actress since childhood. His mother Babita supported him despite opposition from the family. Karishma started her career at the age of 17 with the film ‘Prem Qaidi’. Her glamorous look and swimsuit scene in this film were much talked about, although the film was not very successful.
twist of fate
Steps towards success:
In her initial days, Karisma had to face failure in many films. He worked in films like ‘Police Officer’, ‘Sapne Saajan Ke’, ‘Jagriti’, ‘Deedar’, and ‘Jigar’, but in 1992, the film ‘Jigar’ with Ajay Devgan changed his luck. This film was a hit and the audience started liking Karishma. In 1994, ‘Raja Babu’ did wonders with Govinda. The pair of this film became so popular that later they also got work in films like ‘Coolie No. 1’, ‘Biwi No. 1’.
After this, films like ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Raja Hindustani’ and ‘Fiza’ included Karisma in the list of top actresses. Karisma Kapoor not only earned name through her hard work but also challenged the old thinking of the family. His story is a great example of struggle, courage and success. Even today people love this queen of the 90s very much.
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