Karisma KapoorL:Karisma Kapoor, the granddaughter of Raj Kapoor and daughter of Randhir and Babita Kapoor, might be in the shade of a venerated family tree but today her name is synonymous with broken relationships, as her mention in media during the recent years has been in the context of her relationship and engagement with Abhishek Bachchan. This engagement was called off after a lot of dirty linen was whisper-washed in public. Karisma married another Kapur, a Delhi based childhood friend Sanjay but this marriage too has made news for all the wrong reasons. The couple was on the verge of divorce and Sanjay even tried getting a stay when she tried taking out her daughter abroad.
This marriage is on rocks and Karisma has been sending feelers to friendly producers about wanting to make a comeback!
The irony is that when she got engaged she was almost on the top with some very good films including Shyam Benegal’s Zubeida, Boney Kapoor’s Shakti and Fiza. In fact, there was more to Karisma Kapoor's success than just genes.
After the initial unpleasantness and objections from her family, the industry was stunned to see a Kapoor girl in front of the camera. And with her entry, the myth that daughters of 'respectable' movie families didn't enter the field was shattered. "The biggest tussle between me and my mother happened when she refused to let me join films," she reminicises. "She gave me the usual spiel about how "this place is not for you, you don't know what kind of people there are there, they'll exploit you" and blah blah blah. But I was adamant."
Babita, on the other hand, had other dreams for her darling daughter. She wanted Karisma to go to some finishing and grooming school in Switzerland, mingle with the lah-di-dah crowd and settle abroad. "But I am not that kind. I want to be in my country, among my people. I want to be a part of the middle-class culture and experience what their life is all about." That is why she travelled by train in second-class compartments when she went to college. "I wanted to meet different people, learn how they talked and know what their views were." Besides, Karisma admits, she wanted to join films because she is proud of her family's contribution to Indian cinema and wanted to do something for herself, too. She was initially signed by Dharmendra to star opposite his son, Bobby Deol. But when she found the film was taking too long to start, she made her exit. This phase was followed by several Govinda and Salman Khan starrers in which she did little except being a decorative piece as `sarkailo kahtiya` and some other soft porn kind of numbers dragged her Into controveries. But somewhere down the line, she had a desire to prove herself and she did films like Biwi No 1 and Raja Hindustani.
Karisma herself considers Raja Hindustani a milestone and in fact talked a little too much about her performance and tried taking credit for the film’s success, rubbing the hero of the film Aamir Khan the wrong way. Aamir has never worked with her since.
But by then, perhaps influenced by her would have been ma-in-law Jaya Bachchan (her costar in Fiza) her trip was doing significant roles and was even eyeing a national award or two.
This marriage is on rocks and Karisma has been sending feelers to friendly producers about wanting to make a comeback!
The irony is that when she got engaged she was almost on the top with some very good films including Shyam Benegal’s Zubeida, Boney Kapoor’s Shakti and Fiza. In fact, there was more to Karisma Kapoor's success than just genes.
After the initial unpleasantness and objections from her family, the industry was stunned to see a Kapoor girl in front of the camera. And with her entry, the myth that daughters of 'respectable' movie families didn't enter the field was shattered. "The biggest tussle between me and my mother happened when she refused to let me join films," she reminicises. "She gave me the usual spiel about how "this place is not for you, you don't know what kind of people there are there, they'll exploit you" and blah blah blah. But I was adamant."
Babita, on the other hand, had other dreams for her darling daughter. She wanted Karisma to go to some finishing and grooming school in Switzerland, mingle with the lah-di-dah crowd and settle abroad. "But I am not that kind. I want to be in my country, among my people. I want to be a part of the middle-class culture and experience what their life is all about." That is why she travelled by train in second-class compartments when she went to college. "I wanted to meet different people, learn how they talked and know what their views were." Besides, Karisma admits, she wanted to join films because she is proud of her family's contribution to Indian cinema and wanted to do something for herself, too. She was initially signed by Dharmendra to star opposite his son, Bobby Deol. But when she found the film was taking too long to start, she made her exit. This phase was followed by several Govinda and Salman Khan starrers in which she did little except being a decorative piece as `sarkailo kahtiya` and some other soft porn kind of numbers dragged her Into controveries. But somewhere down the line, she had a desire to prove herself and she did films like Biwi No 1 and Raja Hindustani.
Karisma herself considers Raja Hindustani a milestone and in fact talked a little too much about her performance and tried taking credit for the film’s success, rubbing the hero of the film Aamir Khan the wrong way. Aamir has never worked with her since.
But by then, perhaps influenced by her would have been ma-in-law Jaya Bachchan (her costar in Fiza) her trip was doing significant roles and was even eyeing a national award or two.
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