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Today is a special day as Bollywood’s one of the best and iconic actors, Karisma Kapoor turns 41. The actress, who gave us films like Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Andaz Apna Apna, Hum Saath Saath Hain, Fiza, Biwi No. 1 and many more, is still graceful as ever. Karisma had the most successful career in the industry. The actress always had it in her, right from the beginning. Karisma, who is a mummy to two beautiful children, broke the stereotype and became the first Kapoor girl to enter into Bollywood. Karisma’s life is an open book but there are surely some things about her that not everyone knows. On her special day, we bring you 5 lesser known facts about Karisma Kapoor that you didn’t know. Take a look!
She Dropped Out Of School! Karisma Kapoor was so passionate about acting that she dropped out of school to pursue her career in Bollywood and made her debut in the industry at the tender age of 16! Karisma entered in Bollywood with director K. Murali Mohan Rao’s film Prem Qaidi.
The Secret Behind Her Nickname And Eyes All of us know that Karisma Kapoor’s nickname is “Lolo” but do you know where that came from or why was she called that? Well, her nickname is from Hollywood actress Gina Lollobrigida. About her eyes, Karisma’s green eyes are the trademark of the Kapoor family. Karisma was the first woman and the fifth generation to inherited green eyes in Kapoor’s clan.
Her Own TV Series Karisma Kapoor had her on Television series. Yes, the show was telecasted on Sahara and called “Karishma”. The actress played three different roles in her own television series. The show lasted over 262 episodes. It ran from 2003 to 2004.
Her Awards List Is As Big As Her Career In 1998, the actress won the National Film Awards for Best Supporting Role In Dil Toh Pagal Hai. Karisma won four Filmfares; Best Supporting Actress Award for Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Best Actress Award for Raja Hindustani and Fiza, Critics Award for Best Actress for Zubeidaa. She won two Screen Awards; Best Supporting Actress for Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Best Actress for Fiza. Karisma also won two IIFA Best Actress Awards for FIza and Raja Hindustani and many more awards.
Films That Karisma Turned Down! The role of Tina in Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was offered to Karisma Kapoor, but the actress turned it down because she didn’t want to play side roles back then. Later, the role went to Rani Mukherjee, who won awards for her performance in the film. Apart from this, films like Ishq, Gupt, Asoka The Great, Talaash and Bride and Prejudice were also offered to Karisma Kapoor, which she turned down. On the other hand, there were also films which weren’t actually offered to Karisma at first. Her role in Raja Hindustani was originally offered to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was to make her debut in the industry, but due to her commitments to Miss World contest, the actress couldn’t make it and then Karisma was brought on board. Karisma’s role in her superhit film Dil Toh Pagal Hai was first offered to Raveena Tandon, after her rejection, the film went to Juhi Chawla, then Kajol, then Manisha Koirala and then Shilpa Shetty.
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Karisma Kapoor
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She Dropped Out Of School! Karisma Kapoor was so passionate about acting that she dropped out of school to pursue her career in Bollywood and made her debut in the industry at the tender age of 16! Karisma entered in Bollywood with director K. Murali Mohan Rao’s film Prem Qaidi.
The Secret Behind Her Nickname And Eyes All of us know that Karisma Kapoor’s nickname is “Lolo” but do you know where that came from or why was she called that? Well, her nickname is from Hollywood actress Gina Lollobrigida. About her eyes, Karisma’s green eyes are the trademark of the Kapoor family. Karisma was the first woman and the fifth generation to inherited green eyes in Kapoor’s clan.
Her Own TV Series Karisma Kapoor had her on Television series. Yes, the show was telecasted on Sahara and called “Karishma”. The actress played three different roles in her own television series. The show lasted over 262 episodes. It ran from 2003 to 2004.
Her Awards List Is As Big As Her Career In 1998, the actress won the National Film Awards for Best Supporting Role In Dil Toh Pagal Hai. Karisma won four Filmfares; Best Supporting Actress Award for Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Best Actress Award for Raja Hindustani and Fiza, Critics Award for Best Actress for Zubeidaa. She won two Screen Awards; Best Supporting Actress for Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Best Actress for Fiza. Karisma also won two IIFA Best Actress Awards for FIza and Raja Hindustani and many more awards.
Films That Karisma Turned Down! The role of Tina in Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was offered to Karisma Kapoor, but the actress turned it down because she didn’t want to play side roles back then. Later, the role went to Rani Mukherjee, who won awards for her performance in the film. Apart from this, films like Ishq, Gupt, Asoka The Great, Talaash and Bride and Prejudice were also offered to Karisma Kapoor, which she turned down. On the other hand, there were also films which weren’t actually offered to Karisma at first. Her role in Raja Hindustani was originally offered to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was to make her debut in the industry, but due to her commitments to Miss World contest, the actress couldn’t make it and then Karisma was brought on board. Karisma’s role in her superhit film Dil Toh Pagal Hai was first offered to Raveena Tandon, after her rejection, the film went to Juhi Chawla, then Kajol, then Manisha Koirala and then Shilpa Shetty.
Source: https://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/birthday-special-5-things-didn-slideshow/
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