Babita
| Babita | |
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Babita (left) with her daughters Karisma and Kareena
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| Born | 20 April 1948 Bombay, Bombay State, India(Now Mumbai, Maharashtra) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Religion | Christianity[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Randhir Kapoor (1971–Present) |
| Children | Karisma Kapoor Kareena Kapoor |
| Relatives | Saif Ali Khan (Son-in-law) Sanjay Kapoor (Son-in-law) See Kapoor Family |
Babita Shivdasani (born 20 April 1948[2][3][4]) is a former Bollywood actress. Babita was born to actor Hari Shivdasani, who was from a Sindhi family that migrated from Pakistan to India. Her mother is a British national. Babita married actor Randhir Kapoor, becoming the eldest daughter-in-law of actor Raj Kapoor. She is also great-daughter-in-law of actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Her daughters are actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.
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[hide]Background[edit]
Main article: Kapoor family
Babita was born to actor Hari Shivdasani, who was of a Hindu Sindhi family, and a Christian mother.[5] Shivdasani organized a screen test for her with veteran producer G.P. Sippy. He liked her screen test and gave her the opportunity to star in his film. She is the cousin of yesteryear actress Sadhana.
Career[edit]
In her short career she appeared in 19 films including: Dus Lakh (1966), Raaz (1967), Farz (1967), Aulad (1968), Haseena Maan Jayegi (1969), and Kab Kyon Aur Kahan(1970). She starred with her future husband Randhir Kapoor in the hit film Kal Aaj Aur Kal. Her biggest box-office successes were Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968) with her future uncle-in-law Shashi Kapoor, Farz with Jeetendra and Kismat with Biswajeet.
Personal life[edit]
She married Randhir Kapoor on 6 November 1971.[citation needed] The marriage produced two children: Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.[6][7][8]
After the birth of their daughters, their relationship was under strain and finally after a few years they separated. Babita walked out taking her daughters with her. Her two daughters went on to become film stars of their generation unlike her who could never reach that kind of success.
After about 20 years of separation, Babita re-united with Randhir 2007 and moved in with him.
Babita became a grandmother when elder daughter Karisma gave birth to a baby girl, Samaira Kapoor. Her second grandchild is Karisma's son Kiaan Raj Kapoor.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1966 | Dus Lakh | Rita | |
| 1967 | Raaz | Asha | |
| 1967 | Farz | Sunita | |
| 1968 | Kismat | Roma | |
| 1968 | Haseena Maan Jayegi | Archana 'Archie' | |
| 1968 | Aulad | Bharti | |
| 1969 | Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai | Sapna Nath | |
| 1969 | Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati | Deepali Lakhanpal | |
| 1969 | Doli | Asha | |
| 1969 | Anmol Moti | ||
| 1969 | Anjaana | Rachna Malhotra | |
| 1970 | Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? | Asha Prasad | |
| 1970 | Pehchan | Barkha | |
| 1971 | Kal Aaj Aur Kal | Monica 'Mona' | |
| 1971 | Bikhare Moti | ||
| 1971 | Banphool | Gulabi | |
| 1972 | Jeet | Kohili | |
| 1972 | Ek Hasina Do Diwane | Neeta | |
| 1973 | Sone Ke Hath |
Trivia[edit]
- Babita was offered the author-backed role of a widow (eventually played by Hema Malini) in Ramesh Sippy's Andaaz. However, her father thought it was contrary to her glamour girl image and prevailed upon Babita to turn it down.
- She worked in at least one film with all the top stars of the day, including Dharmendra (in Kab, Kyon Aur Kahan), Shammi Kapoor (in Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai), Rajendra Kumar (in Anjaana) and Manoj Kumar (in Pehchaan).
- Around the jubilee week, the censor board chopped off a portion of the song "Hum to tere ashiq hain". After a lot of public hue and cry, the song was reinstated which gave the film a lease of an additional 25 weeks.
