| Babita Kapoor | |
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Babita With Her Daughters Karimsa & Kareena (2003) |
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| Born | April 20, 1948 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Randhir Kapoor (1971–Present) |
| Children | Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor |
Babita(Sindhi: بابیتا) (or Bhambhani) (born 20 April 1948, in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. She is now better known as the mother of actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor and the wife of Randhir Kapoor, and the eldest daughter-in-law of Raj Kapoor.
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Babita was born to actor Hari Shivdasani into a Sindhi family. 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. Babita is the mother of today's actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, she is the wife of actor Randhir Kapoor, and and the eldest daughter-in-law of actor Raj Kapoor also she is the great-daughter-in-law of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, she is the sister-in-law of actors Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, she is also the co-sisters-in-law of actress Neetu Singh, her are uncle-in-laws are actors Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor, she is also the aunt of actor Ranbir Kapoor.
In her short career she appeared in 78 films including: Dus Lakh (1966), Raaz (1967), Farz (1967), Aulad (1968), Haseena Maan Jayegi (1969), Kab Kyon Aur Kahan (1970) and many more. 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, and Farz with Jeetendra.
She married Randhir Kapoor on 6 November 1971. After their marriage, Babita had to leave the film industry, as part of the Kapoor tradition which forbids women from acting in films. The marriage produced 2 children: Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.
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. She would eventually break the tradition for which she was forced to leave the industry. Her two daughters went on to become stars of their generation.While she could never reach that kind of succes.
After 20 years of separation, Babita re-united with husband Randhir Kapoor in 2007 and moved in with him from her old household.
Babita became a grandmother when elder daughter, Karisma gave birth to a baby girl, Samaira Kapoor, who was born on 11 March 2005. Babita became a grandmother for a second time when Karisma gave birth to her second child, son Kiaan Raj Kapoor on 12 March 2010. She now lives in Mumbai with Kareena Kapoor.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1966 | Dus Lakh | ||
| 1967 | Raaz | Asha | |
| 1967 | Farz | Sunita | |
| 1968 | Kismat | Roma | |
| 1968 | Haseena Maan Jayegi | Archana 'Archie' | |
| 1968 | Aulad | Bharti | |
| 1969 | Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai | Asha | |
| 1969 | Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati | Deepali Lakhanpal | |
| 1969 | Doli | Asha | |
| 1969 | Anmol Moti | ||
| 1969 | Anjaana | Ratna | |
| 1970 | Kab Kyon Aur Kahan | ||
| 1970 | Pehchan | Barkha | |
| 1971 | Kal Aaj Aur Kal | Monica | |
| 1971 | Bikhare Moti | ||
| 1971 | Banphool | Gulabi | |
| 1972 | Jeet | Kohili | |
| 1972 | Ek Hasina Do Diwane | ||
| 1973 | Sone Ke Hath |
Says her daughter Kareena "She now does a lot of charity work with charitable institutions like the Mount Mary Old Age Home in Bandra. She is a very giving woman. I should know. She sacrificed her own career and joys to bring up my sister and me."
Not too many people know Babita is half-Christian. Reveals Kareena, "Her mother was a Christian and father was a Sindhi. So we are as fond of the church as we're of the temple. Christmas is a big event for us. That's why I needed to rush home at this time from Philadelphia to be home for Christmas before taking off for my holiday."
After Babita separated from her husband Randhir Kapoor, it is said that she moved in with the then villain Ranjeet. But, it is still debated whether or not her daughters accompanied her.
Having never divorced but lived separate for less than 20 years. After 20 years of separation, Babita re-united with husband Randhir Kapoor in 2007 and moved in with him from her old household.