Karisma Kapoor is an Indian film actress. One of the most popular Hindi film actresses of the 1990s and 2000s, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. Born and raised in Mumbai, she is a member of the Kapoor family, where her parents and other relatives are all involved in the Indian film industry. Despite her family background, her father disliked women entering films, and separated from her mother. At the age of seventeen, Kapoor left her studies to pursue a film career, making her acting debut headlining the musical film Prem Qaidi (1991).Kapoor rose to prominence starring in a number of box office hits, including the dramas Jigar (1992) and Anari (1993), the comedies Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995) and Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), and the thriller Jeet (1996). Kapoor achieved stardom in the late 1990s: she starred in the romantic comedy Raja Hindustani (1996), which remains her highest-grossing film to date.
