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Babita Kapoor

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Babita Shivdasani was born in a prominent Sindhi family based in Bombay. Encouraged by the success of her cousin, actress Sadhana Shivdasani, in Hindi movies, Babita too decided to enter the film industry as a leading actress. Her first release was with another débutante, Rajesh Khanna, in the musical thriller "Raaz" (1967). It wasn't a hit, but her next film "Farz" (1967) was a hit, and as a result, she became a star. Thereafter there was no looking back for this beautiful actress. In the mid-70s Babita ended her acting career when she married another movie star, Randhir Kapoor, settled down as a housewife, and gave birth to two lovely daughters, actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. She became a stage-mother by managing Karishma and Kareena's careers, and they both dominated the Indian Film Industry as it's two topmost leading ladies. Babita became a grandmother when Karishma gave birth to two children. Kareena married 'Saif Ali Khan' (son of actress Sharmila Tagore.
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She has done movies with her father-in-law Raj and uncles-in-law Shammi and Shashi before marriage. Raj played her father-in-law in Kal Aaj Aur Kal and she was paired alongside Shashi Kapoor in Haseena Maan Jayegi and Shammi Kapoor in Tumsa Accha Kaun Hai.
She landed the heroine role in Tumse Achha Kaun Hai (1969) only after Asha Parekh turned it down.
Her mother is a British Christian, while her father is a Hindu Sindhi, who had migrated from Pakistan to India. She celebrates Christmas and attends church, just as she celebrates Hindu festivals and attends temple.
Mother of actresses: Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor; Wife of actor Randhir Kapoor; daughter-in-law of Raj Kapoor; grand daughter-in-law of Prithviraj Kapoor ; sister-in-law of actors Rishi Kapoor, Rajeev Kapoor and actress Neetu Singh.
Did not attend her niece, Riddhima Kapoor's wedding with Bharat Sawhney that took place on Wednesday 25 January 2006. Also absent were both her daughters, Karisma and Kareena.

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