- Babita
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name = Babita
caption = Babita in "Farz" (1967)
birth_date = Birth date and age|1948|4|20|mf=y
birth_place =India
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website =Babita (
April 20 1948 ) is an Indianactress . She is now better known as the mother of actressesKareena Kapoor andKarisma Kapoor and the wife toRandhir Kapoor .Early life
Babita was born as Bhambhani on
April 20 1948 to actor Hari Shivdasani, a Sindhi family. She was theniece of 1960s actress Sadhana. Shivdasani organized a screen test for her with veteran producerG.P. Sippy . He liked her screen test and gave her the opportunity to star in his film.Biography
In her short career she appeared in 19 films including: "Dus Lakh" (1966), "
Raaz " (1966), "Farz " (1967), "Aulad" (1968), "Haseena Maan Jayegi " (1969), "Kab Kyon Aur Kahan" (1970) and many more. She starred with her future husbandRandhir Kapoor in the hit film "Kal Aaj Aur Kal ".Personal life
She married Randhir Kapoor on
November 6 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 andKareena 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 two 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 huge stars of their generation.In March 2005, she became a grandmother when eldest daughter, Karisma gave birth to a baby girl. She now lives in
Mumbai with her younger daughter.Filmography
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Dus Lakh "(1966)
*" Raaz" (1967) ... Asha
*"Farz " (1967) ... Sunita
*"Kismat " (1968)
*"Haseena Maan Jayegi " (1968) ... Archana 'Archie'
*"Aulad" (1968)" ... Bharti
*"Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai " (1969) ... Asha
*"Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati " (1969) ... Deepali Lakhanpal
*"Doli " (1969) ... Asha
*"Anmol Moti " (1969)
*"Anjaana " (1969) ... Ratna
*"Kab Kyon Aur Kahan" (1970)
*"Pehchan " (1970)
*"Kal Aaj Aur Kal " (1971) ... Monica
*"Bikhare Moti " (1971)
*"Banphool " (1971)
*"Jeet " (1972) ... Kohili
*"Ek Hasina Do Diwane " (1972)External links
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