Babita

Babita
Babita with daughters Karishma (left) and Kareena (right) in 2001
Born	(1948-04-20) 20 April 1948
Ethnicity	Sindhi
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Randhir Kapoor (1971–present)
Children	Karisma Kapoor Kareena Kapoor
Relatives	See Kapoor Family

Babita Shivdasani (born 20 April 1948) is a former Bollywood actress. In a relatively short career, from 1966 to 1973, she starred in nineteen films, including the box-office successes Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968), Farz (1967), and Kismat (1968). She is married to Randhir Kapoor; her two daughters are the actresses Karisma and Kareena Kapoor.

Background

Babita was born to actor Hari Shivdasani, who was of a Hindu Sindhi family which had migrated from Pakistan to India, and a British Christian mother. Her cousin is actress Sadhana Shivdasani

Career

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

Babita married Randhir Kapoor on 6 November 1971. They have two children, who are also actresses, Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
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

External links

• Babita at the Internet Movie Database