Karisma Kapoor's birthday: A look at the actress' iconic films from the 90s

Karisma Kapoor who me her mark in Bollywood with her acting skills in 90s, turns 47 today. Some of Karisma Kapoor's movies include Saajan Chale Sasural, Jeet, Fiza, Zubeidaa and many more. 

She took a sabbatical from acting in 2004, and returned in 2012 with  film, Dangerous Ishqq. However, Kapoor did not take up full time acting again even in 2012, appearing next in  web series Mentalhood, in 2020. On occasion of Karisma Kapoor's birthday, here's a look at some of her iconic films from 90s - 

Karisma Kapoor's movies from 90s

Anari

Anari is a romantic drama film starring Venkatesh (in his Hindi film debut) alongside Karishma Kapoor, in le roles. film is a remake of 1992 Telugu film Chanti, which also starred Venkatesh. Anari was a 'Super Hit' at box office and was one of highest grossing films of 1993. film was produced by D. Rama Naidu under  Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao.

Raja Babu

Raja Babu is an action comedy film starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor in le roles. film also stars Shakti Kapoor, Ker Khan, Aruna Irani, Prem Chopra and Gulshan Grover in supporting roles. film is a remake of K. Bhagyaraj's Tamil comedy movie Raasukutti. Raja Babu was directed by David Dhawan. 

Jigar

Jigar is a martial arts action film starring Karisma Kapoor and Ajay Devgn in le roles. Kapoor was only into her second year as an actor when she signed Jigar. film's plot is inspired by 1988 American martial arts film Kickboxer.  film was a box office success was directed by Farogh Siddique.

Coolie No. 1

Coolie No. 1 is a comedy drama film starring Govinda, Karisma Kapoor and Ker Khan in le roles. Over years, movie has become a classic in Hindi film history and is now considered a cult film. film also stars Shakti Kapoor, Harish Kumar, Sashiv Amrapurkar and Mahesh Anand in supporting roles. 

film is a remake of 1993 Tamil film Chinna Mapillai. film was directed by David Dhawan, and written by Rumi Jaffery and Ker Khan. In 2020, David Dhawan reme film with same name starring his son Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan and Paresh Rawal. 

Raja Hindustani 

Raja Hindustani is a romantic drama film starring Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor in  le roles. film tells story of a cab driver from a small town who falls in love with a rich young woman. film was directed by Dharmesh Darshan. 

Raja Hindustani is considered to be Kapoor's biggest commercial success till date and is regarded as one of her best performances. actress even won  Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role. film is considered to be one of few commercially successful films which was also ahe of it's time, and has developed a cult status amongst Bolly lovers. 

Hero No. 1

Hero No.1 is a comedy-drama film starring Govinda and Karishma Kapoor in le roles. film was inspired from Rajesh Khanna's Bawarchi. film was Kapoor's 6th collaboration with actor Govinda; two h developed a popular on-screen pairing since Raja Babu's success. Over years, Hero No. 1 has gained a cult-like status among movie lovers. film was directed by David Dhawan. 

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a comedy film starring Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Karisma Kapoor and Pooja Batra in le roles. iconic film also starred Anupam Kher, Ker Khan, Aruna Irani, and Paresh Rawal in supporting roles. film was inspired by 1966 film Pyar Kiye Jaa and went on to become fifth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1999. film was directed by David Dhawan. 

Hum Saath-Saath Hain

Hum Saath Saath Hain is a family drama film which stars an ensemble cast of Karisma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre, Mohnish Bahl, Tabu and Saif Ali Khan. film's supporting cast includes Alok Nath, Reema Lagoo, Neelam Kothari and Mahesh Thakur. story centers around a joint family, it's values and togerness, who grow apart after a misunderstanding.

film was released in 1999, and became one of biggest commercial successes of year. film was written and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya. Kapoor starred opposite Saif Ali Khan in movie, who went on to become her bror-in-law in real life after marrying her sister, Kareena. 

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