Babita Kapoor

Actress

Popular As Babita Hari Shivdasani

Birthday April 20, 1948

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Karachi, Sind Province, British India (now Sindh, Pakistan)

Age 76 years old

Nationality India

Height 5' 3" (1.6 m)

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1947

Babita Shivdasani Kapoor (born 20 April 1947), also known simply as Babita, is an Indian retired actress who appeared in Hindi-language films.

The daughter of actor Hari Shivdasani, she is the first cousin of her contemporary actress Sadhana Shivdasani.

1966

Her debut film was the successful drama Dus Lakh (1966), but it was the romantic thriller Raaz (1967), opposite Rajesh Khanna, that gained her recognition.

From 1966 to 1973, she starred in nineteen films as the lead heroine, including the box office successes Dus Lakh (1966), Farz (1967), Haseena Maan Jayegi, Kismat (both in 1968), Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969), Doli (1969), Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? (1970), Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971) and Banphool (1971).

Her first film to release was the 1966 successful film Dus Lakh, which also starred Sanjay Khan, Om Prakash and her sister-in-law to be Neetu Singh.

1967

However, the first film she had signed was actually Raaz (1967) co-starring Rajesh Khanna, which was released in 1967.

1968

Her biggest box office successes were Dus Lakh with Sanjay Khan, Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati and Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968), (with her future uncle-in-law) Shashi Kapoor, Farz, Banphool and Ek Hasina Do Diwane with Jeetendra, Doli with Rajesh Khanna, Tumse Achha Kaun Hai (1969) with her future uncle in law Shammi Kapoor, Kismat with Biswajeet, Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? (1970) with Dharmendra and Pehchaan with Manoj Kumar.

1971

Following her marriage to actor Randhir Kapoor in 1971, she acted in Jeet (1972) and Ek Hasina Do Diwane (1972).

In 1971, she acted opposite her future husband Randhir Kapoor, as well as father in-law Raj Kapoor and grandfather-in-law Prithviraj Kapoor in Kal Aaj Aur Kal.

After her marriage to Randhir, they were cast together by director K. Shankar in Jeet, which was the remake of En Annan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa.

Babita fell in love with Randhir Kapoor, while working with him in the film Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971).

They married in a lavish ceremony on 6 November 1971.

They have two children, actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.

1973

Her subsequent release, Sone Ke Haath (1973) was an average success, however she decided to leave her film career.

The couple has two daughters together, actresses Karishma and Kareena.

Babita was born in Karachi to actor Hari Shivdasani, who was from a Sindhi Hindu family (settled in Bombay prior to and after the partition of India) and a British Christian mother, Barbara Shivdasani.

The iconic actress Sadhana Shivdasani was her paternal cousin and contemporary.

In her movie career, she appeared in nineteen films.

She left the film industry in 1973 following her husband's family tradition.

1980

In the 1980s, Randhir's career as an actor started to decline and things soured between them.

She and Randhir lived in separate homes for several years, even though they are still legally married and had no intention of divorcing.

2007

The couple reunited in 2007 after living separately for several years.