Karisma Kapoor is one of the most loved heroines from the 1990s, and she is also the first woman from the Bollywood’s OG Kapoor family to have worked in films. While the men from the family married their co-stars from the industry, the females of the Kapoor khandaan maintained a distance from the glitz and glamour of this world.
Karisma Kapoor opens up about Kapoor women working in the film industry
Karisma Kapoor’s father, Randhir Kapoor, married actress, Babita, while her uncle, Rishi Kapoor, married actress, Neetu Singh. However, the women born in the Kapoor household seemed to have stayed away from the films. Karisma broke this loop and entered the film industry. Not only that, the actress also talked about it during an interview. The actress sat for a chat with Lehren Retro in 1990 before the release of her debut film and shared about working in the film industry. She was quoted saying:
“Well, I think that will be a choice. My whole family is full of actors and actresses. My father and his brother have married heroines. So if they could marry heroines, why can’t they work? It’s the same thing.”