Babbitta Kapoor: the bitterness and sweetness of Bollywood life

Any fan of Indian cinema, hearing the name of Babbitta Kapoor, will come to the excitement: what does this actress have in common with the Bollywood star, famous in the ages of Raj? This issue we will highlight in our article. But the actress Babbitt also has a "track record". She starred in the movies in the late 60's - early 70's of the last century. And, although her acting career was short, Babbitt managed to remember the audience. She was a girl of unearthly beauty and extraordinary talent. Her appearance is not exactly Indian. Too light skin distinguishes it from a number of other actresses. What's Babbitt doing now? We will also discuss this in our article.

Origin, childhood

On April 20, 1948, in a family of Sindhas who immigrated from Pakistan and settled in Bombay, a girl was born, who was called Bhambhani. Her father was actor Hari Shivdasani, and her aunt was the famous star of Sadhan Shivdasani. The family was more than well-off, and the girl's parents could well give her a good education.

However, the genes of ancestors began to manifest in Bhambhani. Acting talent appeared in the baby very early. She was endowed with a characteristic beautiful appearance, loved to sing and dance. And these qualities are an indispensable condition for a career in Bollywood. Sadhapan Shivdasani, aunt Bhambhani, shone on the screens of Indian cinema in the sixties. And her niece decided to go with her feet. She refused to go to college and persuaded her father to give her tests. She invented a stage name herself - Babbitt. Kapoor, she began to be called later, when through marriage became a member of the clan of the famous actor.

Carier start

In 1966, Hari Shivdasani, the father of Bhambhani, using his connections in the world of Indian cinema, made a daughter test with director J.P. Sippi. He was just about to shoot the film "The Secret" (Raaz). The first double gave results. Babbitta Kapur had not yet managed to get home after the trial shootings, as she was called by the director with a proposal to start work in fifteen days.

Rumors about a talented girl quickly spread to Bollywood. And before the film "Mystery" was released on the screens, the young actress managed to make her debut in another film - "Million Rupees" (Dus Lakh). This film was a resounding success. The actress was showered with invitations to appear on the set. And industrious Babbitt accepted them. Sometimes she acted in two projects at once.

Babbitt Kapoor: Filmography

In the record of the Indian actress nineteen works. Given that it was shot in a fairly short period of time, from 1966 to 1971, this is a significant achievement. We have already mentioned the "Million Rs" and "The Secret" in which Babbitt Kapoor co-starred. Films "Debt", "The children of fate" and "Children" also added to the actress of charisma.

But the real sensation was her work in the film "The Heart of a Beauty", which was released in 1969. After that, Babbitt was invited to work together with the "star structure" of Bollywood. She co-starred with Rajendra Kumar in the film "Anjana", with Manoj Kumar in "Pehchan", with Shammi Kapoor and with Dharmendra in the tape "When, why and where?". In 1971, on the set of The River of Time, she played a pair role with her future husband, Randhir Kapoor. This film was the debut for her fiancé and son of the celebrated Raj.

Personal life

It can not be said that lovers, as is often the case in the world of cinema, met on set. Randhir Kapur was in love with Babbitt since the school day. He often waited for her after filming. And his courtship was rewarded. On November 6, 1971, a magnificent wedding was arranged for the son of Raj Kapoor and Bhambhani Shivdasani.

Babbit Kapur, according to the tradition of the clan, in which married women do not work, left the scene. She just finished shooting in her latest film Ek Hasina Do Diwane, released in 1972. But the family life of the star couple did not work out. Babbita gave birth to her husband two daughters - Karishma and Karina. But when the girls were very young, she left her husband and took them with her. Probably something very serious happened, because such an act the former actress not only challenged the traditional society, but also broke with the powerful Kapur clan. In 2006, neither she nor her daughter even appeared at the wedding of the niece of her husband Riddhima Kapoor, who married Bharata Sonja.

How does Babbita Kapoor live now?

A photo of a beauty with dimples on her cheeks has not adorned the posters of new films for a long time. Babbitt left her stage career to focus entirely on the future of her daughters. Thanks to her, they managed to become successful actresses. When Karina received the prize for her role in the film Omkara, she expressed gratitude only to her mother, without mentioning her father.

In 2005 Babbitt became a grandmother. At the moment she has two grandchildren - the girl Samayra and the boy Kiaan Raj, who was born in 2010. These are the children of the eldest daughter, Karishma, who is married to businessman Sanjay Kapoor. The youngest Karina recently (in 2012) married Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. Children of this couple yet.

But the mother of the young actress Babbits suddenly had a family life. She was not officially divorced from Riddhima Kapoor. And in 2007 she returned to her husband. And this is surprising, because the couple have not lived together for more than twenty years.