The first thing i ever saw Karishma in was Dil to Pagal Hai and, i have to say, i HATED her. I thought 'how can this ugly thing compete against Madhuri Dixit?'. It's safe to say that DTPH probably wasn't the best film to judge her beauty in given that indeed she would be compared against the stunning Madhuri and inevitably come up short.
Also, i am a BIG fan of Kareena and have always found her to be unusually beautiful in a way that Karisma is not. Kareena also had impressed me with her acting chops in films such as Omkara, Jab We Met and Asoka (we'll avoid mentiong Poo in K3G). So compared to her Karishma was (to me) just her uglier, older sister.
I now realise i was wrong, and perhaps unfair. The films that changed my mind about her were Suhaag (1994) and Jigar (1992). This early nineties Karishma that i saw was just soo cute! I love her poofy hair, her thick pre-tweezered eyebrows her funky outfits, everything. I suddenly GOT her. And i loved her Jodi with Ajay Devgan (apparently a real life couple at one point as well).
Above: Karishma with Ajay :)
Karishma was born in 1974 and is around 4 or 3 years older than Kareena. Her grandfather was the legendary Raj Kapoor star of Awara, Shree 420 etc
Karishma made her debut in Hindi cinema when she was just 17 years old in the film
Prem Qaidi. She has won Filmfare best actress for Raja Hindustani (with Aamir khan)and Fiza (with Hrithik Roshan) and best supporting actress for Dil To Pagal Hai (with SRK). These days it seems she doesn't do as much as she used to, perhaps having been eclipsed by her little sister. Still, i would be very happy if ever she made another film with Ajay Devgan!
i especially loved her in Jigar, she really looked pretty/acted well and just was a thousand times more appealing than she had been in DTPH. In fact, i think she suited with Ajay so much that they are well on their way to becoming one of my favourite Bollywood Jodi(s)
above: Mere Dil Ko Qaraar Ajaaye from Jigar
This doesn't mean that she's gonna knock kareena off of 4th place in my list of favourite Bollywood actresses, what it does mean is that i will no longer frown when i see her listed in the cast of a movie i want to watch. In fact i may well smile : )
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