She and her sister Kareena were raised by their mother, who worked several jobs to raise them, until she made her debut in films as an actress. This led to a conflict between her parents and they separated in 1988. However, despite her family background, her father disapproved of women working in films, because he believed it conflicted with the traditional maternal duties and responsibility of women in the family. While growing up, Kapoor regularly attended award ceremonies and accompanied by her parents to film sets. Particularly inspired by the work of actresses Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit, Kapoor was keen on pursuing acting since childhood.
Kapoor is of Punjabi Hindu descent on her father's side, and on her mother's side she is of Sindhi Hindu and British descent. Both of her paternal and maternal grandparents were from Peshawar, Lyallpur and Karachi respectively, who moved to Bombay for their film careers before the partition of India.
According to Kapoor, the name, Lolo, was derived after her mother made a passing reference to the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida. Kapoor is informally called as "Lolo" at her home. The actors Shammi and Shashi are her grand-uncles, and the late actress Sadhana was her mother's first cousin. Her first cousins includes the actors Ranbir Kapoor, Armaan Jain and Aadar Jain, and Nikhil Nanda. The actors Rishi and Rajiv Kapoor are her uncles, while the actress Neetu Singh and entrepreneur Ritu Nanda are her aunts. Her paternal great-grandfather was actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Her paternal grandfather was the actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, while her maternal grandfather was actor Hari Shivdasani. Her younger sister, Kareena, is also a film actress. Kapoor was born on 25 June 1974 in Mumbai, to actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita ( née Shivdasani). Kapoor with her mother Babita (left) and sister Kareena (right) at an event in 2003
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Kapoor has played the titular character in the television series Karishma: The Miracles of Destiny (2003–2004) and has featured as a talent judge for several reality shows. Kapoor was married to businessman Sanjay Kapur from 2003–2016 the couple have two children together. She took a sabbatical from acting in 2004, and has since acted sporadically, which include the thriller Dangerous Ishqq (2012) and the web series Mentalhood (2020). In the early 2000s, Kapoor won the Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) awards at Filmfare for her titular roles in the dramas Fiza (2000) and Zubeidaa (2001), and garnered praise for her performance in Shakti: The Power (2002).
Kapoor cemented her status by starring in five of David Dhawan's romantic comedies- Judwaa (1997), Hero No.1 (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999), Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) and Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000), all of which were commercial successes, as well as the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). However, it were her portrayals in the romantic drama Raja Hindustani (1996), which won her the Best Actress, and the musical romance Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), for which she won the Filmfare Award and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress that established her as a leading actress of Hindi cinema, earning her acclaim and stardom. Kapoor rose to prominence starring in a number of box office hits, including Jigar (1992), Anari (1993), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. Born and raised in Mumbai, she is a member of the Kapoor family, and made her acting debut with the film Prem Qaidi in 1991. Karisma Kapoor (born 25 June 1974) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi films.