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Born Apr 20 , 1947
Babita Shivdasani was born in a prominent Sindhi family based in Bombay. Encouraged by the success of her cousin, actress Sadhana Shivdasani, in Hindi movies, Babita too decided to enter the film industry as a leading actress. Her first release was with another débutante, Rajesh Khanna, in the musical thriller "Raaz" (1967). It wasn't a hit, but her next film "Farz" (1967) was a hit, and as a result, she became a star. Thereafter there was no looking back for this beautiful actress. In the mid-70s Babita ended her acting career when she married another movie star, Randhir Kapoor, settled down as a housewife, and gave birth to two lovely daughters, actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. She became a stage-mother by managing Karishma and Kareena's careers, and they both dominated the Indian Film Industry as it's two topmost leading ladies. Babita became a grandmother when Karishma gave birth to two children. Kareena married 'Saif Ali Khan' (son of actress Sharmila Tagore.
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