BABITHA SHIVADASANI ,HINDI ACTRESS
BORN 1947 APRIL 20
.பபிதா (Babita) முன்னாள் நடிகையான இவர் பபிதா ஹரி சிவ்தாசானி என்ற பெயரில் பிறந்தவர், அவரது திருமணப் பெயர் "பபிதா கபூர்", சிந்தி இனத்தை சார்ந்தவர் ஆவார், மற்றும் பிரிட்டீஷ் வம்சாவளியைச் சேர்ந்தவர், இந்தி மொழி திரைப்படங்களில் தோன்றியுள்ளார். நடிகர் ஹரி சிவ்தாசினியின் மகள், அவரது சமகால நடிகை சாதனா சிவ்தாசனியின் முதல் உறவினர் ஆவார் அவரது முதல் வெற்றிகரமான படம் படமான "தஸ் லாக்" (1966), ஆனால் அது "ராஸ்" (1967), ராஜேஷ் கன்னா க்கு எதிரான காதல் திரைப்படம், அது அவருக்கு அங்கீகாரம் பெற்றுத் தந்தது.
1966 ஆம் ஆண்டு முதல் 1973 வரை, அவர், "தஸ் லாக்" (1966), "ஃபர்ஸ்" (1967), "ஹசீனா மான் ஜாயேகி" , "கிஸ்மத்" (1968), "ஏக் ஸ்ரீமான் ஏக் ஸ்ரீமதி" (1969), "டோலி" (1969), "கல் ஆஜ் அவுர் கல்" (1971) மற்றும் "பன்பூல்" (1971) போன்ற பல படங்களில் முன்னணி கதாநாயகியாக பதினைந்து திரைப்படங்களில் நடித்தார். 1971இல் நடிகர் ரண்தீர் கபூருடனான தனது திருமணத்தைத் தொடர்ந்து 1972இல் வெளி வந்த " ஜீத்" மற்றும் "ஏக் ஹசினா தோ தீவானா" ஆகிய இரண்டுத் திரைப்ப்படங்களில் தோன்றியுள்ளார். அதைத் தொடர்ந்து வெளியான "சோனே கே ஹத்" (1973) தோல்வி அடைந்ததும்,அவர் திரைப்பட வாழ்க்கையை விட்டு வெளியேற முடிவு செய்தார். இந்த தம்பதியருக்கு திரைப்பட நடிகைகளான கரிஷ்மா மற்றும் கரீனா என்ற இரண்டு மகள்கள் உள்ளனர்.
பின்னணி
பபிதா பாக்கித்தானில் இருந்து பகிர்வுக்கு பிறகு இந்தியாவுக்கு வந்த இந்து மதத்தைச் சார்ந்த நடிகர் ஹரி சிவதாசனிக்கும்,பிரித்தானிய கிறிஸ்தவ தாயான, பார்பரா சிவ்தசானிக்கும் மகளாக மும்பையில் பிறந்தார். அவரது சகோதரி மீனா அத்வானி, "பவர்மாஸ்டர் இன்ஜினியர்ஸ் பிரைவேட் லிமிடெட் மற்றும் பவர் மாஸ்டர் டூல்ஸ் பிரைவேட் லிமிடெட் என்ற நிறுவனத்தின் உரிமையாளர் ஆவார். [1] சமகாலத்திய நடிகையான சாதான சிவ்தாசினி அவரது முதல் உறவினர் ஆவார்.[2]
சொந்த வாழ்க்கை
1971 ஆம் ஆண்டு நவம்பர் 6 ஆம் தேதி ரண்தீர் கபூரை மணந்தார்.[3] இந்த தம்பதியருக்கு திரைப்பட நடிகைகளான கரிஷ்மா மற்றும் கரீனா என்ற இரண்டு மகள்கள் உள்ளனர். [4][5][6] அவர் மற்றும் ரண்தீர் பல ஆண்டுகளாக தனித்தனி வீடுகளில் தங்கியிருந்தார்கள், அவர்கள் சட்டப்பூர்வமாக திருமணம் செய்துகொண்ட போதிலும், விவாகரத்து செய்ய விரும்பவில்லை. பல ஆண்டுகளாக தனியாக வாழ்ந்த பிறகு 2007 இல் இந்த ஜோடி ஐக்கியப்பட்டது.[3]
Randhir Kapoor and Babita Shivdasani's marriage was one of those rocky ones. However, their love story has a lot of sweetness in it and is special for the reason that many a good thing came out of it, including the two lovely ladies that Bollywood is proud of - Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.
Once upon a time, when a young and handsome Randhir Kapoor set his heart on the beautiful Babita Shivdasani, he did not realise that he would be setting new trends in the Kapoor household. At the time, such relationships were not allowed in the Kapoor clan, since the Kapoor men simply did not marry actresses. But it seems that many rules changed with Randhir and his love for Babita.Cupid struck when the two worked together in their romantic flicks. Babita, who was veteran actress Sadhana's niece and actor Hari Shivdasani's daughter, was apparently a devoted but dominating girlfriend. Kapoor was so in love with her that he went to great lengths to get Babita and his dad the great Raj Kapoor, to bond. His plan was to cast Babita opposite himself in the movie Kal Aaj Aur Kal made by his grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor and dad Raj Kapoor.
In a way, his plan worked as the film was a great success and their crackling chemistry was noticed by many including his father. Still, the elder Kapoor approved of Babita as his heroine but not as a bahu. However, Randhir had set the ball rolling for now. The two continued their affair secretly. However, Babita wanted to know where the relationship was heading towards. She therefore gave an ulitmatum to Randhir Kapoor, the date being January 1972. Well, it was do or die for this lover boy as he set out to confront his father on the biggest decision of his life. We all know that Randhir was successful in convincing his dad as the two tied the knot in the November of 1971, much before his ultimatum date. The marriage was a grand affair, naturally, attended by the who's who of the film industry.
However, one of the side effects of the shaadi was that Babita had to quit her blossoming acting career. The two lovers were still happy to be united in holy matrimony. They lived at their sprawling Marble Arch flat in Napean Sea Road. However, unfortunately for them, this happiness did not last very long. By the time their first little one Karisma Kapoor, was born (1974), there appeared the first cracks of the marriage. Randhir's declining interest in his film career and his alcoholism got to his pretty wife, who, like any other girl, could not endure it any longer. However, like most married couples, the husband and wife were trying to deal with their issues and make things better for their family.
By the time their second daughter, Kareena Kapoor, arrived in the September of 1980, things had gotten worse for these two. While Babita was bitter and to the end of her tether, Randhir sank deeper into the clutches of alocohol. At the time, there was also a rumour that Babita became close to a male friend, which further frustrated the lovelorn Kapoor. In the mid-'80s, Babita asked Randhir to leave their home and get out of her life. Kapoor went back to his parents' home in Deonar and Babita rolled up her sleeves to bring up two daughters on her own. News is that the Kapoor bahu also resented her in-laws for not trying to put their son back on the right track. She also cut ties with the rest of the Kapoors and isolated herself and her girls. This apparently was a rude shock to Randhir who tried his best to mend things between them but alas it was all too late.
We all know how the Kapoor girls took hold of their careers and their lives with complete success. Defying the myth about Kapoor ladies not pursuing an acting career, the next gen girls were hellbent to make a name for themselves and so they did!
Karisma and Kareena did not cut ties with their dad and through the years, managed to smooth things between their parents. We know that the senior Kapoor, is till today, a major factor in their lives. It is true when they say that children are sometimes the magnets that bring their parents together, come what may. It seems like this happened for the Kapoors, to the relief of their near and dear ones. During Kareena Kapoor's marriage with Saif Ali Khan, the senior Kapoor spoke about his wife. He said, "Babita is happy where she is. We are certainly together, it is just that we decided to stay separately. She is still my wife and I am her husband."
The topsy-turvy relationship and discourses that Randhir and Babita’s marital life has seen over the years is a roller coaster ride. Not many know that they are separated but not divorced, and hence, it’s fair to call their marriage an estranged one. Let us explore more about Randhir Kapoor and Babita’s marital life
Randhir Kapoor was born on February 15, 1947, to the legendary filmmaker and actor, Raj Kapoor and his wife Krishna Kapoor. He has four siblings- Rishi Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor, Rima Kapoor and Ritu Kapoor. Randhir began his acting in 1971 with the film, Kal Aaj Aur Kal which also starred his father and grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor. He has acted in more than 100 films since then. In 2012, in Housefull 2, he acted alongside his brother, Rishi Kapoor for the very first time. The last Hindi film which starred Randhir Kapoor was Super Nani in 2014.
Born as, Babita Hari Shivdasani, on April 20, 1947, Babita was the daughter of actor Hari Shivdasani. She made her acting debut with the 1976 film, Dus Lakh which also starred her future sister-in-law, Neetu Singh (now Kapoor). She has acted in 19 films in her acting career.
In 1969, Randhir Kapoor was accompanying his father, Raj Kapoor on the sets on Sangam. Future wifey, Babita also happened to be there and needless to say, young Randhir fell for the doe-eyed beauty, Babita instantly. They started meeting on the sets and eventually started seeing each other on chupke chupke dates. But two years down the line of their courtship, Babita started having apprehensions about her relationship as it was the Kapoor family tradition that Kapoor bahus
Everything was going smoothly in Randhir Kapoor and Babita’s marital life. Even though Babita had quit acting to marry her man, it never crept up to bitter any relationship with her husband or in-laws. Even Randhir’s career was going pretty well and in 1974, their first child, Karisma Kapoor was born. All was well for the next few years as well, however, Randhir’s career started to seeing a downfall and by the 1980s, none of his films was doing well at the box-office.
The trouble majorly started in 1981 when their second child, Kareena Kapoor was born, as the financial woes started to take a toll on Randhir and Babita’s relationship. By the mid-1980s, Randhir Kapoor was stamped as a ‘flop hero’. By that time, he had even started drinking more and didn’t take his acting seriously. And finally, in 1987, Babita decided to separate from Randhir. The news spread like wildfire and created an uproar in media.
By 1988, Babita was serious about completely separating from Randhir. She even asked him to leave her apartment and hence, Randhir went on to live with his parents and Babita stayed back with Karisma and Kareena in her apartment. Now, instead of moaning over her failed marriage, she remained strong for the next couple of years. Babita, then decided, to do something which no Kapoor bahu would ever dare to do. She started preparing Karisma Kapoor to be an actress against the Kapoor parampara. Babita’s resolute effort paid off and Karisma eventually landed in her first film, Prem Qaidi in 1991. In fact, it was because of her mommy’s efforts, that Kareena also bagged her debut film in 1999 with Refugee and the later with the Yash Raj banner.
All this while, when Babita was helping Karisma and Kareena in their careers, there was almost no contact between her and Randhir. However, in the early-2000s, they started with little contact and eventually in 2007, after 19 years of separation, the estranged life partners buried their differences and started off fresh again. It was a moment which both Karisma and Kareena had been waiting for long.Even though the year 2007 came with a hope of reconciliation, but 19 years of separation is a long time which had completely changed Randhir and Babita’s personalities and thinking towards life. They still live separately but the bitterness had definitely subsided between the two. They often meet each other, all thanks to their daughters
As of 2018, it's been 31 years since Randhir Kapoor and Babita have separated. But their personal differences have been put aside, and the two still-legally-married-hubby-wifey, go on holidays with their daughters. It's sweet, isn't it? In a media interaction, at Babita's 70th birthday party, Randhir Kapoor revealed why the two haven't divorced each other. He was quoted as saying:
"Divorce for what? Why should we head for divorce? I don’t intend to get married again, and nor does she. She found that I was a terrible man who drank a lot and came home late, which was something she didn’t like. And I didn’t want to live the way she wanted, and she couldn’t accept me as I am, though it was a love marriage. So it’s okay. We had two lovely children to look after. She brought them up in the best way and they have excelled in their career. What else I could have asked for as a father?".
No comments:
Post a Comment