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Babita was a popular actress of Bollywood entertainers in the late 60s and 70s.
Her older cousin was the beautiful Sadhana. For a period Babita vied for the top
spot on the beauty charts of Hindi cinema. Her career matched her with all the
top stars of the day.
Babita married Raj Kapoor's eldest son Randhir Kapoor and once married to him,
she was compelled to leave the industry. She worked with her then future husband
Randhir Kapoor on his first directorial debut "Kal Aaj Aur Kal" which was
notable as the first and only film to bring together 3 generations of Kapoor
family members.
After having two daughters and a stormy relationship with Randhir, Babita boldly
walked out of the marriage taking her girls along with her. To have separated
from Randhir must have taken a huge amount of verve and guts on the part of
Babita. Not only was she bucking social convention but also separating herself
from one of India's most powerful dynasties, the Kapoors. After leaving her
marriage Babita focused her attention on raising her two daughters, Karisma and
Kareena.
Today, Babita is recognised as a woman with a sharp business acumen, who, with
steely force, propelled her star-daughters, Karisma and Kareena, to lofty
heights. But in her brief acting career, which spanned eight years (1966-1974)
and 19 films, Babita conducted her own life with the same brisk, no-nonsense
professionalism. Babita's screen image, however, was totally antithetical. She
was the modern miss-in-distress who was alternately wooed and rescued by a
leading male star.
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