The 60+ Best Karisma Kapoor Movies

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If you've ever wanted to explore the world of Indian film, Karisma Kapoor is the perfect place to start. Widely recognized as one of Bollywood's leading ladies, she has been entertaining audiences for over three decades with her award-winning performances and iconic roles. Our list showcases some of Karisma's most beloved films, from romantic comedies like Raja Hindustani to intense dramas like Fiza. Each selection offers something unique and special that makes it stand out from the rest.

Whether you're a longtime fan or new to Hindi cinema, this list provides an excellent introduction into Karisma Kapoor's remarkable career. With over 900 movie fans voting on these top ten picks, our rankings are sure to spark plenty of conversation among fans. So sit back and enjoy as we countdown the best movies by India’s leading lady. And don't forget to vote up your favorites so we can see which ones reign supreme.

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  • Hum Saath Saath Hain
    1

    Hum Saath Saath Hain

    Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan
    360 votes
    An anniversary, marriages and engagements are the background for the story of three brothers.
  • Raja Hindustani
    2
    Aamir Khan, Johnny Lever, Karisma Kapoor
    131 votes
    Raja Hindustani is a 1996 Indian Hindi drama romance film directed by Dharmesh Darshan. It tells the tale of a cab driver hailing from a small town, who falls in love with a rich girl. Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor play the lead roles. The film was one of the most commercially successful films of the 1990s. Juhi Chawla was first offered the lead role but she refused the film. The film's music became popular and was successful especially in central and eastern states of India. Karisma Kapoor was hugely complimented for her looks and outstanding performance as Aarti, a rich beautiful sensitive young girl full of dreams and desires. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for this film. This film is inspired by Suraj Prakash's 1965 Hindi film Jab Jab Phool Khile starring Shashi Kapoor and Nanda.
  • Biwi No.1
    3
    Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan
    144 votes
    Biwi No.1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor and Tabu. Saif Ali Khan has a special appearance. It is remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi' The plot has inspired the 2005 comedy hit Kannada movie Rama Shama Bhama starring Kamal Hassan,Ramesh Aravind,Urvashi and Daisy Bopanna'. In 1999 Salman Khan appeared in the three biggest blockbusters and highest grossing movies of the year - Biwi No.1, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Hum Saath Saath Hain.
  • Dil To Pagal Hai
    4
    Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit
    127 votes
    Dil To Pagal Hai, also known as DTPH, is a 1997 Indian musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film depicts the love lives of the dancers in a musical dance troupe. It stars Shahrukh Khan Madhuri Dixit, and Karisma Kapoor in lead roles, with Akshay Kumar in a supporting role. It was Khan's third collaboration with Yash Raj Films after Darr and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. The soundtrack was composed by Uttam Singh, while the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. It was the first Bollywood film to be shot in Baden-Baden and Europa Park, both German tourist attractions. Dil To Pagal Hai was a major commercial success, and garnered praise for its storyline and soundtrack. Additionally, the film won three National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards. The film has attained cult status over the years and is regarded as one of Chopra's best.
  • Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge
    5
    Salman Khan, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal
    119 votes
    Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge is a 2000 Indian romantic comedy film starring Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles. The film did very well at the box office with a good opening and collected 111 million according to box office india and was declared a 'Hit'.
  • Jeet
    6
    Salman Khan, Amrish Puri, Johnny Lever
    96 votes
    Jeet is a 1996 Indian action film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film stars Sunny Deol, Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor in lead roles. Actors Tabu, Amrish Puri, Dalip Tahil and Alok Nath made up supporting roles. The movie was a major success.
  • Judwaa
    7
    Salman Khan, Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor
    65 votes
    Judwaa is an Indian Bollywood action comedy film directed by David Dhawan, starring Salman Khan opposite Karisma Kapoor and Rambha. Released on 7 February, 1997, the film was a big hit at the box office . This movie has Salman Khan doing a double role as estranged twins. The movie is a remake of the Telugu movie Hello Brother, which is based on Jackie Chan's movie Twin Dragons.
  • Andaz Apna Apna
    8
    Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Paresh Rawal
    100 votes
    Andaz Apna Apna is a 1994 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Aamir khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor and Paresh Rawal in the lead roles. Mehmood, Govinda and Juhi Chawla make guest appearances. The film was released on 11 April 1994. The film was remade in Tamil as Ullathai Allitha. Even though the movie was an average grosser when it released, it has emerged as a cult film over the years. The film was nominated for the 1995 Filmfare Awards in four categories; Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Comedian.
  • Fiza
    9
    Hrithik Roshan, Sushmita Sen, Johnny Lever
    102 votes
    Fiza is a 2000 Indian action crime drama film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan. 'Fiza' was declared 'average ' at the Indian box-office.
  • Shakti: The Power
    10
    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Prakash Raj
    71 votes
    Shakti: The Power is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi and starring Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor and Nana Patekar in the lead roles. Shahrukh Khan in a supporting role, while Aishwarya Rai appears in an Item number. The film is a remake of Telugu film Anthapuram, which was based on the real life story of Betty Mahmoody. The original story of real life escape of Betty Mahmoody is depicted in the movie "Not Without My Daughter" which itself was based on Betty Mahmoody's book, Not Without My Daughter, The film was produced by then retired actress Sridevi under the banner Sridevi Productions and was supposed to be her comeback film, but she had to find a replacement when she found out she was pregnant. She initially offered her role to Kajol, but she rejected it so Karisma Kapoor was signed instead. It is considered to be one of Karisma Kapoor's best performances; both hers and Nana Patekar's acting was acclaimed by fans and critics and received several nominations at a number of award ceremonies. Box Office India declared it flop.
  • Hero No. 1
    11
    Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan
    92 votes
    An industrialist's son and a student try to convince their relatives that their love is real.
  • Coolie No. 1
    12

    Coolie No. 1

    Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Karisma Kapoor
    56 votes
    Coolie No. 1 is a 1995 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar with music by Anand-Milind. This movie was one of the first successful movie of Karisma Kapoor. Actor Govinda received the Star Screen Award Special Jury Award for his role in this movie as 'performer of the decade'. Over the years the movie has become a classic in Indian film history and is now considered a cult film. The movie is a remake of a 1993 Tamil film Chinna Mapillai.
  • Chal Mere Bhai
    13
    Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Shakti Kapoor
    80 votes
    Chal Mere Bhai is a Bollywood comedy film released in 2000. The film is produced by Nitin Manmohan and directed by David Dhawan. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles. This was Karisma's fourth time in a row playing a character with the name Sapna. The film is inspired with popular Pakistani TV drama Ankahi.
  • Haseena Maan Jaayegi
    14
    Sanjay Dutt, Anupam Kher, nm2147526
    88 votes
    Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a 1999 Indian Bollywood comedy film, starring Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Karisma Kapoor, Pooja Batra, Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani and Paresh Rawal. It was directed by David Dhawan. The film was inspired by the movie Pyar Kiye Ja.
  • Zubeidaa
    15
    Karishma Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Rekha
    96 votes
    The East Indian actress (Karisma Kapoor) gives birth to a son and marries a prince (Manoj Bajpai) before dying in a car crash.
  • Raja Babu
    16
    Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Aruna Irani
    63 votes
    Raja Babu is a 1994 Bollywood movie directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, Aruna Irani, Prem Chopra and Gulshan Grover, with music by Anand-Milind and lyrics by Sameer. It is a remake of K. Bhagyaraj's Tamil comedy movie Raasukutti. The film is choreographed by B. H. Tarun Kumar. Film faced vehement media criticism on song "sarkaye lo khatia jaada lage ". Not only the lyrics but the choreography of the song drew much flak. Magazines heavily criticised Karisma Kapoor .
  • Khuddar
    17
    Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Shreeram Lagoo
    62 votes
    Khuddar is a 1994 Hindi movie directed by Iqbal Durrani and starring Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo, Anjana Mumtaz, Raju Shrestha, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand, Anil Dhawan. It includes the controversial number "Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole", which was censored to "Baby Baby Mujhe Log Bole". It is a remake of Tamil film Walter Vetrivel starring Sathyaraj. Dialogues of this movie became very popular and therefore audio cassette of dialogues were released.
  • Anari
    18
    Gulshan Grover, Karisma Kapoor, Raakhee Gulzar
    46 votes
    Anari is 1993 Hindi film, produced by D. Rama Naidu on Suresh Productions banner, directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao . Starring Venkatesh, Karishma Kapoor in lead roles and music composed by Anand–Milind. The film recorded as Super Hit at box-office. This film is a remake of 1991 Tamil film Chinna Thambi.
  • Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love
    19
    Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shakti Kapoor
    68 votes
    Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love is a 2001 Bollywood Family Drama film directed by Suneel Darshan released on 18 May 2001. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Akshay Kumar, Juhi Chawla, Karisma Kapoor, Mohnish Bahl. It was the first film where Bachchan and Kumar worked together. The film is a family drama where a big family encounters a crisis when disputes take place between the father and the son. The film was planned to be a story about a father, his son and his daughter, however till the time the film went in production stage, Chawla became pregnant, hence her role was changed to an extended guest appearance.
  • Rishtey
    20
    Shilpa Shetty, Anil Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor
    66 votes
    Rishtey is a Bollywood film released on 6 December 2002. The film directed by Indra Kumar stars Anil Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and Amrish Puri in the lead roles. The film had a "Below Average" opening and flopped at the Box Office.
  • Gopi Kishan
    21
    Sunil Shetty, Aruna Irani, Karisma Kapoor
    45 votes
    Gopi Kishan is 1994 Hindi Movie directed by Mukesh Duggal and starring Sunil Shetty in a double role, supported by Shilpa Shirodkar and Karishma Kapoor. Other cast include Suresh Oberoi, Aruna Irani, Mohan Joshi, Shammi, Satyendra Kagoor, Mushtaq Khan. The film is the remake of K. Bhagyaraj's hit Tamil film Avasara Police 100.
  • Jaanwar
    22
    Shilpa Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Shakti Kapoor
    51 votes
    Jaanwar is a Bollywood gangster drama film directed by Suneel Darshan, released on 24 December, 1999. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty in pivotal roles. The film was a commercial success and it revived Kumar's career when he was suffering a professional setback.
  • Aatish: Feel the Fire
    23
    Sanjay Dutt, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover
    40 votes
    Aatish: Feel the Fire is 1994 Hindi action movie directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi, Karishma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon in lead roles. Other cast include Atul Agnihotri, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan, Ajit, Tanuja, Ram Mohan, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Dinesh Hingoo, Tiku Talsania, Mushtaq Khan. The film is an unofficial remake of John Woo's A Better Tomorrow
  • Andaz
    24
    Anil Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Juhi Chawla
    58 votes
    Andaz is 1994 Hindi Movie directed by David Dhawan and starring Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan. Other cast members include Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Ishrat Ali, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand, Tej Sapru. It is a Remake of 1992 Telugu film Sundarakanda starring Venkatesh, which was a remake of Tamil film Sundara Kandam starring K. Bhagyaraj and Bhanupriya.
  • Sapoot
    25
    Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Johnny Lever
    44 votes
    Sapoot is 1996 Hindi action movie directed by Jagdish A. Sharma and starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Karishma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre. Other cast members include Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, Johnny Lever, Kiran Kumar, Avtar Gill, Mukesh Rishi, Shalini Kapoor, Jeetu Verma, Mahavir Shah.
  • Shikari
    26
    Johnny Lever, Karisma Kapoor, Shweta Menon
    44 votes
    Shikari is 2000 Bollywood thriller film directed by N. Chandra and starring Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Kiran Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Gulshan Grover, Johnny Lever, Sushma Seth, Shweta Menon, Nirmal Pandey, and Raja Jung Bahadur.
  • Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
    27
    Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Shakti Kapoor
    67 votes
    Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya is a 2002 Bollywood romantic drama film starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor. At the time the film was made, Kapoor and Bachchan were dating. The movie is a remake of the 1981 film Mouna Geethangal. The film's music was composed by the duo Nadeem-Shravan.
  • Muqabla
    28
    nm2147526, Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor
    44 votes
    Muqabla is 1993 Hindi film directed by T. Rama Rao and starring Karishma Kapoor, Govinda, Paresh Rawal. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Aditya Pancholi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, and Farha Naaz.
  • Saajan Chale Sasural
    29
    Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Karisma Kapoor
    46 votes
    Saajan Chale Sasural is a 1996 Bollywood comedy film starring Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Kader Khan and Satish Kaushik. The film was directed by David Dhawan. It is based on the 1994 Rajinikanth starrer Veera, which itself is a remake of the Mohan Babu starrer 1992 Telugu film Allari Mogudu. A French dubbing parody of this movie called New Délire was released in 2007.
  • Suhaag
    30
    Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Aruna Irani
    40 votes
    Suhaag is 1994 Indian Hindi action thriller drama film directed by Kuku Kohli starring Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Karisma Kapoor and Nagma. Suhaag was one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 1994. The film is mainly remembered for the song "Gore Gore Mukhde Pe" and Akshay-Ajay's wonderful chemistry.