{"id":172325,"date":"2025-08-24T18:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172325\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T18:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:19:11","slug":"when-karisma-kapoor-called-sister-kareena-kapoor-her-first-baby-then-theres-samaira-kiaan-taimur-and-jeh-i-have-a-lot-of-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172325\/","title":{"rendered":"When Karisma Kapoor called sister Kareena Kapoor her ‘first baby’: ‘Then there’s Samaira, Kiaan, Taimur, and Jeh… I have a lot of kids’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhenKarisma Kapoor fondly recalls her protective role towards her younger sister, Kareena, whom she affectionately calls her ‘first baby.’ She revealed how Kareena’s strong-willed nature assured her success in Bollywood. Karisma also shared the origins of their famous nicknames, Lolo and Bebo, rooted in family tradition and a touch of Italian inspiration. For Karisma Kapoor<\/a>, being an elder sister has always meant being a guiding force and a protective hand. Long before Kareena Kapoor<\/a> became Bebo, a Bollywood star in her own right, she was Karisma\u2019s ‘first baby.’ She once opened up about their bond, the origins of their famous nicknames, and how both sisters carved their own paths in cinema while carrying forward the Kapoor legacy on their own terms.<\/p>\n

Kareena\u2019s entry into films<\/p>\n

After Karisma, her younger sister Kareena Kapoor also stepped into films, debuting with JP Dutta\u2019s 2000 romance Refugee. Speaking at a Harvard Business School panel last year, Karisma shared that she was very protective of Kareena when she joined the industry. She added that Kareena has always been strong-willed and focused, even as a child, which gave her confidence that her sister would do well.<\/p>\n

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\u2018My first baby\u2019<\/p>\n

During the interaction, the ‘Biwi No 1’ actress fondly called Kareena her ‘first baby.’ She said she has always been protective of her sister, adding with a laugh that along with Kareena, she now has many kids \u2014 her daughter Samaira, son Kiaan, and Kareena\u2019s sons Taimur and Jeh. Karisma married businessman Sunjay Kapur in 2003 and they had two children together. The couple separated in 2016, and earlier this year, Sunjay passed away.Meanwhile, Kareena married her Tashan co-star Saif Ali Khan<\/a> in 2012, and the couple have two sons \u2014 Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir Ali Khan, lovingly called Tim and Jeh. Interestingly, Karisma and Kareena themselves are best known by their nicknames, Lolo and Bebo. In the same conversation, Karisma also shared the story behind how these sweet names came about.<\/p>\n

The story behind Lolo and Bebo<\/p>\n

The actress explained that her nickname, Lolo, came from her mother\u2019s love for Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, along with a Sindhi sweet roti called \u201clolo-loli.\u201d She added that funny pet names have always been a tradition in the Kapoor family \u2014 her father Randhir Kapoor<\/a> is fondly called Dabboo, while her uncles, the late Rishi and Rajiv Kapoor, were known as Chintu and Chimpu. When Kareena was born a few years later, their father decided to call her Bebo, simply because it rhymed with Lolo.”Get the latest updates on Times of India, including reviews of the movie Coolie <\/a> and War 2<\/a>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Karisma Kapoor fondly recalls her protective role towards her younger sister, Kareena, whom she affectionately calls her ‘first…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":172326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[185,171,98332,7971,98329,98334,7966,98330,65929,98333,7968,98331,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-172325","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-jehangir-ali-khan","11":"tag-kareena-kapoor","12":"tag-karisma-and-kareena-bond","13":"tag-karisma-calls-kareena-first-child","14":"tag-karisma-kapoor","15":"tag-lolo-and-bebo","16":"tag-raha-kapoor","17":"tag-randhir-kapoor","18":"tag-saif-ali-khan","19":"tag-taimur-ali-khan","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115085126436990209","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}