Karisma Kapoor recently received a touching tribute from sister Kareena Kapoor Khan, who described her as the pillar of the Kapoor family and admitted that life would be unimaginable without her elder sister.During a conversation with Nayandeep Rakshit, Karisma was surprised with an audio message from Kareena, who affectionately referred to herself as Karisma’s “first daughter.”
Kareena Kapoor calls Karisma the ‘darling of the nation’
In her emotional message, Kareena spoke about Karisma’s enduring impact on Bollywood and her role within the family.”Karisma ke bare me jitna bhi bolo kam hai. It’s a common thing to say, but for me, to say something about Lolo is actually very difficult because she’s someone who is not only a fabulous human being, but she’s a dedicated mother, she’s such a hardworking actor,” Kareena said.Praising her sister’s legacy, she added, “Till today I think every actress in our country looks up to Lolo because they want to be like her. They want to dress like her. They want to look like her. They want to dance like her. I think every actress wants that adulation that Lolo had in the ’90s, that quintessential mass superstar heroine.”Kareena went on to call Karisma “the darling of the nation” and credited her for holding the family together.”Above all, I think somebody who looks after our family like a queen. I don’t think this family, or at least me, my parents, my children — I think all of us would be lost without Lolo and she knows that.” The actress ended the message by saying, “It’s just absolutely amazing to have her as a sister and actually more like I think I’m more like her first daughter before Samaira, like she says. So thank you for having her and thank you for everything, Lolo.”
Karisma Kapoor: ‘Family is family and family comes first’
Asked how she feels about being an inspiration not just to audiences but also to members of her own family, Karisma responded with humility.”I don’t think about all these things, to be very honest. I do it from my heart. It’s natural. It just flows. It just comes. There’s never a thought to it,” she said.For the actress, family has always remained her biggest priority.”Family is family and family first above everything.”
‘Mothers and daughters will always be mothers and daughters’
The conversation also turned to motherhood, with Karisma admitting that the classic mother-daughter dynamic plays out in her own home as well.”Obviously, mothers and daughters will be mothers and daughters. So there are times when I do say, ‘Don’t argue with your mother.’ The other day I said it to one of my daughters,” she shared with a laugh.Karisma said that despite raising independent daughters, there are some things that never change.”It’s lovely to have your daughters grow up and be independent women by themselves in their own right. That’s what you bring them up for. I have not brought up my daughters to be dependent on me in any way. But it’s always going to happen that you’re going to need your mom for something or the other. So, I’m always there for them.”
When daughter Alia became a mother
Reflecting on how motherhood changes perspectives, Karisma revealed that daughter Alia had a newfound appreciation for her after becoming a parent herself.”When she became a mother, she told me, ‘I understand so much more now about why you said what you said and why you’re so paranoid.'”Though Karisma laughed at the label, she admitted that her children may agree.”I wouldn’t say I’m paranoid, but my kids will probably say I am.”
‘They have to make their own mistakes’
The actress also spoke about the balance between protecting children and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.”I don’t want to be that mother who keeps telling them don’t do this and don’t do that,” she said.”They have to discover and they have to make their own mistakes because it’s only when you make your own mistakes that you will learn. You won’t learn because I tell you.”Karisma added that she has consciously learned to hold back from offering constant advice.”As a mother you want to give advice. I’m learning how to control it as much as I can.” Go to Source
