Karisma Kapoor on Rumour That Kapoor Women Aren't Allowed to Work: 'Mummy, Neetu Aunty Ko Ghar Basana Tha'

Karisma Kapoor recently opened up on Zakir Khan’s show Aapka Apna Zakir, addressing the long- standing rumour that the Kapoor family doesn’t allow their women to work. The actor clarified that it was actually the women’s own choice. Karisma explained that her mom, Babita Kapoor, and aunt Neetu Kapoor decided to focus on family life, while others like Geeta Bali and Jennifer Kendal chose to keep their careers alive after marriage.

When Zakir brought up the chatter about whether Kapoor women needed permission to work in the industry, Karisma set the record straight. She said, “Yeh sab baatein hain ki mujhe allow tha yaa nahi tha. Jab meri mummy ki shaadi hui aur Neetu aunty ki shaadi hui, unka choice tha ki unko ghar basana tha, bachche karne the aur career achha hua tha. Unka choice tha (All this discussions about whether I was allowed or not is just that discussions. When my mom and Neetu aunty got married, it was their choice to focus on building a home, having children, and stepping away from their careers, which were going well. It was their decision).”

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Karisma also pointed out that Shammi Kapoor’s wife, Geeta Bali and Shashi Kapoor’s wife, Jennifer Kendal, kept working after they got married. She said, “Similarly, Shammi uncle and Shashi uncle’s wives, Geeta Bali ji and Jennifer aunty, unhone kaam kiya shaadi ke baad. Toh aisa kuch baat hai nahi ki Kapoor family mein shaadi ke baad kaam nahi kar sakte yaa Kapoor ladki kaam nahi kar

sakte. Aisa kuch nahi tha (They continued working after marriage. So, it’s not true that in the Kapoor family, you can’t work after marriage or that Kapoor women aren’t allowed to have careers. There was never such a restriction).”

On the professional front, Karisma Kapoor is currently seen as one of the judges on India’s Best Dancer 4 alongside Geeta Kapur and Terence Lewis. The actress will next be appearing in the upcoming OTT series Brown. The thriller series revolves around a detective who investigates the murder of a young woman from a well-connected family while recovering from alcoholism. It also stars Helen, Ajinkya Deo and Soni Razdan in key roles.