Karisma Kapoor was already a huge star and Kareena was a young little girl while visiting her sister on a movie set. Clearly, Kareena had strong aspirations of being an actor from a young age and perhaps she was a born superstar. In a recent interview, Bollywood’s veteran photographer RT Chawla has revealed that while Babita accompanied Karisma with her on her film shoots, it was actually Kareena’s advice that Lolo took.For those not in the know, Karisma and Kareena’s nick names are Lolo and Bebo respectively and that’s how industry insiders know them.Chawla said that Karisma is the female actor he has photographed the most and she used to consider him a friend. Thus, he would often accompany her on her film shoots.“Initially, her mother (retired actor Babita) used to always come along with Karisma to movie sets. But it wasn’t Babita who guided her, but little Kareena, although she was younger. Whenever she returned after giving a shot, Karisma would always ask Kareena if she did well. And Kareena (if she didn’t like her performance) would say, ‘No, it wasn’t good. Do it this way,‘” he said, mimicking Kareena‘s hand gestures suggesting a different approach. “Kareena guided Karisma back then when she was young,” he shared during a chat with actor Aartii Naagpal on her YouTube show Chitt Ki Baat.This further led to Aarti Nagpal recalling a memor of working in ‘Khuddar’ with Govinda and Karisma. Aarti played Govinda’s sister in the movie. Recalling her experience, she added, “We were shooting for Khuddar in Chennai. We had a one-month schedule there, and the shoot mostly happened outdoors. I clearly remember Babita ji being on set, sitting and reading a book. Meanwhile, Kareena would be there too, watching the monitor. She must have been in Class 10 back then. There was a noticeable age gap between them, right? Karisma and I were very young ourselves, but Kareena was even younger. I always thought Babita ji was the one guiding Karisma. But now that you mention it, I realise it was Kareena! I remember Karisma running to Kareena after her shots to get feedback. She was the one offering all the advice.”
