Bollywood star Karisma Kapoor lately appeared in chart-topping show Indian Idol 15 where she revealed interesting story behind her and superstar sister Kareena Kapoor’s nicknames Lolo and Bebo.
Karisma Kapoor shared, "Ek foreign actress hain– Gina Lollobrigida. Toh waha se Lolo aa gaya, aur meri mummy jo hain, wo Sindhi hain, toh humlog ek roti hota hain, meethi loli, toh usko lolo bhi bulate hain. Waha se lolo, waha se aur yaha se, papa ne toh rakh liya unki taraf se. (There's a foreign actress- Gina Lollobrigida. So, Lolo came from there, and my mummy is Sindhi; there's a roti we make called meethi loli or lolo. So, my name was taken from there also)."
Further, talking about Kareena Kapoor's nickname, Bebo, she added, "Toh jab bebo aa gayi, sab soche the aab inka bhi kuch funny sa, cute sa naam hona chahiye, ye Dabbu, Chintu, Chimpu, Lolo, abhi inka toh papa ne rakh liya bebo. (So when Bebo was born, everyone thought that she should also get a funny and cute name, so father named her Bebo.)"