Kismet may refer to: *The Turkic term for

predestination in Islam ''Qadar'' (, transliterated ''qadar'',meaning literally "power",J. M. Cowan (ed.) (1976). ''The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic''. Wiesbaden, Germany: Spoken Language Services. but translated variously as: "divine fore-ordainment" ...

Comics

* Kismet (Marvel Comics), a superheroine *

Kismet, Man of Fate Kismet, Man of Fate is a superhero published by Elliot Publishing Company in the Golden Age of Comic Books. The series features adventures of an Algerian superhero who was thought lost by the Allies at the end of World War II. The character origin ...

, the first Muslim superhero, originally published by Gilberton Publications

Film

* ''Kismet'' (1920 film), a film starring Otis Skinner and directed by Louis J. Gasnier, based on the 1911 play * ''Kismet'' (1930 film), a film starring Loretta Young and Otis Skinner, also based on the play * ''Kismet'' (1931 film), a film by William Dieterle, also based on the play * ''Kismet'' (1932 film), a Hindi film by

Baburao Patel Baburao Patel (1904–1982) was an Indian publisher and writer, associated with films and politics. Career Baburao: A Pioneer of Indian Cinema. Baburao was a key figure in the early days of Indian cinema. He started his career as a journalist ...

* ''Kismet'' (1943 film), a Hindi film starring Ashok Kumar * ''Kismet'' (1944 film), a film starring Ronald Colman and Marlene Dietrich, also based on the play * ''Kismet'' (1955 film), a film by Vincente Minnelli and based on the 1953 musical *''Kismet'' (1956), a 1956 Indian-Turkish film by

Nanabhai Bhatt Nanabhai Bhatt (12 June 1915 – 24 April 1999) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Gujarati cinema. He is known for making over a hundred fantasy and mythological films, including ''Mr. X'' (1957), ' ...

and Semih Evin * ''Kismet'' (1956 film), a Pakistani drama film * ''Kismet'' (1967 film), an American TV film * ''Kismet'' (1980 film), a Hindi film starring Mithun Chakraborty *''Kismet'', a 1999 American short starring

Stephanie Niznik Stephanie Lynne Niznik (May 20, 1967 – June 23, 2019) was an American film, television, and theatre actress, most famous for her role as Nina Feeney on '' Everwood''. Early life and career Niznik grew up in Brewer, Maine, and was co-valedicto ...

Music

Kismet (band) Kismet were an Australian darkwave band, formed in 1993 by Macedonian immigrant and ex- Mizar guitarist Gorazd Chapovski after that band's breakup in 1991 and his relocation to Australia shortly after. History Kismet were formed in 1993 by Ch ...

, a 1993–2002 Australian rock group formed as an offshoot of Mizar * Kismet (artist), born in 2006 Chilean artist Kismet started his music career from his bedroom

Albums

* ''Kismet'' (Adriana Evans album) (2005) * ''Kismet'' (Jesca Hoop album) (2007) * ''Kismet'' (The Mastersounds album) (1958) *''Kismet'', an album by Stelios Petrakis and Bijan Cherimani of the

Chemirani Ensemble The Chemirani ensemble is a notable Persian classical music ensemble. The group is made of Chemirani family: *Bijan Chemirani *Djamchid Chemirani *Keyvan Chemirani *Maryam Chemirani In 1988, the Chemirani Trio (Bijan, Keyvan and Jamshid) was bo ...

Extended plays

* ''Kismet'' (EP), a 2023 EP by Belinda Carlisle

Songs

* "Kismet" (Elitsa & Stoyan song), the 2013 Bulgarian Eurovision entry *"Kismet", a song by Bond from ''

Born Born may refer to: * Childbirth * Born (surname), a surname (see also for a list of people with the name) * ''Born'' (comics), a comic book limited series Places * Born, Belgium, a village in the German-speaking Community of Belgium * Born, Luxe ...

'' *"Kismet", a song by Flowing Tears from ''

Thy Kingdom Gone ''Thy Kingdom Gone'' is a concept album and the sixth full-length album by the German gothic metal band Flowing Tears. The cover art was made by Seth Siro Anton, who has previously worked with bands such as Moonspell, Soilwork, and Paradise Lo ...

'' *"Kismet", an instrumental song by Kamelot from '' Silverthorn'' *"Kismet", a song by Elvis Presley from '' Harum Scarum'' *"Kismet", a song by Raveena from ''

Asha's Awakening ''Asha's Awakening'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Raveena, which was released through Warner Records on February 11, 2022. The album was preceded by the singles "Rush" and "Secret". ''Asha's Awakening'' is a concept ...

'' *"Kismet", a song by

Silent Sanctuary Silent Sanctuary is a 6-piece Filipino rock band that was formed in Metro Manila, Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the we ...

*"Kismet", a song by SZA from '' S'' *"Kismet", a single by XIX

Places

* Kismet, California, an unincorporated community * Kismet, Kansas, a village near Kansas's southwestern corner *

Kismet, New York Kismet is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet in the Islip, New York, Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is the westernmost beach community on Fire Island, New York, Fire Island, immed ...

, a hamlet on Fire Island, New York

Stage

* ''Kismet'' (play), a 1911 play by Edward Knoblock * ''Kismet'' (musical), a 1953 musical version of the 1911 play

Technology

* Kismet (gameplay scripting), a scripting tool for the Unreal Engine from Epic Games *

Kismet (robot) __NOTOC__ Kismet is a robot head which was made in the 1990s at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (''MIT'') by Dr. Cynthia Breazeal as an experiment in affective computing; a machine that can recognize and simulate emotions. The name Kisme ...

, a robot intended to demonstrate simulated emotion *

Kismet (software) Kismet is a network detector, packet sniffer, and intrusion detection system for 802.11 wireless LANs. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring mode, and can sniff 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic ...

, software used to analyze wireless network traffic

Other uses

* Kismet (chocolate bar), a Finnish chocolate bar * ''Kismet'' (dice game) * ''Kismet'' (yacht), a 2014 superyacht *Kismet, a ''Drosophila'' Trithorax-group protein homologous to

CHD7 Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 7 is an ATP-dependent 'chromatin' or 'nucleosome' remodeling factor that in humans is encoded by the ''CHD7'' gene. CHD7 is an ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler homologous to the Drosophila trithorax-g ...