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Comics

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Kismet (Marvel Comics) Kismet (), also known as Paragon, Her, and Ayesha (), is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Ayesha appeared in the Marvel ...
, a superheroine * Kismet, Man of Fate, 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 He was the editor and publisher of India's first film trade magazine, ''Filmindia'', the first edition of which was published in 1935. ...
* ''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'' (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 intended to become a geneticist before graduatin ...


Music

* Kismet (band), a 1993–2002 Australian rock group formed as an offshoot of Mizar


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."Trio Chemirani ...


Songs

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"Kismet" (Elitsa & Stoyan song), the 2013 Bulgarian Eurovision entry *"Kismet", a song by Bond from '' Born'' *"Kismet", a song by Flowing Tears from '' Thy Kingdom Gone'' *"Kismet", an instrumental song by Kamelot from ''
Silverthorn Silverthorn may refer to: * ''Silverthorn'' (album), an album by Kamelot * ''Silverthorn'' (novel), a novel by Raymond E. Feist *Silverthorn, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Toronto *Silverthorn Collegiate Institute *Silverthorn, a character on ''The ...
'' *"Kismet", a song by Elvis Presley from '' Harum Scarum'' *"Kismet", a song by
Silent Sanctuary Silent Sanctuary is a 6-piece Filipino rock band that was formed in Metro Manila, Philippines in 2001. Five studio albums have been released by the band throughout its career. History Silent Sanctuary was formed in 2001 with three founding membe ...
*"Kismet", a single by XIX


Places

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Kismet, California The Valley Division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ran from San Francisco to Barstow in California. It is now part of the BNSF Railway's Stockton Subdivision and Bakersfield Subdivision.
, an unincorporated community *
Kismet, Kansas Kismet is a city in Seward County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 340. History The first post office in Kismet was established in November 1888. Geography Kismet is located at (37.205043, -100. ...
, a village near Kansas's southwestern corner *
Kismet, New York Kismet is a hamlet in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is the westernmost beach community on Fire Island, immediately west of Saltaire and east of the Fire Island Light. Kismet is accessible by road or on foot via ...
, 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

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Kismet (gameplay scripting) Unreal Engine (UE) is a 3D computer graphics game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game ''Unreal (1998 video game), Unreal''. Initially developed for Personal computer, PC first-person shooters, i ...
, a scripting tool for the Unreal Engine from Epic Games *
Kismet (robot) __NOTOC__ Kismet is a robot head made in the 1990s at Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Dr. Cynthia Breazeal as an experiment in affective computing; a machine that can recognize and simulate emotions. The name Kismet comes from a Turkis ...
, a robot intended to demonstrate simulated emotion * Kismet (software), 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 also known as ATP-dependent helicase CHD7 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''CHD7'' gene. CHD7 is an ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler homologous to the Drosophila trithorax-group protei ...


See also

* Akismet, a server-based spam filter *
Ashima Ashima (; la, Asima) is an ancient Semitic goddess. Ancient Middle East Asima was a West Semitic goddess of fate related to the Akkadian goddess Shimti ("fate"), who was a goddess in her own right but also a title of other goddesses such as ...
, Semitic goddess of fate *
Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...
or fate * Kismat (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo