Kismet Explained

Kismet may refer to:

• The Turkic term for predestination in Islam

Comics

• Kismet (Marvel Comics), 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
• 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 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

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

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
• "Kismet", a song by Flowing Tears from Thy Kingdom Gone
• "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
• "Kismet", a song by Silent Sanctuary
• "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, 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), 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

See also

• Akismet, a server-based spam filter
• Ashima, Semitic goddess of fate
• Destiny or fate
• Kismat (disambiguation)
• Kismath (disambiguation)