Kismet

Kismet (/ˈkɪzmɪt, -mɛt, ˈkɪs-/, Turkish: قسمت kısmet, from Arabic قِسْمَة qisma) means "fate, destiny" in several languages, including Persian, Turkish, Urdu and Hindi.

Geography

• Kismet, California, an unincorporated community
• Kismet, Kansas, a village near the state's southwestern corner
• Kismet, New York, a hamlet on Fire Island, New York

Film and stage

• Kismet (play), a 1911 play by Edward Knoblock
• Kismet (1920 film), starring Otis Skinner and directed by Louis J. Gasnier
• Kismet (1930 film), starring Loretta Young and Otis Skinner
• Kismet (1931 film), directed by William Dieterle
• Kismet (1932 film), a Hindi film by Baburao Patel
• Kismet (1943 film), a Hindi film starring Ashok Kumar
• Kismet (1944 film), starring Ronald Colman and Marlene Dietrich
• Kismet (musical), a 1953 musical version
• Kismet (1955 film), directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on the 1953 musical
• 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 (The Mastersounds album), 1958
• Kismet (Adriana Evans album) (2005)
• Kismet (Jesca Hoop album) (2007)
• Kismet, an album by Stelios Petrakis and Bijan Cherimani of the Chemirani Ensemble

Songs

• "Kismet" (Elitsa & Stoyan song), the 2013 Bulgarian Eurovision entry
• "Kismet", a song by Elvis Presley from Harum Scarum
• "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 Silent Sanctuary

Comics

• Kismet (Marvel Comics), a superheroine
• Kismet (DC Comics), a DC Comics character
• Kismet, Man of Fate, the first Muslim superhero, originally published by Gilberton Publications

Technology

• Kismet (software), software used to analyze wireless network traffic
• Kismet (robot), a robot intended to demonstrate simulated emotion
• Kismet (gameplay scripting), a scripting tool for the Unreal Engine from Epic Games

Other uses

• Kismet (chocolate bar)
• Kismet (dice game), a game similar to Yahtzee

See also

• Akismet, a server-based spam filter
• Ashima, Semitic goddess of fate
• Predestination in Islam