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Dimple Kapadia

Actress / Film Actress | * 06/08/1957 (66) | Mumbai / Bombay (India)
Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her father's efforts to launch her in the film industry. She was discovered at age 14 by the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, who cast her in the title role of his teen romance Bobby (1973), which opened to major commercial success and gained her wide public recognition. Shortly before the film's release in 1973, she married the actor Rajesh Khanna and quit acting. Their daughters, Twinkle and Rinke Khanna, both briefly worked as actresses in their youth. Kapadia returned to films in 1984, two years after her separation from Khanna. Her comeback film Saagar, which was released a year later, revived her career. Both Bobby and Saagar won her Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Through her work over the next decade, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actres... ()
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Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She was launched by Raj Kapoor at age 16, playing the title role in his teen romance Bobby (1973). In that same year she married Indian actor Rajesh Khanna and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to the film industry in 1984, following her separation from Khanna. One of her films of that period was the drama Saagar (1985). Both Bobby and Saagar won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1980s.Initially recognized as a national sex symbol, Kapadia was keen to avoid being stereotyped and expand her range of acting roles. She subsequently took on more serious parts in a range of film genres, from mainstream to parallel cinema, and received acclaim for her performances in such films as Kaash (1987), Drishti (1990), Lekin... (1990), and Rudaali (1993), which earned her a National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She followed with supporting roles in Gardish (1993) and Krantiveer (1994), the latter of which garnered her a fourth Filmfare Award.Kapadia continued working infrequently through the 1990s and the 2000s. She played a minor part in Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and was noted for her portrayal of the title role in the American production Leela (2002). Some of her later film credits include leading roles in Hum Kaun Hai? (2004), Pyaar Mein Twist (2005), Phir Kabhi (2008) and Tum Milo Toh Sahi (2010), and supporting roles in Being Cyrus (2005), Luck by Chance (2009), Dabangg (2010), Cocktail (2012) and Finding Fanny (2014). Kapadia is the mother of Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna, both former actresses.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Dimple Kapadia

2x Filmfare Award for Best Actress Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress National Film Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Dimple Kapadia as Actress(77)

as Nandini2023 Pathaan
as Renu Arora (Mickey's mother)2023 Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru2022 A Thursday
as Savitri Devi2022 Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva
as Mrs. Kohli2020 Angrezi Medium
as Priya2020 Tenet
as Poonam2015 Welcome Back
as Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica2014 Finding Fanny
as Kavita Kapoor2012 Cocktail
as Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe2011 Patiala House
as Naini2010 Dabangg
as Neena Walia2009 Luck by Chance
as Ganga2009 Phir Kabhi
as Devi2008 Jumbo
as Gayatri2006 Banaras
as Sheetal Arya2005 A Twist in Love
as Katy Sethna2005 Being Cyrus
as Sandra Williams2004 Hum Kaun Hai
as Leela2002 Leela
as Tara Jaiswal2001 Dil Chahta Hai
as Devyani1999 Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain
as Kavita Saxena1999 Laawaris
as Roshni Sharma1998 2001: Do Hazaar Ek
as Rani1997 Agnichakra
as Mrs. Janki Ghayal1997 Mrityudaata
as Megha Dixit1994 Krantiveer
1993 Gunaah
as the woman1993 The Confined
as Shanichari1993 Rudaali
as Shanti1993 Gardish
as Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni1993 Aaj Kie Aurat
as Dimple1992 Sapne Saajan Ke
as Barkha1992 Dil Aashna Hai
as Mili1992 Angaar
as Namita1992 Karm Yodha
as Rukhsana Khan1991 Ajooba
as Anita V. Rastogi1991 Narsimha
as Varsha B. Singh1991 Haque
as Kiran1991 Prahaar
as Reva1990 Lekin...
as Sandhya1990 Drishti
as Rajkumari Devika Singh1990 Pyar Ke Naam Qurban
as Geeta Kashyap1989 Ram Lakhan
as Billoo1989 Ladaai
as Aarti1989 Shehzaade
as Nisha1989 Bees Saal Baad
1989 Batwara
1989 Sikka
1989 Touhean
as Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor1988 Aakhri Adaalat
as Doctor Smita1988 Kabzaa
as Durga/Shanu1988 Gunahon Ka Faisla
as Princess1988 Ganga Tere Desh Mein
as Kiran Dutt1988 Zakhmi Aurat
as Pooja1987 Kaash
as Shilpa1987 Insaniyat Ke Dushman
as Sonia/dr. Sarita1987 Insaaf
as Reshma Rai1986 Janbaaz
as Inimaasi Princess of Salamia1986 Vikram
as Julie Khera1986 Allah-Rakha
as Mona D'Silva1985 Saagar
as Rinku Dayal1985 Lava
as Neha Khanna1985 Trust
as Geeta Sahani1985 Arjun
as Advocate Anu Gupta1984 Zakhmi Sher
as Seema Malhotra1984 Manzil Manzil
as Bobby J. Braganza1973 Bobby

TV Shows/Series with Dimple Kapadia as Actress(2)

as Anuradha Kishore2021 Tandav

Citizenship: India
Born: Saturday, 06/08 1957 (June) in Mumbai / Bombay (India) (current age: 66 years + 294 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Hindi (HI)
Spouses (current/former): Rajesh Khanna
Siblings: Simple Kapadia
Other names for Dimple Kapadia (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"डिम्पल कपाड़िया"
"딤플 카파디아"
Dimple Kapadia frequently works together with these people:
Anupam Kher (14x, Actor)
Raj Babbar (13x, Actor)
Gulshan Grover (12x, Actor)
Dharmendra (11x, Actor)
Paresh Rawal (11x, Actor)
Jackie Shroff (11x, Actor)
Javed Akhtar (11x, Crew)
Shakti Kapoor (9x, Actor)
Prem Chopra (9x, Actor)
Nana Patekar (8x, Actor)
Raza Murad (7x, Actor)
Ali Abbas Zafar (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:305378, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/02/2024