Dimple Kapadia

Biography

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.

Known For

Bobby J. Braganza

Bobby

Billoo

Ladaai

Devi

Jumbo

Gunaah

Prime Minister Maya Rajguru

A Thursday

Katy Sethna

Being Cyrus

Namita

Karm Yodha

Tara Jaiswal

दिल चाहता है

Urmila Bedi (Masi)

तेरी बातों में ऐसा उलझा जिया

Naini

दबंग्ग

Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni

Aaj Kie Aurat

Jab Khuli Kitaab

Neena Walia

Luck by Chance

Inimaasi Princess of Salamia

விக்ரம்

Geeta Kashyap

Ram Lakhan

Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe

Patiala House

Geeta Sahani

Arjun

Mili

Angaar

Kiran

प्रहार

Barkha

दिल आशना है

Megha Dixit

Krantiveer

Naini Devi Pandey

दबंग्ग ३

Seema Malhotra

मंज़िल मंज़िल

Rukhsana Khan

Ajooba

Mona D'Silva

सागर

Gayatri

Banaras

Kavita Kapoor

कॉकटेल

Ganga

Phir Kabhi

Anita V. Rastogi

Narsimha

Rajkumari Devika Singh

प्यार के नाम कुर्बान

Savitri Devi

ब्रह्मास्त्र पहला भाग: शिवा

Pooja

Kaash

the woman

অন্তরীণ

Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica

Finding Fanny

Leela

Leela

Gollu Aur Pappu

Cookie Katoch

मर्डर मुबारक

Mrs. Janki Ghayal

Mrityudaata

Poonam

Welcome Back

Neha Khanna

Aitbaar

Reva

लेकिन...

Kavita Saxena

Laawaris

Sandhya

दृष्टि

Devyani

Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain

Sheetal Arya

Pyaar Mein Twist

Batwara

Shanti

गर्दिश

Aag Ka Gola

Kiran Dutt

ज़ख्मी औरत

Princess

Ganga Tere Desh Mein

Reshma Rai

Janbaaz

Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor

आखिरी अदालत

Nisha

Bees Saal Baad

Mast Kalandar

Aarti

Shehzaade

Dimple

Sapne Saajan Ke

Shilpa

Insaniyat Ke Dushman

Kabhi Na Kabhi

Sandra Williams

Hum Kaun Hai

Dushman Devta

Doctor Smita

Kabzaa

Shanichari

रुदाली

Julie Khera

Allah Rakha

Mahaveera

Khoon Ka Karz

Priya

Tenet

Roshni Sharma

2001: Do Hazaar Ek

Rani

Agnichakra

Mrs. Kohli

अंग्रेजी मिडीयम

Touhean

Sikka

Tum Milo Toh Sahi

Rinku Dayal

Lava

Renu Arora

तू झूठी मैं मक्कार

Pati Parmeshwar

Meena

Saazish

Durga/Shanu

Gunahon Ka Faisla

Varsha B. Singh

Haque

Nandini

पठान

Sonia/Dr. Sarita

Insaaf

Advocate Anu Gupta

Zakhmi Sher

Noni

Go Noni Go

Mera Shikaar

Kali Ganga