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Dimple
Kapadia
Dimple Kapadia (born June 8, 1957) is an Indian film
actress who appears in Bollywood films. She was known
for her glamorous looks, sex appeal and challenging
roles. She has done variety of roles spanning from
sex symbol icon of Bobby and Saagar to serious roles
in Rudaali.
Career
She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who introduced her
in the 1973 movie Bobby. She was only sixteen at the
time. She had recently married to Hindi film superstar
Rajesh Khanna and despite the enormous success of
Bobby, left the film industry to raise her children.
After a divorce, she returned to the film industry
in 1985, in the film Saagar, where she once again
appeared opposite her Bobby co-star, Rishi Kapoor.
Saagar featured a brief nude scene for Ms. Kapadia,
which was very controversial at the time.
She appeared in many movies throughout the 1980s and
early 1990s. She won the National Film Award for Best
Actress portrayal of her role in Rudaali. Recently
she was praised for her performance as an alcoholic
in Dil Chahta Hai in 2001. In 2005 she once again
starred with Rishi Kapoor in Pyaar Mein Twist. This
was twenty years since their last on-screen pairing,
and thirty-two years since their first.
Personal life
Ms. Kapadia was born the elder daughter of Gujarati
entrepreneur Chunnibhai Kapadia and his wife Betty.
Ms. Kapadia had married actor Rajesh Khanna six months
before the release of her first film, Bobby. She then
retired from acting for twelve years to raise her
daughters Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna.
After a divorce from Khanna in 1980, she returned
to acting. Her daughters Twinkle and Rinke also became
actresses, as did her sister Simple Kapadia. She has
previously dated actor Sunny Deol.
Awards
• 1973 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Bobby
• 1985 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Saagar
• 1993 - National Film Awards for Best Actress,
Rudaali
• 1994 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award,
Krantiveer
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