Dimple Kapadia

Actor, Film actor

1957 –

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Who is Dimple Kapadia?

Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia is an Indian film actress. Kapadia made her acting debut at the age of 16, playing the title role in Raj Kapoor's teen romance Bobby. In that same year she married Indian actor Rajesh Khanna. She is the mother of Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna, both former actresses. Kapadia returned to the film industry in 1984 after her separation from Khanna. One of her films of that period was the drama Saagar. Both Bobby and Saagar won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She became one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1980s.

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 parallel films and received acclaim for her performances in such films as Kaash, Drishti, Lekin..., and Rudaali, 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 and Krantiveer, the latter of which garnered her a fourth Filmfare Award.

Kapadia continued working infrequently through the 1990s and the 2000s.

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Born
Jun 8, 1957
Mumbai
Also known as
  • Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia
  • Dimple Jatin Khanna
  • Dimple
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Gujarati people
Nationality
  • India
Profession

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on July 23, 2013

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