Dimple Kapadia
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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.
Known for
Credits
Tenet (2020)
as Priya
Pathaan (2023)
as Nandini
Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva (2022)
as Savitri Devi
Cocktail (2012)
as Kavita Kapoor
Vikram (1986)
as Inimaasi Princess of Salamia
Luck by Chance (2009)
as Neena Walia
Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
as Tara Jaiswal
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024)
as Urmila Shukla
Murder Mubarak (2024)
as Cookie Katoch
Dabangg (2010)
as Naini
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (2023)
as Renu Arora
Haque (1991)
as Varsha B. Singh
Patiala House (2011)
as Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
Karm Yodha (1992)
as Namita
Welcome Back (2015)
as Poonam
Angrezi Medium (2020)
as Mrs. Kohli
Dil Aashna Hai (1992)
as Barkha
Ram Lakhan (1989)
as Geeta Kashyap
A Thursday (2022)
as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
Dabangg 3 (2019)
as Naini Devi Pandey
Batwara (1989)
Actor
Tum Milo Toh Sahi (2010)
Actor
Bobby (1973)
as Bobby J. Braganza
Narsimha (1991)
as Anita V. Rastogi
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999)
as Devyani
Allah Rakha (1986)
as Julie Khera
Sapne Saajan Ke (1992)
as Dimple
Insaniyat Ke Dushman (1987)
as Shilpa
Touhean (1989)
Actor
Dushman Devta (1991)
Actor
Ajooba (1991)
as Rukhsana Khan
Gardish (1993)
as Shanti
Pyar Ke Naam Qurban (1990)
as Rajkumari Devika Singh
Finding Fanny (2014)
as Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
Kaash (1987)
as Pooja
Being Cyrus (2005)
as Katy Sethna
Zakhmi Sher (1984)
as Advocate Anu Gupta
Aaj Kie Aurat (1993)
as Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni
Krantiveer (1994)
as Megha Dixit
Hum Kaun Hai (2004)
as Sandra Williams
Aitbaar (1985)
as Neha Khanna
Janbaaz (1986)
as Reshma Rai
Bees Saal Baad (1989)
as Nisha
Living Legend - Raj Kapoor (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Prahaar (1991)
as Kiran
Kali Ganga (1990)
Actor
2001: Do Hazaar Ek (1998)
as Roshni Sharma
Khoon Ka Karz (1991)
Actor
Aakhri Adaalat (1988)
as Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor
Jab Khuli Kitaab (2024)
as Anusuya
Pyaar Mein Twist (2005)
as Sheetal Arya
Zakhmi Aurat (1988)
as Kiran Dutt
Phir Kabhi (2009)
as Ganga
Saagar (1985)
as Mona D'Silva
Mrityudaata (1997)
as Mrs. Janki Ghayal
Aag Ka Gola (1989)
Actor
Laawaris (1999)
as Kavita Saxena
Kabzaa (1988)
as Doctor Smita
Go Noni Go (2024)
as Noni
Insaaf (1987)
as Sonia/Dr. Sarita
Gunaah (1993)
Actor
Arjun (1985)
as Geeta Sahani
Pyaar Ka Punchama 3 (—)
Actor
Rudaali (1993)
as Shanichari
Leela (2002)
as Leela
Gunahon Ka Faisla (1988)
as Durga/Shanu
Ladaai (1989)
as Billoo
Drishti (1990)
as Sandhya
Saazish (1988)
as Meena
Sikka (1989)
Actor
Ganga Tere Desh Mein (1988)
as Princess
Mera Shikaar (1988)
Actor
Banaras (2006)
as Gayatri
Jumbo (2008)
as Devi
Agnichakra (1997)
as Rani
Gollu Aur Pappu (2014)
Actor
Manzil Manzil (1984)
as Seema Malhotra
Mast Kalandar (1991)
Actor
Pati Parmeshwar (1990)
Actor
Shehzaade (1989)
as Aarti
The Confined (1993)
as The Woman
Mahaveera (1988)
Actor
Lekin... (1990)
as Reva
Angaar (1992)
as Mili
Lava (1985)
as Rinku Dayal