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
Haque (1991)
as Varsha B. Singh
Cocktail (2012)
as Kavita Kapoor
Touhean (1989)
Actor
Karm Yodha (1992)
as Namita
Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
as Tara Jaiswal
Murder Mubarak (2024)
as Cookie Katoch
Tum Milo Toh Sahi (2010)
Actor
Batwara (1989)
Actor
Narsimha (1991)
as Anita V. Rastogi
Vikram (1986)
as Inimaasi Princess of Salamia
Phir Kabhi (2009)
as Ganga
Dushman Devta (1991)
Actor
Living Legend - Raj Kapoor (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Angrezi Medium (2020)
as Mrs. Kohli
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (2023)
as Renu Arora
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999)
as Devyani
Pyaar Ka Punchama 3 (—)
Actor
Insaniyat Ke Dushman (1987)
as Shilpa
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024)
as Urmila Shukla
Dabangg (2010)
as Naini
Pyar Ke Naam Qurban (1990)
as Rajkumari Devika Singh
Dil Aashna Hai (1992)
as Barkha
Jab Khuli Kitaab (2024)
as Anusuya
Ram Lakhan (1989)
as Geeta Kashyap
Welcome Back (2015)
as Poonam
Luck by Chance (2009)
as Neena Walia
Bobby (1973)
as Bobby J. Braganza
What the Fish (2013)
Actor
Hum Kaun Hai (2004)
as Sandra Williams
Gunahon Ka Faisla (1988)
as Durga/Shanu
Being Cyrus (2005)
as Katy Sethna
Saagar (1985)
as Mona D'Silva
Dabangg 3 (2019)
as Naini Devi Pandey
Sapne Saajan Ke (1992)
as Dimple
Gardish (1993)
as Shanti
Janbaaz (1986)
as Reshma Rai
Gollu Aur Pappu (2014)
Actor
Saazish (1988)
as Meena
Krantiveer (1994)
as Megha Dixit
Kaash (1987)
as Pooja
2001: Do Hazaar Ek (1998)
as Roshni Sharma
A Thursday (2022)
as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
Aakhri Adaalat (1988)
as Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor
Arjun (1985)
as Geeta Sahani
Patiala House (2011)
as Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
Ajooba (1991)
as Rukhsana Khan
Zakhmi Aurat (1988)
as Kiran Dutt
Finding Fanny (2014)
as Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
Prahaar (1991)
as Kiran
Allah Rakha (1986)
as Julie Khera
Rudaali (1993)
as Shanichari
Ganga Tere Desh Mein (1988)
as Princess
Laawaris (1999)
as Kavita Saxena
Ladaai (1989)
as Billoo
Angaar (1992)
as Mili
Agnichakra (1997)
as Rani
Manzil Manzil (1984)
as Seema Malhotra
Aitbaar (1985)
as Neha Khanna
The Confined (1993)
as The Woman
Jumbo (2008)
as Devi
Bees Saal Baad (1989)
as Nisha
Banaras (2006)
as Gayatri
Leela (2002)
as Leela
Zakhmi Sher (1984)
as Advocate Anu Gupta
Sikka (1989)
Actor
Drishti (1990)
as Sandhya
Kabzaa (1988)
as Doctor Smita
Shehzaade (1989)
as Aarti
Mrityudaata (1997)
as Mrs. Janki Ghayal
Lava (1985)
as Rinku Dayal
Khoon Ka Karz (1991)
Actor
Go Noni Go (2024)
as Noni
Mahaveera (1988)
Actor
Mast Kalandar (1991)
Actor
Gunaah (1993)
Actor
Mera Shikaar (1988)
Actor
Insaaf (1987)
as Sonia/Dr. Sarita
Aag Ka Gola (1989)
Actor
Kali Ganga (1990)
Actor
Aaj Kie Aurat (1993)
as Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni
Lekin... (1990)
as Reva
Pyaar Mein Twist (2005)
as Sheetal Arya
Pati Parmeshwar (1990)
Actor