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