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Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian film actress. She 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, and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to films in 1984 after her separation from Khanna. One of her films of that period include the dramaSaagar (1985). Both films won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[2] Later in her career she started taking on roles in parallel films such as Drishti (1990), Lekin... (1991), and Rudaali(1993). Her performance in the latter earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress.
Early life
Career
She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who introduced her in his 1973 movie Bobby. She was sixteen at the time. She married actor Rajesh Khanna[4] at the age of 16, and left the film industry to raise her children.[5]
After Kapadia's separation, she returned to the film industry in 1984. In 1985, she appeared in the film Saagar, where she once again appeared opposite her Bobby co-star, Rishi Kapoor. The film was known for being quite controversial for several scenes featuring Kapadia, including one scene in which she was seen in a brief topless scene.[6][7] Kapadia's performance as Mona D'Silva, a young woman residing inGoa, who is torn between her friend and the man she loves, won her a second Best Actress award at the Filmfare Awards. Rediff.com noted about her performance, "Dimple, caught between a friend and lover, performed solidly and memorably, grounding the two male leads and making the film work."[2]
Kapadia appeared in many movies throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1993, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Rudaali. She played an alcoholic in Dil Chahta Hai (2001). In 2005, she once again starred with Rishi Kapoor in Pyaar Mein Twist. In 2006, she appeared in her first English-language film Being Cyrus. Kapadia's more recent work includes Luck By Chance (2009).
Personal life
She married actor Rajesh Khanna six months before the release of her first film, Bobby, in 1973.[8] She then retired from acting for twelve years to raise her two daughters, Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna.[8]
Kapadia separated from Khanna in 1984.[9] In 2010, reporter Dinesh Raheja stated that “the bitterness between Rajesh and Dimple washed away", noting that they are seen together at parties and that Dimple campaigned for Khanna's election and also worked in his film Jai Shiv Shankar.[10] After the separation she returned to acting.[8] Her daughters also became actresses as did her younger sister Simple Kapadia.[11] Her daughter, Twinkle Khanna, is married to actor Akshay Kumar.[12]
Awards
- 1973 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Bobby
- 1985 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Saagar
- 1991 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards - Best Actress, Drishti[13]
- 1993 - National Film Awards for Best Actress, Rudaali
- 1993 - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Rudaali
- 1994 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Krantiveer
Filmography
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