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.
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Cookie Katoch
... 2024
Urmila Bedi (Masi)
... 2024
Renu Arora (Mickey's mother)
... 2023
Nandini
... 2023
Savitri Devi
... 2022
Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
... 2022
Priya
... 2020
Mrs. Kohli
... 2020
Naini Devi Pandey
... 2019
Poonam
... 2015
... 2014
Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
... 2014
Kavita Kapoor
... 2012
Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
... 2011
Naini
... 2010
... 2010
Ganga
... 2009
Neena Walia
... 2009
Devi
... 2008
Gayatri
... 2006
Katy Sethna
... 2005
Sheetal Arya
... 2005
Sandra Williams
... 2004
Leela
... 2002
Tara Jaiswal
... 2001
Devyani
... 1999
Kavita Saxena
... 1999
... 1998
Roshni Sharma
... 1998
Mrs. Janki Ghayal
... 1997
Rani
... 1997
Megha Dixit
... 1994
the woman
... 1993
... 1993
Shanti
... 1993
Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni
... 1993
Shanichari
... 1993
Barkha
... 1992
Mili
... 1992
Dimple
... 1992
Namita
... 1992
Anita V. Rastogi
... 1991
Rukhsana Khan
... 1991
... 1991
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Kiran
... 1991
Varsha B. Singh
... 1991
Sandhya
... 1990
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Reva
... 1990
Rajkumari Devika Singh
... 1990
... 1989
Billoo
... 1989
Aarti
... 1989
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Nisha
... 1989
Geeta Kashyap
... 1989
Princess
... 1988
Kiran Dutt
... 1988
Durga/Shanu
... 1988
Meena
... 1988
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Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor
... 1988
Doctor Smita
... 1988
Pooja
... 1987
Sonia/Dr. Sarita
... 1987
Shilpa
... 1987
Julie Khera
... 1986
Reshma Rai
... 1986
Inimaasi Princess of Salamia
... 1986
Mona D'Silva
... 1985
Geeta Sahani
... 1985
Neha Khanna
... 1985
Rinku Dayal
... 1985
Advocate Anu Gupta
... 1984
Seema Malhotra
... 1984
Bobby J. Braganza
... 1973
