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Dimple Kapadia

08 Jun, 1957 in Mumbai, India

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.

Also Known As:

डिम्पल कपाड़िया딤플 카파디아

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Bobby
60% (1973)
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Ladaai
0% (1989)
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Jumbo
80% (2008)
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Gunaah
25% (1993)
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A Thursday
63% (2022)
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Dabangg
59% (2010)
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Ram Lakhan
67% (1989)
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Patiala House
59% (2011)
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Angaar
75% (1992)
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Prahaar
69% (1991)
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Saagar
65% (1985)
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Banaras
63% (2006)
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Narsimha
49% (1991)
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Kaash
100% (1987)
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The Confined
73% (1993)
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Leela
10% (2002)
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Gollu Aur Pappu
47% (2014)
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Aitbaar
52% (1985)
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Lekin...
87% (1990)
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Laawaris
57% (1999)
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Drishti
71% (1990)
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Batwara
88% (1989)
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Gardish
84% (1993)
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Aag Ka Gola
32% (1989)
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Zakhmi Aurat
55% (1988)
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Mast Kalandar
95% (1991)
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Shehzaade
30% (1989)
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Hum Kaun Hai
100% (2004)
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Dushman Devta
0% (1991)
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Kabzaa
50% (1988)
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Rudaali
48% (1993)
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Allah Rakha
30% (1986)
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Mahaveera
0% (1988)
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Khoon Ka Karz
0% (1991)
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Agnichakra
0% (1997)
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Touhean
0% (1989)
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Sikka
60% (1989)
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Lava
0% (1985)
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Pati Parmeshwar
0% (1990)
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Saazish
98% (1988)
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Haque
0% (1991)
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Insaaf
60% (1987)