Person Details

Birthday: 1957-06-08 00:26:37

Aliases: डिम्पल कपाड़िया , 딤플 카파디아

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Mumbai, India

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Movie Involvements: 55

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Tenet
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7

Tenet

(2020) Priya
Pathaan
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7

Pathaan

(2023) Nandini
Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva
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7

Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva

(2022) Savitri Devi
Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo
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7

Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

(2023) Savitri "Rani Baa"
Tandav
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5

Tandav

(2021) Anuradha Kishore
Dil Chahta Hai
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7

Dil Chahta Hai

(2001) Tara Jaiswal
Patiala House
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6

Patiala House

(2011) Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
A Thursday
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6

A Thursday

(2022) Prime Minister Maya Rajguru

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
2023 Savitri "Rani Baa"
Renu Arora (Mickey's mother)
Nandini
2022 Savitri Devi
Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
2021 Anuradha Kishore
2020 Priya
Mrs. Kohli
2019 Naini Devi Pandey
2015 Poonam
2014 N/A
Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
2012 Kavita Kapoor
2011 Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
2010 Naini
N/A
2009 Ganga
Neena Walia
2008 Devi
2006 Gayatri
2005 Katy Sethna
Sheetal Arya
2004 Sandra Williams
2002 Leela
2001 Tara Jaiswal
1999 Devyani
Kavita Saxena
1998 N/A
Roshni Sharma
1997 Mrs. Janki Ghayal
Rani
1994 Megha Dixit
1993 the woman
N/A
Shanti
Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni
Shanichari
1992 Barkha
Mili
Dimple
Namita
1991 Anita V. Rastogi
Rukhsana Khan
N/A
N/A
N/A
Varsha B. Singh
Kiran
1990 Sandhya
N/A
Reva
Rajkumari Devika Singh
1989 N/A
Billoo
Aarti
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nisha
Geeta Kashyap
1988 Princess
Kiran Dutt
Durga/Shanu
Meena
N/A
Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor
Doctor Smita
1987 Pooja
Sonia/Dr. Sarita
Shilpa
1986 Julie Khera
Reshma Rai
Inimaasi Princess of Salamia
1985 Mona D'Silva
Geeta Sahani
Neha Khanna
Rinku Dayal
1984 Advocate Anu Gupta
Seema Malhotra
1973 Bobby J. Braganza
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N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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