Dimple Kapadia

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Dimple Kapadia

Born June 8, 1957 (1957-06-08) (age 51)
Years active 1973, 1984-present
Spouse(s) Rajesh Khanna (1973-1984)

Dimple Shah (born June 8, 1957) is an Indian film actress who appears mostly in Bollywood films but has done one Tamil film and one English film. She was known for her glamorous looks, sex appeal and challenging roles. She has done variety of roles spanning from sex symbol icon of Bobby and Saagar to serious roles in Rudaali.

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Career

She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who introduced her in the 1973 movie Bobby. She was only sixteen at the time. She married Hindi film's First Superstar Rajesh Khanna at the age of 16 and despite the enormous success of Bobby, left the film industry to raise her children.

After a divorce, she returned to the film industry in 1985, in the film Saagar, where she once again appeared opposite her Bobby co-star, Rishi Kapoor. Saagar featured a brief topless scene for Ms. Kapadia, which was very controversial at the time.[1] She then did many roles which were bold. Her bold sex scene with Anil Kapoor in Jaanbaz is still considered to be very bold.In 1985 she took her first step into regional cinema from the Tamil film tittled Vikram which did well and then she remaind popular in bollywood.

She appeared in many movies throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress portrayal of her role in Rudaali in 1993. She was praised for her performance as an alcoholic in Dil Chahta Hai in 2001. In 2005 she once again starred with Rishi Kapoor in Pyaar Mein Twist. This was twenty years since their last on-screen pairing, and thirty-two years since their first. In 2006 she starred in her first English-language film Being Cyrus. The elderly Dimple has opted for mature roles of late. Playing either mother or grandmother roles.

Personal Life

Kapadia was the eldest daughter of Gujarati entrepreneur Chunnibhai Kapadia and his wife, Betty. She married actor, Rajesh Khanna, six months before the release of her first film, Bobby, in 1973. She then retired from acting for twelve years to raise her two daughters, Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna.

She divorced Khanna in 1984 and returned to acting. Her daughters also became actresses as did her younger sister, Simple Kapadia. Her other sister, Reem Kapadia, committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. Her daughter, Twinkle, is currently married to actor, Akshay Kumar.

Awards

Filmography

See also

Awards
Filmfare Award
Preceded by
Hema Malini
for Seeta Aur Geeta		 Best Actress
for Bobby
tied with
Jaya Bachchan
for Abhimaan
1974		 Succeeded by
Jaya Bachchan
for Kora Kagaz
Preceded by
Shabana Azmi
for Bhavna		 Best Actress
for Saagar
1986		 Succeeded by
N/A
Preceded by
N/A		 Best Actress (Critics)
for Rudaali
1994		 Succeeded by
N/A
Preceded by
Amrita Singh
for Aaina		 Best Supporting Actress
for Krantveer
1995		 Succeeded by
Farida Jalal
for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
National Film Award
Preceded by
Moyola Goswami
for Firingoti		 Best Actress
for Rudaali
1993		 Succeeded by
Sobhana
for Manichithrathazhu

Notes

  1. ^ Verma, Sukanya. Readers Pick: Bollywood's Sexiest Scenes. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.

External links

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National Film Award for Best Actress
1968-1970

Nargis Dutt (1968) · Sharada Urvasi (1969) · Madhabi Mukherjee (1970) ·
1971-1980

Rehana Sultan (1971) · Waheeda Rehman (1972) · Sharada Urvashi (1973) · Nandini Bhaktavalsala (1974) · Shabana Azmi (1975) · Sharmila Tagore (1976) · Lakshmi (1977) · Smita Patil (1978) · Sharada Urvashi (1979) Shobha (1980) ·
1981-1990

Smita Patil (1981) · Rekha (1982) · Shabana Azmi (1983) · Shabana Azmi (1984) · Shabana Azmi (1985) · Suhasini Mani Ratnam (1986) · Monisha Unni (1987) · Archana (1988) · Archana (1989) · Sreelekha Mukherji (1990) ·
1991-2000

Vijayashanti (1991) · Moyola Goswami (1992) · Dimple Kapadia(1993) · Sobhana (1994) · Debashree Roy (1995) · Seema Biswas (1996) · Tabu (1997) · Indrani Haldar / Rituparna Sengupta (1998) · Shabana Azmi (1999) · Kirron Kher (2000) ·
2001-present

Raveena Tandon (2001) · Tabu / Sobhana (2002) · Konkona Sen Sharma (2003) · Meera Jasmine (2004) · Thaara (2005) · Sarika (2006) · Priyamani (2007)
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