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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 raβ¦
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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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BODY OF WORK
Dimple Kapadia's Filmography
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Jab Khuli Kitaab
as Anusuya
Go Noni Go
as Noni
Murder Mubarak
as Cookie Katoch
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
as Urmila Shukla
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
as Renu Arora
Pathaan
as Nandini
BrahmΔstra Part One: Shiva
as Savitri Devi
A Thursday
as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
Tenet
as Priya
Angrezi Medium
as Mrs. Kohli
Dabangg 3
as Naini Devi Pandey
Welcome Back
as Poonam
Gollu Aur Pappu
Finding Fanny
as Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
What the Fish
Cocktail
as Kavita Kapoor
Patiala House
as Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
Dabangg
as Naini
Tum Milo Toh Sahi
Phir Kabhi
as Ganga
Luck by Chance
as Neena Walia
Jumbo
as Devi
Banaras
as Gayatri
Being Cyrus
as Katy Sethna
Pyaar Mein Twist
as Sheetal Arya
Hum Kaun Hai
as Sandra Williams
Leela
as Leela
Dil Chahta Hai
as Tara Jaiswal
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain
as Devyani
Laawaris
as Kavita Saxena
2001: Do Hazaar Ek
as Roshni Sharma
Mrityudaata
as Mrs. Janki Ghayal
Agnichakra
as Rani
Krantiveer
as Megha Dixit
The Confined
as The Woman
Gunaah
Gardish
as Shanti
Aaj Kie Aurat
as Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni
Rudaali
as Shanichari
Dil Aashna Hai
as Barkha
Angaar
as Mili
Sapne Saajan Ke
as Dimple
Karm Yodha
as Namita
Narsimha
as Anita V. Rastogi
Ajooba
as Rukhsana Khan
Dushman Devta
Khoon Ka Karz
Mast Kalandar
Haque
as Varsha B. Singh
Prahaar
as Kiran
Drishti
as Sandhya
Pati Parmeshwar
Lekin...
as Reva
Pyar Ke Naam Qurban
as Rajkumari Devika Singh
No Poster
Kali Ganga
Aag Ka Gola
Ladaai
as Billoo
Shehzaade
as Aarti
Sikka
Batwara
Touhean
Bees Saal Baad
as Nisha
Ram Lakhan
as Geeta Kashyap
Ganga Tere Desh Mein
as Princess
Zakhmi Aurat
as Kiran Dutt
Gunahon Ka Faisla
as Durga/Shanu
Saazish
as Meena
Mahaveera
Aakhri Adaalat
as Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor
Kabzaa
as Doctor Smita
No Poster
Mera Shikaar
Kaash
as Pooja
Insaaf
as Sonia/Dr. Sarita
Insaniyat Ke Dushman
as Shilpa
Living Legend - Raj Kapoor
as Self (archive footage)
Allah Rakha
as Julie Khera
Janbaaz
as Reshma Rai
Vikram
as Inimaasi Princess of Salamia
Saagar
as Mona D'Silva
Arjun
as Geeta Sahani
Aitbaar
as Neha Khanna
Lava
as Rinku Dayal
Zakhmi Sher
as Advocate Anu Gupta
Manzil Manzil
as Seema Malhotra
Bobby
as Bobby J. Braganza
No Poster