Acting · Mumbai, India · Born June 8, 1957
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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as Noni
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as Cookie Katoch
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as Urmila Shukla
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as Savitri "Rani Baa"
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2023
as Renu Arora
MoviePathaan
2023
as Nandini
MovieBrahmāstra Part One: Shiva
2022
as Savitri Devi
MovieA Thursday
2022
as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
TVTandav
2021
as Anuradha Kishore
MovieTenet
2020
as Priya
MovieAngrezi Medium
2020
as Mrs. Kohli
MovieDabangg 3
2019
as Naini Devi Pandey
MovieWelcome Back
2015
as Poonam
MovieGollu Aur Pappu
2014
MovieFinding Fanny
2014
as Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
MovieCocktail
2012
as Kavita Kapoor
MoviePatiala House
2011
as Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
MovieDabangg
2010
as Naini
MovieTum Milo Toh Sahi
2010
MoviePhir Kabhi
2009
as Ganga
MovieLuck by Chance
2009
as Neena Walia
MovieJumbo
2008
as Devi
MovieBanaras
2006
as Gayatri
MovieBeing Cyrus
2005
as Katy Sethna
MoviePyaar Mein Twist
2005
as Sheetal Arya
MovieHum Kaun Hai
2004
as Sandra Williams
MovieLeela
2002
as Leela
MovieDil Chahta Hai
2001
as Tara Jaiswal
MovieHum Tum Pe Marte Hain
1999
as Devyani
MovieLaawaris
1999
as Kavita Saxena
Movie2001: Do Hazaar Ek
1998
as Roshni Sharma
MovieMrityudaata
1997
as Mrs. Janki Ghayal
MovieAgnichakra
1997
as Rani
MovieKrantiveer
1994
as Megha Dixit
MovieThe Confined
1993
as The Woman
MovieGunaah
1993
MovieGardish
1993
as Shanti
MovieAaj Kie Aurat
1993
as Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni
MovieRudaali
1993
as Shanichari
MovieDil Aashna Hai
1992
as Barkha
MovieAngaar
1992
as Mili
MovieSapne Saajan Ke
1992
as Dimple
MovieKarm Yodha
1992
as Namita
MovieNarsimha
1991
as Anita V. Rastogi
MovieAjooba
1991
as Rukhsana Khan
MovieDushman Devta
1991
MovieKhoon Ka Karz
1991
MovieMast Kalandar
1991
MoviePrahaar
1991
as Kiran
MovieHaque
1991
as Varsha B. Singh
MovieDrishti
1990
as Sandhya
MoviePati Parmeshwar
1990
MovieLekin...
1990
as Reva
MoviePyar Ke Naam Qurban
1990
as Rajkumari Devika Singh
Kali Ganga
1990
MovieAag Ka Gola
1989
MovieLadaai
1989
as Billoo
MovieShehzaade
1989
as Aarti
MovieSikka
1989
MovieBatwara
1989
MovieTouhean
1989
MovieBees Saal Baad
1989
as Nisha
MovieRam Lakhan
1989
as Geeta Kashyap
MovieGanga Tere Desh Mein
1988
as Princess
MovieZakhmi Aurat
1988
as Kiran Dutt
MovieGunahon Ka Faisla
1988
as Durga/Shanu
MovieSaazish
1988
as Meena
MovieMahaveera
1988
MovieAakhri Adaalat
1988
as Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor
MovieKabzaa
1988
as Doctor Smita
Mera Shikaar
1988
MovieKaash
1987
as Pooja
MovieInsaaf
1987
as Sonia/Dr. Sarita
MovieInsaniyat Ke Dushman
1987
as Shilpa
MovieLiving Legend - Raj Kapoor
1986
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAllah Rakha
1986
as Julie Khera
MovieJanbaaz
1986
as Reshma Rai
MovieVikram
1986
as Inimaasi Princess of Salamia
MovieSaagar
1985
as Mona D'Silva
MovieArjun
1985
as Geeta Sahani
MovieAitbaar
1985
as Neha Khanna
MovieLava
1985
as Rinku Dayal
MovieZakhmi Sher
1984
as Advocate Anu Gupta
MovieManzil Manzil
1984
as Seema Malhotra
MovieBobby
1973
as Bobby J. Braganza
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