Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her father's efforts to launch her in the film industry. She was discovered at age 14 by the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, who cast her in the title role of his teen romance Bobby (1973), which opened to major commercial success and gained her wide public recognition. Shortly before the film's release in 1973, she married the actor Rajesh Khanna and quit acting. Their daughters, Twinkle and Rinke Khanna, both briefly worked as actresses in their youth. Kapadia returned to films in 1984, two years after her separation from Khanna. Her comeback film Saagar, which was released a year later, revived her career. Both Bobby and Saagar won her Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Through her work over the next decade, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses.[1]
While her initial roles often relied on her perceived beauty and sex appeal, Kapadia was keen to challenge herself and expand her range. She was among the first actresses who starred in women-centred Hindi action films but found greater favour with critics when she took on more dramatic roles in both mainstream and neorealist parallel cinema. Appearing in films ranging from marital dramas to literary adaptations, she played troubled women sometimes deemed reflective of her personal experience, and received acclaim for her performances in Kaash (1987), Drishti (1990), Lekin... (1991), and Rudaali (1993).[2] For her role as a professional mourner in Rudaali, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Critics Award. She also had supporting roles in the crime dramas Prahaar (1991), Angaar (1992), Gardish (1993) and Krantiveer (1994), the latter securing her another Filmfare Award.
Starting in the mid 1990s, Kapadia became more selective about her work, and her screen appearances in the following decades were fewer. She was noted for her portrayal of middle-aged, complicated women courted by younger men in Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and the American production Leela (2002). Her later credits include leading roles in Hum Kaun Hai? (2004), Pyaar Mein Twist (2005), Phir Kabhi (2008), Tum Milo Toh Sahi (2010) and What the Fish (2013), but she attained more success with character roles in Being Cyrus (2006), Luck by Chance (2009), Dabangg (2010), Cocktail (2012) and Finding Fanny (2014). Some of these roles were cited in the media as a departure from the regular portrayals of women of her age in Hindi films. Roles in the Hollywood thriller Tenet (2020), action film Pathaan (2023), as well as the streaming series Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (2023), brought her further recognition.
^Bumiller 1991, p. 185.
^Miglani, Surendra (5 October 2003). "Parallel cinema". The Tribune. Spectrum. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011. with movies like Kaash, Drishti, Lekin, Rudaali and Leela, she (Dimple) showed that off-beat films too are her forte.
DimpleKapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired...
DimpleKapadia is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She was discovered by Raj Kapoor at age 14, who gave her the title role in...
parents Chunnibhai and Betty Kapadia. She was raised alongside 3 siblings - elder sister DimpleKapadia, younger sister Reem Kapadia (who died of drug overuse)...
is a former Indian actress. She is the youngest daughter of actress DimpleKapadia and actor Rajesh Khanna, sister of Twinkle Khanna. She made her film...
Balan (2012–13), Alia Bhatt (twice, 2019–20 and 2023–24). Tied win: DimpleKapadia (Bobby) and Jaya Bachchan (Abhimaan) in 1974. Nominations full sweep:...
people with the surname Kapadia include: DimpleKapadia (born 1957), actress Harish Kapadia (born 1945), mountaineer Nawang Kapadia (1975–2000), Indian Army...
became popular for its portrayal of drug addiction and Anil Kapoor and DimpleKapadia's steamy sex scene. Sridevi appeared in a special appearance opposite...
ensemble cast, including Pankaj Tripathi, Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Varma, DimpleKapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Tisca Chopra, Suhail Nayyar and Tara...
Mahasweta Devi. Set in a small village in Rajasthan, the film stars DimpleKapadia as Shanichari, a lonely and hardened woman who, despite a lifetime of...
by-election as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was married to DimpleKapadia in March 1973, eight months before her debut film Bobby was released...
produced by RSVP Movies stars Yami Gautam, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia, DimpleKapadia, and Karanvir Sharma. It premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 17 February...
directed and produced by Mehul Kumar. The film stars Nana Patekar, DimpleKapadia, Atul Agnihotri, Mamta Kulkarni in the lead roles. Farida Jalal, Paresh...
Tum Milo Toh Sahi is an Indian drama film starring Nana Patekar, DimpleKapadia, Mohnish Bahl, Amit Behl, Suniel Shetty, Vidya Malvade, Rehan Khan and...
and T-Series Films, the film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. DimpleKapadia, Boney Kapoor and Anubhav Singh Bassi play supporting roles. The film...
Hindi-language film directed by Muzaffar Ali, starring Vinod Khanna and DimpleKapadia. The film was in production from 1988 and was expected to release in...
a 1988 Indian Hindi drama movie starring DimpleKapadia and Raj Babbar and directed by Avtar Bhogal. Kapadia played Kiran Dutt, a police officer who is...
and Akshaye Khanna). It also stars Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni and DimpleKapadia. Dil Chahta Hai was based on Akhtar's diary detailing his trips to Mumbai...
crime film, written by Salim Khan and directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring DimpleKapadia, Raj Babbar, Sanjay Dutt, Amrita Singh and Paresh Rawal in lead roles...
for Best Child Artist. As an adult, his first lead role was opposite DimpleKapadia in the teen romance Bobby, which won him the Filmfare Award for Best...
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