Dimple Kapadia

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Dimple Kapadia

Date of Birth

: 6/8/1957

Place of Birth

Awards

: 1973 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Bobby 1985 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Saagar 1991 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards - Best Actress, 'Dristi' [1] 1993 - National Film Awards for Best Actress, Rudaali 1993 - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Rudaali 1994 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Krantiveer

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Biography : Dimple Kapadia (born June 8, 1957) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. 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. She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who introduced her in the 1973 movie Bobby. She was only sixteen at the time. She had recently married to Hindi film superstar Rajesh Khanna 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. She appeared in many movies throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress portrayal of her role in Rudaali. 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. Ms. Kapadia was born the elder daughter of Gujarati entrepreneur Chunnibhai Kapadia and his wife Betty. Ms. Kapadia had married actor Rajesh Khanna six months before the release of her first film, Bobby. She then retired from acting for twelve years to raise her daughters Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna. After a divorce from Khanna in 1984, she returned to acting. Her daughters Twinkle and Rinke also became actresses, as did her sister Simple Kapadia. Her daughter Twinkle is married to actor Akshay Kumar. Dimple became a grandmother when Twinkle's son Araav was born in 2002.

Filmography : Bobby (1973) Zakhmi Sher (1984) Manzil Manzil (1984) Saagar (1985) Pataal Bhairavi (1985) Lavaa (1985) Aitbaar (1985) Arjun (1985) Vikram (1986) Allah Rakha (1986) Janbaaz (1986) Insaaf (1987) Insaniyat Ke Dushman (1987) Kaash (1987) Saazish (1988) Mera Shikar (1988) Gunahon Ka Faisla (1988) Bees Saal Baad (1988) Aakhri Adaalat (1988) Kabzaa (1988) Mahaveera (1988) Zakhmi Aurat (1988) Ganga Tere Desh Mein (1988) Ram Lakhan (1989) Action (1989) Touhean (1989) Batwara (1989) Sikka (1989) Shehzaade (1989) Ladaai (1989) Pati Parmeshwar (1990) Kali Ganga (1990) Jai Shiv Shankar (1990) Drishti (1990) Aag Ka Gola (1990) Pyaar Ki Naam Qurbaan (1990) Lekin (1990) Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991) Naramsimha (1991) Mast Kalandar (1991) Haque (1991) Khoon Ka Karz (1991) Dushman Devta (1991) Ajooba (1991) Ranbhoomi (1991) Angaar (1992) Karm Yodha (1992) Dil Aashna Hai (1992) Rudaali (1993) Gunaah (1993) Aaj Kie Aurat (1993) Gardish (1993) Pathreela Raasta (1994) Krantiveer (1994) Antareen (1994) Share Bazaar (1997) Agni Chakra (1997) Mrityudaata (1997) 2001 (1998) Laawaris (1999) Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999) Dil Chahta Hai (2001) Leela (2002) Hum Kaun Hai? (2004) Pyaar Mein Twist (2005) Being Cyrus (2006) Banaras - A Mystic Love Story (2006)

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