Dimple Kapadia
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| Dimple Kapadia | |||||||||||
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| Born | June 8, 1957 |
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| Years active | 1973, 1984-present | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Rajesh Khanna (1973-1984) | ||||||||||
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Dimple Shah (born June 8th, 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.
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[edit] 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.
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.
[edit] Personal life
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 other sister Reem Kapadia committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. Her daughter Twinkle is married to the actor Akshay Kumar.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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)
- Luck by Chance (2008)
[edit] See also
| Awards | ||
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| 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 |
