Dimple Kapadia
Acting • Born 1957-06-08
Biography
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.
Filmography
85 credits
Bobby
Movie • 1973
Bobby J. Braganza
Ladaai
Movie • 1989
Billoo
Jumbo
Movie • 2008
Devi
Gunaah
Movie • 1993
A Thursday
Movie • 2022
Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
Being Cyrus
Movie • 2005
Katy Sethna
Karm Yodha
Movie • 1992
Namita
Dil Chahta Hai
Movie • 2001
Tara Jaiswal
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Movie • 2024
Urmila Shukla
Dabangg
Movie • 2010
Naini
Aaj Kie Aurat
Movie • 1993
Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni
Jab Khuli Kitaab
Movie • 2024
Anusuya
Luck by Chance
Movie • 2009
Neena Walia
Vikram
Movie • 1986
Inimaasi Princess of Salamia
Ram Lakhan
Movie • 1989
Geeta Kashyap
Patiala House
Movie • 2011
Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
Arjun
Movie • 1985
Geeta Sahani
Angaar
Movie • 1992
Mili
Prahaar
Movie • 1991
Kiran
Dil Aashna Hai
Movie • 1992
Barkha
Krantiveer
Movie • 1994
Megha Dixit
Dabangg 3
Movie • 2019
Naini Devi Pandey
Manzil Manzil
Movie • 1984
Seema Malhotra
Ajooba
Movie • 1991
Rukhsana Khan
Saagar
Movie • 1985
Mona D'Silva
Banaras
Movie • 2006
Gayatri
Cocktail
Movie • 2012
Kavita Kapoor
Phir Kabhi
Movie • 2009
Ganga
Narsimha
Movie • 1991
Anita V. Rastogi
Pyar Ke Naam Qurban
Movie • 1990
Rajkumari Devika Singh
Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva
Movie • 2022
Savitri Devi
Kaash
Movie • 1987
Pooja
The Confined
Movie • 1993
The Woman
Finding Fanny
Movie • 2014
Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
Leela
Movie • 2002
Leela
Gollu Aur Pappu
Movie • 2014
Murder Mubarak
Movie • 2024
Cookie Katoch
Mrityudaata
Movie • 1997
Mrs. Janki Ghayal
Welcome Back
Movie • 2015
Poonam
Aitbaar
Movie • 1985
Neha Khanna
Lekin...
Movie • 1990
Reva
Laawaris
Movie • 1999
Kavita Saxena
Drishti
Movie • 1990
Sandhya
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain
Movie • 1999
Devyani
Pyaar Mein Twist
Movie • 2005
Sheetal Arya
Batwara
Movie • 1989
Gardish
Movie • 1993
Shanti
Aag Ka Gola
Movie • 1989
Zakhmi Aurat
Movie • 1988
Kiran Dutt
Ganga Tere Desh Mein
Movie • 1988
Princess
Janbaaz
Movie • 1986
Reshma Rai
Aakhri Adaalat
Movie • 1988
Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor
Bees Saal Baad
Movie • 1989
Nisha
Mast Kalandar
Movie • 1991
Shehzaade
Movie • 1989
Aarti
Sapne Saajan Ke
Movie • 1992
Dimple
Insaniyat Ke Dushman
Movie • 1987
Shilpa
Hum Kaun Hai
Movie • 2004
Sandra Williams
Dushman Devta
Movie • 1991
Kabzaa
Movie • 1988
Doctor Smita
Rudaali
Movie • 1993
Shanichari
Allah Rakha
Movie • 1986
Julie Khera
Mahaveera
Movie • 1988
Khoon Ka Karz
Movie • 1991
Tenet
Movie • 2020
Priya
2001: Do Hazaar Ek
Movie • 1998
Roshni Sharma
Agnichakra
Movie • 1997
Rani
Angrezi Medium
Movie • 2020
Mrs. Kohli
Touhean
Movie • 1989
Sikka
Movie • 1989
Tum Milo Toh Sahi
Movie • 2010
Lava
Movie • 1985
Rinku Dayal
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
Movie • 2023
Renu Arora
Pati Parmeshwar
Movie • 1990
Saazish
Movie • 1988
Meena
Gunahon Ka Faisla
Movie • 1988
Durga/Shanu
Haque
Movie • 1991
Varsha B. Singh
Pathaan
Movie • 2023
Nandini
Insaaf
Movie • 1987
Sonia/Dr. Sarita
Zakhmi Sher
Movie • 1984
Advocate Anu Gupta
Go Noni Go
Movie • 2024
Noni
Mera Shikaar
Movie • 1988
Kali Ganga
Movie • 1990
Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo
TV • 2023
Savitri "Rani Baa"
Tandav
TV • 2021
Anuradha Kishore