
Dimple Kapadia is an Indian movie actress and is rather popular because of her glamorous look, her appeal and also for her challenging role. Dimple Kapadia made her acting debut, in
Raj Kapoor`s romantic film Bobby, also featuring
Rishi Kapoor. After this film the stars became famous overnight. The actress was just at the age of 16 years at that time. In the year 1974, Dimple Kapadia married Jatin Khanna, popularly known as
Rajesh Khanna. After that she retired from films and re-located to live with her husband in their Juhu Bungalow. The star couple has two daughters
Twinkle Khanna and Rinki Khanna. After her separation from Rajesh Khanna in 1985, Dimple Kapadia resumed her acting career with the film Saagar, again with fellow actor Rishi Kapoor. Her acting in the 1993 film Rudaali won her the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actress.
Early Life of Dimple Kapadia
Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia was born in a Gujarati family and was the eldest daughter of entrepreneur Chunnibhai Kapadia and Betty. Dimple has a younger sister, Simple Kapadia, who was born on 15th August 1958, and had acted opposite brother-in-law Rajesh Khanna in the film Anurodh.
Acting Career of Dimple Kapadia
After Bobby, Dimple Kapadia made her return with Saagar in 1985, along with Rishi Kapoor and
Kamal Hassan. 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 as well. She competes with the younger generation in that film and stand successfully in front of them. In 2005, she once again starred with Rishi Kapoor in Pyaar Mein Twist. This was 20 years since their last on-screen pairing. In 2006, Kapadia starred in her first English-language film,
Being Cyrus, with
Saif Ali Khan. That was an off-beat film where she acted brilliantly.
Naseeruddin Shah was cast opposite to her. The aging Dimple has opted for mature roles of late. Dimple Kapadia also appeared in the 2009 film Luck By Chance, along with ace director
Farhan Akhtar.
Awards of Dimple Kapadia
Indian movie actress Dimple Kapadia is an award winning actress who has won many awards in her career though she spent quite a long time out of this film world. In the year of 1973 she won
Filmfare Best Actress Award for her first film Bobby. In 1985, Dimple was again awarded Best Actress for Saagar. In 1991, she got Bengal film Journalist`s Association Award as Best Actress in Dristi. In the year 1993, she got National Award as best actress for the film Rudaali. She also got Filmfare Critic`s Choice Award for best performance for the same film. In the year 1994, Dimple Kapadia again got best Supporting Actress Award for the film Krantiveer.
(Last Updated on : 27/08/2011)