Early life
Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia (born June 8, 1957) is the eldest daughter of Gujarati entrepreneur Chunnibhai Kapadia and Betty.
Personal life
She married actor Rajesh Khanna six months before the release of her first film, Bobby, in 1973. She then retired from acting for twelve years to raise her two daughters, Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna.
She divorced Khanna in 1984 and returned to acting. Her daughters also became actresses as did her younger sister, Simple Kapadia. Her other sister, Reem Kapadia, committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. Her daughter, Twinkle Khanna, is married to actor Akshay Kumar.
Career
She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who introduced her in the 1973 movie Bobby. She was only sixteen at the time. She married actor Rajesh Khanna at the age of 16 and despite the success of Bobby, left the film industry to raise her children.
After the 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 then did many roles which were bold. Her 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, including a memorable comic performance as a pushy stage mother in "Luck By Chance"
1973 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Bobby
1985 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Saagar
1991 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards - Best Actress, Dristi
1993 - National Film Awards for Best Actress, Rudaali
1993 - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Rudaali
1994 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Krantiveer
Acting Filmography
1973
Bobby
1984
Zakhmi Sher
Manzil Manzil
Manzil Manzil
1985
Saagar
Pataal Bhairavi
Lavaa
Aitbaar
Arjun
1986
Vikram
1986
Allah Rakha
Janbaaz
1987
Insaaf
Insaniyat Ke Dushman
Kaash
1988
Saazish
Mera Shikar
Gunahon Ka Faisla
Bees Saal Baad
Aakhri Adaalat
Kabzaa
Mahaveera
Zakhmi Aurat
Ganga Tere Desh Mein
1989
Ram Lakhan
Action
Touhean
Batwara
Sikka
Shehzaade
Ladaai
1990
Pati Parmeshwar
Kali Ganga
Jai Shiv Shankar
Drishti
Aag Ka Gola
Pyaar Ki Naam Qurbaan
Lekin
1991
Prahaar: The Final Attack
Naramsimha
Mast Kalandar
Haque
Khoon Ka Karz
Dushman Devta
Ajooba
Ranbhoomi
1992
Angaar
Karm Yodha
Dil Aashna Hai
1993
Rudaali
Gunaah
Aaj Kie Aurat
Gardish
1994
Pathreela Raasta
Krantiveer
Antareen
1997
Share Bazaar
Agni Chakra
Mrityudaata
1998
2001
1999
Laawaris
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain
2001
Dil Chahta Hai
2002
Leela
2004
Hum Kaun Hai?
2005
Pyaar Mein Twist
2006
Being Cyrus
Banaras
2008
Luck by Chance
Jumbo
