Dimple Kapadia is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films.
Dimple Kapadia Bio/Wiki
Real Name | Dimple Kapadia |
Nick Name | Not Know |
Profession | Actress |
Physical Stat | |
Dimple Kapadia’s Height | In Centimeter- 161 cm In Meter- 1.61 m In Feet- 5’3 Feet |
Weight | In Kilogram- 58 kg In Pound- 128 lbs |
Body Measurement | 35-28-36 |
Eye color | Brown |
Hair color | Brown |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 8 June 1957 |
Dimple Kapadia’s Age (2022) | 65 Years |
Birthplace | Not Know |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Nationality | Indian |
Home town | Mumbai, India |
School | St. Joseph’s Convent High School, Mumbai |
College/university | Not Know |
Religion | Hinduism |
Food Habit | Non- Vegetarian |
Hobbies | Traveling, Reading, Doing Yoga |
Family member | |
Marital status | Divorced |
Dimple Kapadia Boyfriend | Rishi Kapoor, Actor Sunny Deol, Actor |
Dimple Kapadia Husband | Late Rajesh Khanna Marriage- 1973 Divorce- 1982 |
Children | Daughter- Twinkle Khanna, Rinke Khanna |
Parents | Father- Chunnibhai Kapadia Mother- Betty Kapadia |
Sibling | Sister- Simple Kapadia, Reema Kapadia Brother- Munna Kapadia |
Income | |
Net worth (2022) | Approx 10 Million USD |
Family & Husband
Dimple Kapadia was born on 8 June 1957 in a Gujarati family. His father’s name was Chhunibai Kapadia. He was a big businessman. Her Mother Betty Kapadia was a housewife. Dimple was the eldest of her four siblings. Dimple has two younger sisters and a brother. Sister Simple Kapadia is an actress. Reema and brother are Munna. Dimple Kapadia made her debut in the film world at the age of fifteen with the film Bobby. This film made him the star of the film world.
Dimple was married to superstar Rajesh Khanna who was 15 years older than her. However, this love marriage of Dimple and Rajesh could last only for ten years. He also has two daughters. Rinke Khanna-Twinkle Khanna. Twinkle Khanna is an actress and wife of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar.
Early Life and Education
Dimple completed her early education from St Joseph’s Convent High School, Mumbai. In 1973, at the age of 15, she married Rajesh Khanna who was 30 years old, in the years 1974 and 1977 their two daughters were born. After separating from Rajesh Khanna in April 1982, Dimple returned to her father’s house with her two daughters. Two years later, she resumed acting.
Career
Dimple started her career in the year 1973 with director Raj Kapoor’s film Bobby. Rishi Kapoor was opposite her in this film. Kapadia became a superstar overnight with this film. After this film, she had a queue of films but she turned down the offer of all the films and considered it appropriate to become an idol wife, because Dimple married superstar Rajesh Khanna during the shooting of this film. However, their marriage lasted only for ten years and after that Rajesh-Dimple separated.
After the separation of husband Rajesh, Dimple once again made her comeback in Hindi cinema with the film ‘Jakhmi Sher’. But the film fell flat at the box office. After this, the film Bobby’s pair, Rishi Kapoor-Dimple Kapadia returned once again from the film Sagar on the screen. Dimple Kapadia stunned the audience with her sexy-bold image in Ramesh Sippy-directed film Sagar.
After the film Sagar, Dimple’s image in Hindi cinema began to emerge as a bold actress. After that he worked in many great films. The 1991 film ‘Lekin’ was the turning point of his career. The film was produced by Swara Kokila Lata Mangeshkar. The song ‘Yaara Silly Silly’ from this film became very popular among the audience.
After a long hiatus, Dimple Kapadia returned to the screen in 2015, after appearing in Welcome Back and Dabangg 3 in 2015, she appeared in the comedy-drama film Angrezi Medium in 2020 alongside Irrfan Khan and Kareena Kapoor.
In the year 2021, Dimple appeared in the role of Anuradha Kishore in the Indian political thriller web series Tandav. which was Kapadia’s first appearance on a digital platform
Awards and Honors
Dimple Kapadia has been honored with Filmfare Awards 5 times for her outstanding performance,
these films are-
Bobby-1973 , Saagar- 1985,
In the year 1993, 3 awards were given for Rudaali.
In the year 1994, she received the Filmfare Award for the film Krantiveer.
Facts About Dimple Kapadia
- Dimple Kapadia had achieved fame and name in Hindi cinema at the age of fifteen.
- Rajesh and Dimple started living separately after ten years of marriage, but never divorced between the two.
- Dimple got the Filmfare Award for Bobby.
- Dimple is considered one of the most beautiful heroines in Bollywood history. A famous magazine ranked her second only to Madhubala among the most beautiful actresses of Bollywood.
- After the separation, the bitterness between Dimple and Rajesh Khanna subsided. When Rajesh Khanna contested the Lok Sabha elections, Dimple campaigned for him.
- Rajesh Khanna chose Dimple as his heroine in the film ‘Jai Shiv Shankar’. This film remained incomplete.
- Dimple won the National Award for Best Actress for Rudali (1993).
- She has won Filmfare Awards for Bobby (1973), Sagar (1985), Rudali (1993) and Krantiveer (1994).