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Dimple Kapadia (born June 8, 1957) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films.

Career

She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who introduced her in the 1973 movie Bobby. She was only sixteen at the time. She had recently married 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 nude scene for Ms. Kapadia, which was very controversial at the time.

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. Recently 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.

Personal life

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 1980, she returned to acting. He daughters Twinkle and Rinke also became actresses, as did her sister Simple Kapadia.

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