Dimple Kapadia filmography
Dimple Kapadia is an Indian 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. She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1980s.[1]
Both Bobby and Saagar won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[2] She also 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.[3] 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), Tum Milo Toh Sahi (2010) and Welcome Back (2015), and supporting roles in Being Cyrus (2005), Luck by Chance (2009), Dabangg (2010), Cocktail (2012) and Finding Fanny (2014).
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bobby | Bobby J. Braganza | Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| 1984 | Zakhmi Sher | Anu Gupta | |
| 1984 | Manzil Manzil | Seema Malhotra | |
| 1985 | Aitbaar | Neha Khanna | |
| 1985 | Lavaa | Rinku Dayal | |
| 1985 | Arjun | Geeta Sahani | |
| 1985 | Pataal Bhairavi | Yaskankya | |
| 1985 | Saagar | Mona D'Silva | Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| 1986 | Vikram | Princess Inimaasi | Tamil film |
| 1986 | Janbaaz | Reshma Rai | |
| 1986 | Allah Rakha | Julie Khera | |
| 1987 | Insaniyat Ke Dushman | Shilpa | |
| 1987 | Insaaf | Sonia / Dr. Sarita | |
| 1987 | Kaash | Pooja | |
| 1988 | Saazish | Meena | |
| 1988 | Mera Shikar | Bijli | |
| 1988 | Gunahon Ka Faisla | Shanu/Durga | |
| 1988 | Bees Saal Baad | Nisha | |
| 1988 | Aakhri Adaalat | Rima Kapoor | |
| 1988 | Kabzaa | Dr. Smita | |
| 1988 | Mahaveera | Dolly | |
| 1988 | Zakhmi Aurat | Kiran Dutt | |
| 1988 | Ganga Tere Desh Mein | Princess | |
| 1989 | Ram Lakhan | Geeta Kashyap | |
| 1989 | Action | ||
| 1989 | Touhean | Deepika Srivastava | |
| 1989 | Batwara | Jinna | |
| 1989 | Sikka | Shobha | |
| 1989 | Shehzaade | Aarti | Uncredited |
| 1989 | Ladaai | Billoo | |
| 1990 | Pati Parmeshwar | Durga | |
| 1990 | Kali Ganga | ||
| 1990 | Jai Shiv Shankar | Unreleased | |
| 1990 | Aag Ka Gola | Aarti | |
| 1990 | Pyar Ke Naam Qurbaan | Rajkumari Devika Singh | |
| 1990 | Drishti | Sandhya | |
| 1991 | Lekin... | Reva | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| 1991 | Prahaar: The Final Attack | Kiran | |
| 1991 | Naramsimha | Anita V. Rastogi | |
| 1991 | Mast Kalandar | Prit Kaur | |
| 1991 | Haque | Varsha B. Singh | |
| 1991 | Khoon Ka Karz | Tara K. Lele | |
| 1991 | Dushman Devta | Gauri | |
| 1991 | Ajooba | Rukhsana Khan | |
| 1991 | Ranbhoomi | Prostitute | |
| 1992 | Karm Yodha | Namita | |
| 1992 | Angaar | Mili | |
| 1992 | Dil Aashna Hai | Barkha | |
| 1993 | Rudaali | Shanichari | National Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| 1993 | Gunaah | Kavita Sharma | |
| 1993 | Aaj Kie Aurat | Roshni Verma | |
| 1993 | Gardish | Shanti | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1994 | Pathreela Raasta | Gayatri Sanyal | |
| 1994 | Krantiveer | Megha Dixit | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1994 | Antareen | The Woman | Bengali film |
| 1997 | Share Bazaar | Special appearance | |
| 1997 | Agnichakra | Rani | |
| 1997 | Mrityudata | Mrs. Janki Ghayal | |
| 1998 | 2001: Do Hazaar Ek | Mrs. Roshni Sharma | |
| 1999 | Laawaris | Mrs. Kavita Saxena | |
| 1999 | Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain | Devyani | |
| 2001 | Dil Chahta Hai | Tara Jaiswal | |
| 2002 | Leela | Leela | |
| 2004 | Hum Kaun Hai? | Sandra Williams | |
| 2005 | Pyaar Mein Twist | Sheetal Arya | |
| 2006 | Being Cyrus | Katy Sethna | |
| 2006 | Banaras | Gayatri | |
| 2008 | Phir Kabhi | Ganga | |
| 2008 | Jumbo | Devi (voice) |
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| 2009 | Luck by Chance | Neena Walia | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2010 | Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Delshad Nanji | |
| 2010 | Dabangg | Naini P. Pandey | |
| 2011 | Patiala House | Mrs. Kahlon | |
| 2012 | Bombay Mittayi | Mrs. Mansoor | Malayalam film |
| 2012 | Cocktail | Kavita Kapoor | |
| 2013 | What the Fish | Sudha Mishra | |
| 2014 | Gollu Aur Pappu | Amma | |
| 2014 | Finding Fanny | Rosalina "Rosie" Eucharistica | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2015 | Welcome Back | Poonam / Maharani Padmavati | |
| 2019 | Dabangg 3 | Naini Devi | |
| 2020 | Angrezi Medium | Mrs. Sampada Kohli | |
| 2020 | Tenet | Priya | English film; Post-production |
| 2020 | Brahmastra | TBA | Post-production |
References
- Bumiller, Elisabeth (1 June 1991). May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons. Penguin Books India. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-14-015671-3. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- "The best of Dimple Kapadia". Rediff.com. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- Miglani, Surendra (5 October 2003). "Parallel cinema". The Tribune. Spectrum. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
with movies like Kaash, Drishti, Lekin, Rudaali and Leela, she (Dimple) showed that off-beat films too are her forte.