Dimple Kapadia is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in
Hindi films.[1] She was discovered by
Raj Kapoor at age 14, who gave her the title role in his teen romance Bobby (1973), opposite his son
Rishi Kapoor.[2] The film became a massive commercial success and made her an overnight star.[3][4] Her role as a Christian teenager from Goa established her as a youth fashion icon and won her the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[5][6] Kapadia retired from acting following her marriage to Indian actor
Rajesh Khanna earlier in 1973, and returned to the film industry in 1984, after her separation from Khanna.[2] The release of her comeback film, Saagar, was delayed, with Zakhmi Sher becoming the second film of her career.[7] Released in 1985,[8]Saagar earned her a second Best Actress award at Filmfare,[9] and she went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1980s and early 1990s.[1] The early roles she played following her return included the
Hitchcockian thriller Aitbaar (1985), for which she received positive reviews, and the commercially successful action films Arjun (1985) and Janbaaz (1986).[10][11][12] During this period, she acted in several films in South India, which she admitted to having made for financial gain and dismissed their quality.[11]
^
abDasgupta & Datta 2018, pp. 39–40: "Bobby was a blockbuster, the biggest hit of 1973 and the second biggest hit of the 1970s … The movie was a trendsetter as it played out a young romance against the backdrop of class prejudice."
^
abBamzai, Kaveree (18 November 2002).
"Forever Diva". India Today.
Living Media.
Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^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.
^"Transplanted machismo". Bombay: The City Magazine. No. 2. Living Media. 1986. p. 70.
Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Allah Rakha". Bollywood hungama. Archived from
the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Insaniyat Ke Dushman". Bombay: The City Magazine. No. 21–24. Living Media India. 1987. p. 69. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"40th National Film Awards"(PDF). iffi.nic.in. Directorate of Film Festivals. 1993. pp. 40–41. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Gunah". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from
the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^"Aaj Ki Aurat". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from
the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"41st National Film Festival"(PDF). iffi.nic.in (in English and Hindi). Directorate of Film Festivals. 1994. p. 72; 158. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Share Bazar". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from
the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Agni Chakra". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from
the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^Chopra, Anupama (15 May 1997).
"Cosmic comedown". India Today. Vol. 22.
Living Media. p. 100.
Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
Dimple Kapadia is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in
Hindi films.[1] She was discovered by
Raj Kapoor at age 14, who gave her the title role in his teen romance Bobby (1973), opposite his son
Rishi Kapoor.[2] The film became a massive commercial success and made her an overnight star.[3][4] Her role as a Christian teenager from Goa established her as a youth fashion icon and won her the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[5][6] Kapadia retired from acting following her marriage to Indian actor
Rajesh Khanna earlier in 1973, and returned to the film industry in 1984, after her separation from Khanna.[2] The release of her comeback film, Saagar, was delayed, with Zakhmi Sher becoming the second film of her career.[7] Released in 1985,[8]Saagar earned her a second Best Actress award at Filmfare,[9] and she went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1980s and early 1990s.[1] The early roles she played following her return included the
Hitchcockian thriller Aitbaar (1985), for which she received positive reviews, and the commercially successful action films Arjun (1985) and Janbaaz (1986).[10][11][12] During this period, she acted in several films in South India, which she admitted to having made for financial gain and dismissed their quality.[11]
^
abDasgupta & Datta 2018, pp. 39–40: "Bobby was a blockbuster, the biggest hit of 1973 and the second biggest hit of the 1970s … The movie was a trendsetter as it played out a young romance against the backdrop of class prejudice."
^
abBamzai, Kaveree (18 November 2002).
"Forever Diva". India Today.
Living Media.
Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^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.
^"Transplanted machismo". Bombay: The City Magazine. No. 2. Living Media. 1986. p. 70.
Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Allah Rakha". Bollywood hungama. Archived from
the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Insaniyat Ke Dushman". Bombay: The City Magazine. No. 21–24. Living Media India. 1987. p. 69. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"40th National Film Awards"(PDF). iffi.nic.in. Directorate of Film Festivals. 1993. pp. 40–41. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Gunah". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from
the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^"Aaj Ki Aurat". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from
the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"41st National Film Festival"(PDF). iffi.nic.in (in English and Hindi). Directorate of Film Festivals. 1994. p. 72; 158. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Share Bazar". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from
the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Agni Chakra". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from
the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^Chopra, Anupama (15 May 1997).
"Cosmic comedown". India Today. Vol. 22.
Living Media. p. 100.
Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.