---
name: "Dimple Kapadia"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dimple-kapadia"
fi1m_id: "dimple-kapadia"
imdb_id: "nm0438092"
tmdb_id: 78921
wikidata_id: "Q158558"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 June 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-22T21:59:01.843408+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Dimple Kapadia

## Identity

Dimple Kapadia

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dimple-kapadia
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dimple-kapadia
- **IMDb ID:** nm0438092
- **TMDB ID:** 78921
- **Wikidata ID:** Q158558
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158558, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438092/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78921

Actor. Born 8 June 1957 in Mumbai, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 June 1957, Mumbai, India
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158558, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438092/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78921

## Biography

Dimple Kapadia is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She made her screen debut in the title role of Raj Kapoor’s *Bobby* (1973) and won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

She married actor Rajesh Khanna in 1973 and retired from acting, returning in the mid-1980s after their separation. Her performance in *Saagar* (1985) earned a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She received the National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for *Rudaali* (1993), and a further Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for *Krantiveer* (1994).

Kapadia has continued working in both mainstream and parallel cinema, with later credits including *Dil Chahta Hai* (2001) and the role of Priya in Christopher Nolan’s *Tenet* (2020).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, thehindu.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tenet* (2020), Fi1m 65, as Priya — [page](https://film.one/film/tenet.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jab Khuli Kitaab* (2024), as Anusuya
- *Go Noni Go* (2024), as Noni
- *Murder Mubarak* (2024), as Cookie Katoch
- *Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya* (2024), as Urmila Shukla
- *Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo* (2023), series, as Savitri "Rani Baa"
- *Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar* (2023), as Renu Arora
- *Pathaan* (2023), as Nandini
- *Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva* (2022), as Savitri Devi
- *A Thursday* (2022), as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
- *Tandav* (2021), series, as Anuradha Kishore
- *Tenet* (2020), as Priya — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/tenet.md)
- *Angrezi Medium* (2020), as Mrs. Kohli
- *Dabangg 3* (2019), as Naini Devi Pandey
- *Welcome Back* (2015), as Poonam
- *Gollu Aur Pappu* (2014), Actor
- *Finding Fanny* (2014), as Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
- *What the Fish* (2013), Actor
- *Cocktail* (2012), as Kavita Kapoor
- *Patiala House* (2011), as Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe
- *Dabangg* (2010), as Naini
- *Tum Milo Toh Sahi* (2010), Actor
- *Phir Kabhi* (2009), as Ganga
- *Luck by Chance* (2009), as Neena Walia
- *Jumbo* (2008), as Devi
- *Banaras* (2006), as Gayatri
- *Being Cyrus* (2005), as Katy Sethna
- *Pyaar Mein Twist* (2005), as Sheetal Arya
- *Hum Kaun Hai* (2004), as Sandra Williams
- *Leela* (2002), as Leela
- *Dil Chahta Hai* (2001), as Tara Jaiswal
- *Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain* (1999), as Devyani
- *Laawaris* (1999), as Kavita Saxena
- *2001: Do Hazaar Ek* (1998), as Roshni Sharma
- *Mrityudaata* (1997), as Mrs. Janki Ghayal
- *Agnichakra* (1997), as Rani
- *Krantiveer* (1994), as Megha Dixit
- *The Confined* (1993), as The Woman
- *Gunaah* (1993), Actor
- *Gardish* (1993), as Shanti
- *Aaj Kie Aurat* (1993), as Inspector Roshni Verma / Rajni
- *Rudaali* (1993), as Shanichari
- *Dil Aashna Hai* (1992), as Barkha
- *Angaar* (1992), as Mili
- *Sapne Saajan Ke* (1992), as Dimple
- *Karm Yodha* (1992), as Namita
- *Narsimha* (1991), as Anita V. Rastogi
- *Ajooba* (1991), as Rukhsana Khan
- *Dushman Devta* (1991), Actor
- *Khoon Ka Karz* (1991), Actor
- *Mast Kalandar* (1991), Actor
- *Prahaar* (1991), as Kiran
- *Haque* (1991), as Varsha B. Singh
- *Drishti* (1990), as Sandhya
- *Pati Parmeshwar* (1990), Actor
- *Lekin...* (1990), as Reva
- *Pyar Ke Naam Qurban* (1990), as Rajkumari Devika Singh
- *Kali Ganga* (1990), Actor
- *Aag Ka Gola* (1989), Actor
- *Ladaai* (1989), as Billoo
- *Shehzaade* (1989), as Aarti
- *Sikka* (1989), Actor
- *Batwara* (1989), Actor
- *Touhean* (1989), Actor
- *Bees Saal Baad* (1989), as Nisha
- *Ram Lakhan* (1989), as Geeta Kashyap
- *Ganga Tere Desh Mein* (1988), as Princess
- *Zakhmi Aurat* (1988), as Kiran Dutt
- *Gunahon Ka Faisla* (1988), as Durga/Shanu
- *Saazish* (1988), as Meena
- *Mahaveera* (1988), Actor
- *Aakhri Adaalat* (1988), as Sub-Inspector Rima Kapoor
- *Kabzaa* (1988), as Doctor Smita
- *Mera Shikaar* (1988), Actor
- *Kaash* (1987), as Pooja
- *Insaaf* (1987), as Sonia/Dr. Sarita
- *Insaniyat Ke Dushman* (1987), as Shilpa
- *Allah Rakha* (1986), as Julie Khera
- *Janbaaz* (1986), as Reshma Rai
- *Vikram* (1986), as Inimaasi Princess of Salamia
- *Saagar* (1985), as Mona D'Silva
- *Arjun* (1985), as Geeta Sahani
- *Aitbaar* (1985), as Neha Khanna
- *Lava* (1985), as Rinku Dayal
- *Zakhmi Sher* (1984), as Advocate Anu Gupta
- *Manzil Manzil* (1984), as Seema Malhotra
- *Bobby* (1973), as Bobby J. Braganza
- *Pyaar Ka Punchama 3*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Dimple Kapadia](https://film.one/media/person/385/gallery-4b23898bd595.png) Dimple Kapadia — Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/DimpleKapadiaPichvai_%28cropped%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dimple Kapadia](https://film.one/media/person/385/gallery-d781ab4de30e.jpg) Dimple Kapadia — Image via TMDB
- ![Dimple Kapadia](https://film.one/media/person/385/gallery-92d7ebe0d8da.jpg) Dimple Kapadia — Image via TMDB
- ![Dimple Kapadia](https://film.one/media/person/385/gallery-b72c3f969646.jpg) Dimple Kapadia — Image via TMDB
- ![Dimple Kapadia](https://film.one/media/person/385/gallery-9941857ce955.jpg) Dimple Kapadia — Image via TMDB
- ![Dimple Kapadia](https://film.one/media/person/385/gallery-85c4904a5994.jpg) Dimple Kapadia — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won

- Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress 1993: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress (won), for *Rudaali*
- National Film Award for Best Actress 1993: National Film Award for Best Actress (won), for *Rudaali*
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1986: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (won), for *Saagar*
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1974: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (won), for *Bobby*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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