Feb 16, 2021, 5:55 PM (IST) Share. Kapadia is the mother of Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna, both of whom are former actresses. [170], In her first film of the millennium, Kapadia co-starred in Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai (2001), which depicts the contemporaneous, routine life of Indian affluent youth, and focuses on a period of transition in the lives of three friends (Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna). "[77][261] According to some critics, this approach has sometimes been at the cost of professional opportunities as "her unpredictable nature and moods have distanced many well wishers". [101] Those films include Drishti (1990), Lekin... (1991), Rudaali (1993) and Antareen (1993). [115] Subhash K. Jha described Reva as "the essence of evanescence" and took note of the "intense tragedy" with which Kapadia played the part. [240][241] Initial plans for a re-release were cancelled and the film was made available digitally less than a month later. [138][144] In 2010, Filmfare magazine included Kapadia's work in the film in their list of "80 Iconic Performances". Appearing in films ranging from marital dramas to literary adaptations, she played troubled women sometimes deemed reflective of her personal experience, and received acclaim for her performances in Kaash (1987), Drishti (1990), Lekin... (1991), and Rudaali (1993). [183][184] 2005 saw Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor reunite as a lead couple for the third time after Bobby (1973) and Saagar (1985) in Pyaar Mein Twist, starring as middle-aged single parents who fall in love and later have to deal with the reaction of their children. 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[119] While critics credited the female actors for their work, most of the praise went to Patekar. [6] The journalist Bhawana Somaaya, who conducted a series of interviews with Kapadia during the 1980s, stated: "She's a strange bundle of contradictions. [223][224] The romantic comedy Cocktail saw her play Saif Ali Khan's loud Punjabi mother, Kavita Kapoor, an appearance to which Aniruddha Guha of Daily News and Analysis referred as a "veritable treat". [249][250] Critics reacted positively to her performance;[251] Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times wrote Kapadia "quietly steals every scene she's in" and Guy Lodge of Variety said she had given the film's "wiliest performance". Son- N/A Daughters- Twinkle Khanna, Rinke Khanna: Money Factor: Net Worth (approx.) [225][226] Believing Adajania is a director capable of bringing the best in her, Kapadia expressed interest in the satirical road movie Finding Fanny when she was shown the script while filming Cocktail. Kapadia returned to films in 1984, two years after her separation from Khanna. [76][262] As an action heroine, she chose to perform her own stunts, which the critic M. Rahman thought made her performance more convincing. [86] The same year, Kapadia worked with Rajkumar Kohli on the action drama Saazish and the horror film Bees Saal Baad, a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. [56] With Zakhmi Aurat (1988), Kapadia became one of the mainstream actresses associated with a new wave of women-centred revenge films. The film was described as an "extraordinarily adroit entertainer" by Subhash K. Jha, who preferred it over the "sleazy sensationalism" of Zakhmi Aurat and noted the "unusual restraint" with which Bijli's transformation was achieved. $10 million: Some Lesser Known Facts About Dimple Kapadia . ReddIt. She later confessed to accepting these roles for financial gain rather than artistic merit: "I shudder even now when I think of those films. According to Govind Nihalani, the director of Drishti (1990), Kapadia has a genuine interest in serious work that would challenge her talent and realise her potential. [220][221] The same year, Kapadia also appeared in Bombay Mittayi, her first role in a Malayalam-language film, for which she started learning the language. [156][157] The film was a box-office success and became India's third-highest grossing picture of the year. [26][203], Kapadia was cast in Zoya Akhtar's first directorial venture Luck by Chance (2009), a satirical take on the Hindi film industry. [41][42] Qurratulain Hyder of The Illustrated Weekly of India noted she acted with "natural ease and freshness". [8][263] She attributed this to the lack of worthy offers and the "huge effort" expended in film acting, which consumes time otherwise spent on her family and private life. [48][49][50] Bhawana Somaaya of The Hindu credits Kapadia with starting the merchandising of film memorabilia in India, and Mukesh Khosla of The Tribune said Bobby established her as a "cult figure" because she led the fashion trends. [15] In 2008, Raja Sen from the web portal Rediff.com ranked her performance in Bobby as the fourth-best female debut of all-time in Hindi cinema: "An elfin little girl with big, lovely eyes, nobody quite portrayed innocence as memorably as Dimple in her first outing. [57][58], Saagar premiered in August 1985 and was controversial for several scenes featuring Kapadia, including one in which she was seen topless for less than a second. She considered her screen test for the film unsuccessful because she was "literally shivering" while performing it, but Sippy cast her to play the lead part opposite her Bobby co-star Rishi Kapoor. [124] Kapadia starred alongside Amitabh Bachchan in the fantasy Ajooba, a big-budgeted Indo-Russian co-production that was co-directed by Shashi Kapoor and Gennady Vasilyev. Rani Mukherjee (bengali : রাণী মুখার্জী), écrit Mukherji puis Mukerji, est une actrice de Bollywood d'origine bengali, née le 21 mars 1978.. Tout comme sa cousine, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee fait partie de la famille Mukherjee-Samarth, éminente au sein du cinéma indien.Son père est le cinéaste Ram Mukherjee et sa tante maternelle est l'actrice Debashree Roy. [188] Similar thoughts were expressed by Mumbai Mirror's Trisha Gupta, who was impressed with Kapadia's diverse repertoire of maternal roles, ranging from Luck by Chance (2009) and Dabangg (2010) to Finding Fanny (2014). [16][6] At age 15, she married the actor Rajesh Khanna, then aged 30, after a short courtship. [21][22] She gave birth to two daughters, Twinkle (born 1974) and Rinke (born 1977). Her father, Chunnibhai Kapadia, was a Gujarati entrepreneur. [15] Her work was deemed ineffective by Trade Guide, and The Illustrated Weekly reported her career prospects entirely depended upon the fortunes of her next few projects. [164][165] Kapadia appeared opposite Jackie Shroff in Laawaris (1999), in a role that according to Hindustan Times did not allow her "much to do except scream"; Rediff.com's Sharmila Taliculam criticised the film for its formulaic script and lack of originality. In 1994, she won National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Rudaali (1993). [59][60] The film was chosen as India's official entry to the 58th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. [176] Kapadia's part, which was written specially for her, is that of a forty-year-old, married Mumbai University professor who, after the death of her mother, loses her sense of happiness and takes a job as a visiting professor of South Asian studies in California. [79] Speaking of her post-comeback screen persona, the critic Khalid Mohamed observed, "Her arsenal comprised, among other elements, expressive cognac eyes, a nuanced, resonating voice skilled in Hindustani dialogue delivery, easy body language, and that seductive toss of her auburn hair. According to Jyotika Virdi, the author of the book The Cinematic Imagination, while Kapadia's trajectory is different from those of other female Hindi film stars, she turned her disadvantages to her advantage. : Yes; She was born in a Gujarati family. [13] Her elder daughter Twinkle is married to the actor Akshay Kumar. [272] Kapadia has described herself as a "spontaneous actor who is guided by instinct"[101] and on another occasion, "a competent actress yet to deliver her best". "[56] Kapadia is known for her assertive and moody nature;[259][260] during the making of Janbaaz (1986), the director Feroz Khan said he had never met a woman with her levels of "pent-up aggression". [120] Further critical attention came her way when she played a principled office receptionist opposite Sunny Deol in the action film Narsimha. [11][14] She described herself as having matured quickly, and often made friends with children older than herself. Dimple Kapadia was born on 8 June 1957 in Bombay to Gujarati businessman Chunibhai Kapadia and his wife Bitti, who was known as "Betty". Kapadia said her involvement in independent films was a conscious decision to experiment in different cinema and prove her abilities. [114] Lekin... was popular with critics[102] and Kapadia's performance in it earned her a third Filmfare nomination. [6][17] She returned to acting two years later. It was clear she was back. Her father, Chunnibhai Kapadia, was a Gujarati entrepreneur. LINE. [125][126] Based on Arabian mythology and set in the fictional Afghan kingdom Baharistan, the film saw her in the role of Rukhsana, a young woman who arrives from India to rescue her father from prison. [79] The Times of India wrote in reference to her role in Saagar, "Dimple was a vision of lush beauty; quite the forbidden fruit, rising from the ocean like Aphrodite emerging from the waves and surf". [45][46][47] Consequently polka-dotted dresses were often referred to as "Bobby Print". She enjoys a great rapport with her son-in-law. [66] A 1993 issue of India Today wrote: "Saagar was in many ways a paean to her incredible beauty. [145][146], Another Filmfare nomination for Kapadia came that year for her supporting role as Shanti, a street prostitute whose husband and child were burnt alive, in the Priyadarshan-directed crime drama Gardish. [189] The film was well-received at a number of film festivals before its theatrical release in India,[191][192] upon which it was embraced by critics and audiences, making a considerable profit against its small budget. [43] Several of Kapadia's lines in the film became popular, particularly, "Mujhse dosti karoge?" Her younger sister, Simple Kapadia, was also … Some of these roles were cited in the media as a departure from the regular portrayals of women her age in Hindi films. The film was released after a well-publicised two-year court battle with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC),[94][95] which initially banned it from screening for its perceived glorification of submissiveness of women through the character of the forgiving wife who is in "ignoble servility" to her husband. The Times of India panned the film's script for making "Kapadia's tryst with comedy seem loud and forced", and Raja Sen deemed her part the most forgettable of her career. A spiritual sequel to the 2017 film Hindi Medium, it was theatrically released in India on 13 March amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected its commercial performance due to the closing of cinemas. [206] Kapadia was approached for the part because it required an actor who had been a mainstream female lead in the past. [180] Reviews in India were similarly approving of Leela and Kapadia's work. [67] Her voice was later dubbed by Anushua Chatterjee, a decision with which Kapadia was unhappy. [56][15][57] She starred as Neha, a wealthy young woman whose greedy husband (Raj Babbar) plots to murder her. [254][255] The show, which was Kapadia's first appearance on a digital platform, opened to mixed reviews. Her moods change in a jiffy. [248] The film opened amid the pandemic to a worldwide audience and, having grossed $362 million worldwide, became the fourth-highest grossing film of 2020. [212][213] Reviews for Kapadia's role were mixed; Shubhra Gupta dismissed her as "laughably wrong" and Blessy Chettiar of Daily News and Analysis likened her character to "the mothers in Hindi cinema of yore, self-sacrificing, torn between relationships, slightly over-the-top, likeable nevertheless". [245] Her screen test for the role was shot in 2019 by Adajania before filming for Angrezi Medium began, followed by an audition for Nolan in Mumbai. [71][150] She played a woman caught in a loveless marriage, a role she insisted on playing spontaneously and refused to enrol in a crash-course in Bengali, which she felt she would be able to speak convincingly. [14] She returned to commercial cinema in 1997, playing Amitabh Bachchan's wife in Mrityudaata under Mehul Kumar's direction. [251][253], Ali Abbas Zafar's 2021 Amazon Prime political web series Tandav starred Kapadia as Anuradha Kishore, a power-hungry politician who seeks to undermine the new political rival (Saif Ali Khan) of the Prime Minister of India, her longtime ally. Linkedin. "[151], Virdi wrote Kapadia fought her way to success by committing to serious and challenging work and described her parts in Aitbaar (1985), Kaash (1987) and Drishti (1990) as characters with which she "drew from the well of her own experience". 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[168] Subhash K. Jha called the film an embarrassment[169] while Suparn Verma gave a scathing review of Kapadia's performance, noting she "wears a permanent scowl" throughout the film. [15][22], Other films released before Saagar include Manzil Manzil (1984), Aitbaar (1985) and Arjun (1985). Pinterest. [159] For her performance, Kapadia received her fourth Filmfare Award, this time in the Best Supporting Actress category. [239], In her first film of the 2020s, Kapadia appeared alongside Irrfan Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the comedy-drama Angrezi Medium (2020), her fourth project under Homi Adajania's direction. [69][70] The same year, she acted opposite Kamal Haasan in her first regional film, Vikram, a Tamil-language sci-fi feature, in the minor role of Inimaasi, a young princess who falls in love with Vikram (Haasan). The film was intended to be her comeback vehicle but its one-year delay meant several of her later projects were released before, the first of which was Zakhmi Sher (1984). [207] Luck By Chance opened to a warm critical response, though its financial income was modest. Raj Kapoor introduced her to film industry and gave her a lead role in the 1973 teen romance- Bobby. She considers her marriage to Rajesh Khanna a farce. [33][34] Her candles were presented and offered for sale at a number of exhibitions. Although she enjoyed working in similar projects, such as Mera Shikar (1988) and Kali Ganga (1990), she bemoaned about being paid less than male action stars. [1][54] Her first post-hiatus film was Saagar; a mutual friend notified the director Ramesh Sippy about Kapadia's willingness to return to acting. Jha. [127][128] The critical response to Ajooba was mediocre,[129] and it failed to attract viewers in Indian cinemas though was a success in the Soviet Union. [8][267], Kapadia's screen image has been characterised in terms of her perceived beauty and sex appeal. She looked ravishing: auburn hair, classical face, deep eyes, an aura of sensuality. [104] A review in The Indian Express presumed her own separation might have contributed to her understanding of the part and sensitive performance. [142][143] Critics and moviegoers accepted Rudaali with enthusiasm, and it was India's submission to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. [134][135], —Chidananda Dasgupta from Cinemaya on Kapadia's performance in Rudaali (1993)[136], In 1993, Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Rudaali, a drama that was directed by Kalpana Lajmi and adapted from Mahasweta Devi's short story of the same name. [271] In 1988, Subhash K. Jha wrote that "besides her elastic and primeval looks", Kapadia "possesses an inbuilt instinct for grasping characters at a level way beyond the surface". [82] Among the first of a new trend of women-centred revenge films, the film was a financial success but polarised critics and attracted wide coverage for its lengthy, brutal rape scene involving Kapadia. She became the first Indian Actress to flaunt a bikini in her debut film- Bobby. [262] The author Dinesh Raheja believed Kapadia's involvement in art films in the 1990s happened at a time when she was no longer willing to play the "pretty prop in hero-oriented films", arguing her new choices "honed Dimple's talent for lending fine striations to complex emotions". [151] Antareen was well-received and was named the Best Bengali Film at the 41st National Film Awards[152][153][154] but Kapadia was dissatisfied with the outcome and dismissed it as "a poor film". [14][32] According to the Indian press, Kapadia's business venture has inspired other candle enthusiasts to start similar businesses. 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[155], In 1994, in Mehul Kumar's Krantiveer, Kapadia portrayed the journalist Meghna Dixit, a rape victim who persuades an alcoholic, unemployed village man (Nana Patekar) to be a champion of justice for those around him. Kapadia adopted a Parsi accent for the role and while preparing for it, visited several Irani cafés in Mumbai to understand their culture and get into the mood of the character. Exclusive! [75] The film is about power politics within an ashram and features Kapadia as Uma, who works as a prostitute by choice. [246][247] Impressed with her charisma and poise, Nolan, believing she embodied his vision of the character, cast Kapadia in the part. [126][130], The release of Maarg, her second project under Mahesh Bhatt's direction, was delayed for several years before its straight-to-video release in late 1992. [74] Before filming began, she called it the most serious artistic challenge of her career. [228] She was required to wear a heavy prosthetic posterior for the role, which earned her a fourth Best Supporting Actress nomination at Filmfare. [233][234], For the rest of the decade, Kapadia returned to film twice for minor roles in the action comedies Welcome Back (2015) and Dabangg 3 (2019). [20] Mahesh Bhatt commended her for not turning into "a victim of her own success" by refusing to appear in films of strictly commercial value. [87][88][89] She was the action star in Mera Shikar, a revenge saga directed by Keshu Ramsay, playing Bijli, a once joyous young woman who trains in martial arts to punish a notorious gangster for the crimes inflicted upon her sister. Similar sentiments were shared by Shashi Kapoor, who said Kapdia had always been eager to act in quality films. [117][118] The film, co-starring Patekar and Madhuri Dixit, had a good reception from critics. Shortly before the film's release in 1973, she married the actor Rajesh Khanna and quit acting. [6][17] Having been a fan of Khanna, she later said the marriage was the "biggest high" of her life during this period. [132] According to Bhatt, Kapadia's role was so intense it left her close to a breakdown after filming ended. Munni Dhawan, a close friend of Kapoor, suggested he consider Kapadia, having been acquainted with her father. Does Dimple Kapadia smoke? Born and raised in Bombay by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her father's efforts to launch her in the film industry. [141] Among other awards, she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and was acknowledged with Best Actress honours at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival and the International Film Festival in Damascus. Print. [113] The film was reviewed favourably by American critics,[176][178][179] among whom Maitland McDonagh from TV Guide wrote: "Dimple Kapadia shines in this family melodrama ... [her] intelligent, nuanced performance is the film's highlight". [121][122], In Haque (1991), a political drama directed by Harish Bhosle and scripted by Mahesh Bhatt, Kapadia played Varsha B. Singh, an Orthodox Hindu woman who is married to an influential politician and who has a miscarriage following an assault. [51][52] In later years, Kapadia credited Raj Kapoor for her development as an actor: "The sum total of me today as an actress, whatever I am, is Raj Kapoor". With Pelé, Diego Maradona, Dalma Maradona, Claudia Villafañe. [235][236] Mihir Fadnavis of Hindustan Times described her role as an "embarrassing, extended cameo" but Rajeev Masand took note of her "droll" presence. Khichdi: The Movie is a 2010 Indian comedy film, directed by Aatish Kapadia.It is the first film by Hats Off Productions and stars Anang Desai, Supriya Pathak, Rajeev Mehta, Nimisha Vakharia and Jamnadas Majethia in the lead roles. [92][93] She played a courtesan-turned-vengeful mistress in Pati Parmeshwar. She retired from acting for 12 years after her first film. [137][138] She played the central character Shanichari, a lonely, hardened Assamese village woman who, during a lifetime of misfortune, has never cried and is challenged with a new job as a professional mourner. [161] The film was a critical and commercial failure; India Today panned its "comic book-level storytelling". [196][197] In the mystical love story Banaras (2006), Kapadia played a wealthy Brahmin woman whose daughter falls in love with a man of a lower caste. She was among the first actresses who starred in women-centred Hindi action films but found greater favour with critics when she took on more dramatic roles in both mainstream and neorealist parallel cinema. : Not Known; Does Dimple Kapadia drink alcohol? Meena Iyer of The Times of India, who called it "one of the most engaging mafia films to have come out of Bollywood", attributed the film's limited audience to its subject matter. [71] At that time, she worked in numerous Hindi films made by producers from South India, including Pataal Bhairavi, which she detested. [172] Kapadia said making the film was an enriching experience and called her part "a role to die for". She was noted for her portrayal of middle-aged, complicated women courted by younger men in Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and the American production Leela (2002). [11][36] Through his contacts, Dimple was almost cast to play the younger version of Vyjayanthimala's character in H. S. Rawail's Sunghursh (1968), but was eventually rejected because she looked older than the part called for. Kapadia played the role of Tara Jaiswal, a middle-aged alcoholic woman, an interior designer by profession, and a divorcee who is not allowed to meet her daughter. [72][73] Later in the year, she played Pooja in Mahesh Bhatt's marital drama Kaash. [39] The film, which was named Bobby, was released in September 1973. It was also selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars in 1985. [67], When questioned about her hiatus after Rudaali at her career peak, Kapadia said she needed space and that generally her "career has always been secondary" to her. [133] In Shashilal K. Nair's crime drama Angaar (1992), Kapadia played Mili, a homeless orphan who is collected by an unemployed man (Jackie Shroff). [27][28] She was with him when he died and said his loss, along with the deaths of her sister Simple and her brother, left her feeling "truly abandoned". Report a problem? [216][218] Anupama Chopra was critical of her character, which she said "veers into caricature", but wrote Kapadia "plays her with affection and energy and at least has some fun doing it". [139][140] The citation for the award described her performance as a "compelling interpretation of the tribulations of a lonely woman ravaged by a cruel society". Both Bobby and Saagar won her Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. [26] Asked in Filmfare in 2000 whether she would want to remarry, Kapadia said: "I'm very happy and content ... once was more than enough". Akhtar noted Kapadia's edgy portrayal of the character's fickle nature, saying Kapadia is "all warm, soft sunshine and then there's a flip and she's hard, cold, steely". Vijay's son Jason Sanjay to direct the 'Master' actor's film soon; Suriya's 'Soorarai Pottru' to hit the big screen soon; #HBDSivakarthikeyan: Celebrities and … Priya (Dimple Kapadia) reminds Washington’s Protagonist of this in Tenet when she tells him he is “a protagonist,” one of many navigating through … But I have never consciously hurt anyone. Drishti, a marital drama that was directed by Govind Nihalani, starred Kapadia and Shekhar Kapur as a married couple from Mumbai's intellectual milieu, and followed their trials and tribulations, extramarital affairs, divorce, and eventual reconciliation. [11] After she turned down an offer to play the protagonist in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi in 1970, another opportunity arose in 1971 when Raj Kapoor was looking for a young, new female lead for his planned teen romance. Bereft of her glitzy make-up, glamour and filmi mannerisms, she comes alive as never before: beautiful, sensitive, intense. [112][222], Kapadia collaborated with Homi Adajania in Cocktail (2012) and Finding Fanny (2014), both critical and commercial successes. "),[44] and the "miniskirts, midriff-baring polka dot shirts, and fabled red bikini" she wore made her a youth fashion icon in India. Email. April 1982). [15] Her acting career was initiated by her father, who socialised with film-industry professionals and frequented parties hosted by screenwriter Anjana Rawail. In September 2017, Dimple and Sunny Deol Sunny Deol, whose relationship in the 1980s has been an open secret, were spotted at a bus stop in London holding each other’s hands. [85] Feminist magazine Manushi panned its low cinematic quality, including the absurdity of the action scenes and the "ugly kind of titillation" in the rape scene but said Kapadia brought "a conviction to her role that is rare among Bombay heroines" with a performance that is "low key, moving and charming without being at all clinging or seductive". She was candid, striking, and a true natural ... here was a girl who would redefine glamour and grace, and make it look very, very easy indeed. Starting in the mid 1990s, Kapadia became more selective about her work, and her screen appearances in the following decades were fewer. [83][84] Khalid Mohamed of The Times of India noted Kapadia's "power packed performance" but criticised the rape sequence as "utter lasciviousness" and "vulgarity spattering through the screen". Discussing her performance, she said she was "a bag of nerves" while filming, which benefitted her performance because her own state coincided with her character's inner turmoil. [123] According to the author Ram Awatar Agnihotri, Kapadia played the character bravely and convincingly. [147] An adaptation of the 1989 Malayalam film Kireedam, the film starred Jackie Shroff and Amrish Puri and was met with approval from critics and the public. [11][15] Her father was disowned by his conservative family after she was cast for her first film Bobby in 1971. [214][215] Tum Milo Toh Sahi, which was released the same year, is a romantic comedy in which Kapadia stars as Delshad Nanji, a Parsi woman in charge of an Irani café whose business is under threat from developers and who falls in love with the lawyer (Nana Patekar) who represents her in court. [56][103] The author Subramani recognised Kapadia as "an actress with hidden resources" and appreciated her "intelligent portrayal", through which Sandhya emerged as "vulnerable and intense and full of feminine wiles". "[78] In later years, The Times of India listed it as one of Kapadia's best performances, noting her "immense strength as a performer", and Sukanya Verma wrote of the "stoic determination and touching vulnerability" with which Pooja was played, calling the outcome "extremely believable and sympathetic at once".
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