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<\/picture><\/div>\n8 June 1957<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n A girl was born in the house of Bombay’s renowned industrialist Chunnibhai Kapadia. Chunnibhai belonged to a wealthy Ismaili Khoja family. The 41st Nizari Ismaili Imam Aga Khan III (Founding Father of Pakistan) gave her the name Amina right after Dimple’s birth. However, the family identified her by the name Dimple.<\/p>\n Childhood picture of Dimple Kapadia with sister Simple.<\/span><\/p>\n Her father was from a wealthy family, whose social circle included people connected to the film industry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dimple was merely 14 years old when one day while sitting in school, her eyes fell upon a newspaper. The advertisement read- Raj Kapoor is searching for a new face for his new film Bobby.<\/strong><\/em> Upon reading about Dimple, she immediately told her friends sitting beside her – ‘Watch, I will do this film.’<\/em><\/p>\n It was surprising because even before this, Dimple at the age of 13 had rejected Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s famous film ‘Guddi’, in which Jaya Bhaduri was later cast.<\/p>\n Dimple’s father’s friend Anjana Rawail was a famous screenwriter. In director H.S. Rawail’s film Sangharsh (1968), who was Anjana’s relative, Dimple at the age of 11 had played the childhood role of Vyjayanthimala, although her scenes were later cut.<\/p>\n After reading the advertisement for Bobby, as soon as she returned home from school, she asked her father to gather all the information and sent photographs to Raj Kapoor’s office through her friend Munni Dhawan.<\/p>\n Raj Kapoor immediately rejected her after seeing her face. He was launching his son Rishi Kapoor with that film and Dimple looked older than Rishi at that time.<\/p>\n At that time, Neetu Singh’s mother wanted Raj Kapoor to launch her daughter with this film, but Raj Kapoor wanted a new face and Neetu had already done many films in her childhood, so it didn’t work out.<\/p>\n A few days after Dimple was rejected, she was called again for a screen test on the set of a Raj Kapoor film on her father’s recommendation, and this time she was selected. Doing this film was Dimple’s dream, but who knew that by the time the film was made and released, her life had completely changed. A new girl had proposed to India’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna and married him. She was already pregnant before Bobby’s release. The film Bobby was a blockbuster and Dimple became a star overnight, but she had to leave the industry for marriage.<\/p>\n Today Dimple Kapadia has turned 69 years old. On the special occasion of her birthday, know interesting stories from her life, which are the essence of her personality-<\/em><\/p>\n Story-1<\/strong><\/span> Kept Rishi Kapoor’s girlfriend’s ring, which led to a controversy<\/strong><\/span> At the age of 14, Dimple Kapadia got the film Bobby. Raj Kapoor made that film to pay off the debt accumulated from consecutive flop films. He gave Dimple acting training and complete grooming. While spending time with Rishi Kapoor on set, their friendship began to deepen. Rishi Kapoor was dating Parsi Yasmin Mehta in those days. She was the first love of his life. Yasmin gave Rishi Kapoor a ring, which he always wore. One day Dimple liked that ring so much that she started taking it to wear often. With time, the ring remained with Dimple.<\/p>\n During the shooting, news of Dimple and Rishi’s closeness started appearing in newspapers and magazines. When the matter reached Yasmin, she broke off her relationship with Rishi. Rishi Kapoor wanted to maintain his relationship with Yasmin at any cost, so to convince her, he would sometimes go to her house, and sometimes get co-stars to call her.<\/p>\n See pictures of Dimple from the film Bobby-<\/strong><\/em> Story- 2<\/strong><\/span> Dimple used to arrive on Bobby’s set in luxury cars, Amitabh Bachchan would tease Rishi about his broken-down Fiat<\/strong><\/span> Dimple Kapadia’s father was a wealthy businessman. He owned several luxury cars. Dimple would also arrive on Bobby’s set in luxury imported cars. Whereas Rishi Kapoor’s family’s financial situation was not good at that time and he would come in a broken-down Fiat car. At the same time, Amitabh Bachchan, who had just entered films, was shooting for the film Bombay To Goa. He too would come and go in a Fiat. While passing by the set, Amitabh would often tease Rishi Kapoor saying – Your heroine comes in big cars.<\/p>\n When Dimple was teased about this same thing, she would say with great style and confidence, I am Raj Kapoor’s heroine, I am a star. If the film works, fine, and if it doesn’t work, I will still remain a star.<\/p>\n In an interview given to The Movie Moth, Rishi Kapoor narrated this anecdote saying, ‘Indeed she was a star at that time.’<\/p>\n Anecdote – 3<\/strong><\/span> She used to make blank calls to Rajesh Khanna, then proposed on a flight<\/strong><\/span> During the shooting of Bobby, Dimple Kapadia had arrived at an event organized at Navrangpura Sports Club in Ahmedabad. Rajesh Khanna was the chief guest of this event. While passing by, Rajesh Khanna’s eyes fell on Dimple, and he started looking at her repeatedly. Dimple had been a fan of Rajesh Khanna since childhood. She used to call his number many times and each time she would get scolded by Rajesh Khanna’s manager.<\/p>\n At that event, Dimple was also watching Rajesh Khanna secretly. Then Rajesh Khanna got all of Dimple’s details from a person standing nearby. While returning, Rajesh Khanna sat on the seat right next to Dimple.<\/p>\n Dimple Kapadia was trying to catch his attention by doing something or the other. Then she suddenly said- ‘Where we are going there will be a crowd, will you hold my hand?’<\/em><\/p>\n Rajesh Khanna immediately said- ‘Yes, definitely.’<\/em><\/p>\n Dimple then said- ‘Forever.’<\/em><\/p>\n Rajesh Khanna didn’t give any answer at that time, but as soon as he reached Mumbai, he went to their house and proposed marriage. Dimple was just 16 years old and Rajesh Khanna was a 31-year-old superstar, 15 years older than her.<\/p>\n The family agreed without delay, but then Rajesh Khanna put a condition that the wedding would have to take place in just 1 week. The family agreed to this as well.<\/p>\n Story-4<\/strong><\/span> She was wearing Rishi Kapoor’s girlfriend’s ring, when Rajesh Khanna gave a diamond ring, she had to throw it away<\/strong><\/span> Before the wedding, Rajesh Khanna took Dimple for a walk by the seaside one day. He put a diamond ring on Dimple’s finger there, but at that time she was wearing a ring belonging to Rishi Kapoor’s girlfriend Yasmin that she had taken from him. In this situation, Rajesh Khanna made her remove that ring, threw it into the sea, and put his own ring on her finger.<\/p>\n At that time, it was reported in magazines that Rajesh had Rishi Kapoor’s ring removed to put his own ring on. When Rishi Kapoor’s girlfriend read this news, she misunderstood that Rishi himself must have given that ring to Dimple. Due to this misunderstanding, her relationship with Rishi broke forever.<\/p>\n On March 27, 1973, Rajesh Khanna and Dimple’s wedding took place at his bungalow according to Arya Samaj rituals. Dimple took a break from the film Bobby for the wedding. After the wedding, a grand reception was held for the film industry.<\/p>\n See pictures of Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna’s wedding and reception-<\/em><\/p>\n Story-5<\/strong><\/span> Shot Bobby’s song with mehndi applied after marriage<\/strong><\/span> When Dimple returned to the set of the film Bobby after her marriage, her hands were adorned with henna. Initially, the shooting of the film’s song “Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai” was postponed, but to avoid production delays, they had to shoot with Dimple Kapadia’s hands still decorated with henna. The henna on her hands was clearly visible in the song.<\/p>\n Bobby was released 6 months after Dimple’s marriage. The film proved to be a big hit which earned Dimple the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The clothes worn by Dimple in the film became a trend across the country. Dimple’s acting received much praise. People called her an emerging face. Many big filmmakers wanted to cast her in their films, but Rajesh Khanna did not want her to work in films after marriage. Dimple left the film world at her husband’s insistence and gave birth to her first daughter at the age of 17.<\/p>\n Story- 6<\/strong><\/span> Used to drink alcohol sitting alone on the sets of Rajesh Khanna’s films, told Hema – Dharmendra will not marry you<\/strong><\/span> After marriage to Rajesh Khanna, Dimple became completely dependent on him. She often used to go to the sets of his films and sit alone for hours, while Rajesh was busy shooting. Hema Malini had started considering her as a younger sister from the meetings on the set. In her autobiography Hema Malini – Beyond Dream Girl, Hema Malini wrote that Dimple was living a life in loneliness. She used to sit in a corner on the set drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. Neither did anyone talk to her much nor was there any source of entertainment. She was going through stress.<\/p>\n At that time there were talks of Hema Malini and Dharmendra’s marriage. One day Dimple had told her, ‘This man (Dharmendra) will never marry you. It would be better if you do something yourself.’<\/em><\/p>\n Story- 7<\/strong><\/span> Made a comeback after 10 years, started trembling upon seeing the camera<\/strong><\/span> A few years after marriage, discord began to arise in Dimple and Rajesh’s relationship. When rumors of Rajesh Khanna and Tina’s affair surfaced, the fights increased further. 9 years after marriage, in 1982, Dimple came to live with her parents, taking both daughters Twinkle and Simple with her.<\/p>\n For the upbringing of her daughters, Twinkle decided to make a comeback in films. When Ramesh Sippy got this news, he called Dimple for a screen test. Her confidence had become so low that she started trembling as soon as she came in front of the camera and couldn’t speak the dialogues. The test failed, but despite this, Ramesh Sippy cast her in the film Saagar. The film’s heroes were Rishi Kapoor, the hero of her first film Bobby, and Kamal Haasan.<\/p>\n The film’s making kept getting delayed and before that, Dimple’s second film Zakhmi Sher (1984) was released. The following year, the film Saagar was released, which became a blockbuster.<\/p>\n Story-8<\/strong><\/span> Sunny spoke to stepmother Hema Malini for the first time for Dimple<\/strong><\/span> While working together in films like Manzil Manzil and Aitbaar, Dimple Kapadia and Sunny Deol grew closer. The two remained in a relationship for about 11 years, but when this relationship created problems in Sunny’s married life, they separated. At that time, Dimple’s daughters used to call Sunny ‘Chhote Papa’ (younger father).<\/p>\n According to Hema Malini’s autobiography, Sunny Deol spoke to her for the first time because of Dimple. In 1991, the shooting of Hema Malini’s production film Dil Aashna Hai was going on, in which Dimple Kapadia played the role of Divya Bharti’s mother.<\/p>\n At that time, Dimple had to shoot a helicopter scene with Mithun Chakraborty, but she was scared because a pilot had died in a helicopter accident. On the day of shooting, out of fear, Dimple called her boyfriend Sunny Deol and told him everything, and within a short while, Sunny arrived on the set.<\/p>\n That day, he spoke to his stepmother Hema Malini for the first time, the reason being Dimple and her fear. After talking to Sunny, Hema reassured him that she would not make Dimple shoot the helicopter scene.<\/p>\n Story- 9<\/strong><\/p>\n She was Sunny Deol’s girlfriend, Dharmendra had to kiss her in the film despite not wanting to<\/strong><\/p>\n In the 1992 film Dushman Devta, Dimple Kapadia was cast opposite Sunny Deol’s father Dharmendra. The two also had a kissing scene in the film, while Dimple was 21 years younger than Dharmendra. The reason this scene remained in discussion was also that at the same time Dimple Kapadia was dating Sunny Deol, although Dharmendra was unaware of this fact. According to some reports, when Dimple was given the script, there was no kissing scene in it. When it was added later, Dimple became quite angry. She shot the scene under the director’s pressure, but later refused to dub it. However, she had to agree later.<\/p>\n Due to his wife’s opposition, Sunny Deol distanced himself from Dimple. However, years later in 2017, they were spotted holding hands together in London.<\/p>\n Story- 10<\/strong><\/span> Thought Akshay Kumar was gay, got him tested before daughter’s wedding<\/strong><\/span> Akshay Kumar married Dimple Kapadia’s daughter Twinkle in the year 2000. When Akshay was dating Twinkle, one of Dimple’s friends told her that Akshay Kumar is gay. With time, Dimple became worried about her daughter and started investigating. One day she put a condition before Akshay that if he wanted to marry Twinkle, he would first have to undergo a genetic test. At her insistence, Akshay also got the test done. This story was shared by Akshay and Twinkle themselves on the chat show Koffee with Karan.<\/p>\n Story- 11<\/strong><\/span> Rajesh Khanna got angry at Dimple, said- Will you teach me<\/strong><\/span> Even after leaving Rajesh Khanna’s house, Dimple maintained a relationship with him for the sake of their daughters. Both were seen together at several public events.<\/p>\n In 1990, Rajesh Khanna’s film Jai Shiv Shankar was released. In this film, Dimple Kapadia appeared with Rajesh Khanna. During the shooting, once Rajesh fell ill, but outside his hotel, his fans were crowding to get a glimpse of him. Dimple shared this story in a conversation with Rediff dot com, saying that when Rajesh decided to go in front of everyone, Dimple gave him sunglasses and a shawl.<\/p>\n Dimple said to him- ‘Kakaji, when you look at people, don’t look straight ahead, your side profile looks better.’<\/p>\n Rajesh Khanna looked at Dimple angrily and replied- ‘Now you will teach me?’<\/p>\n Hearing this response from Rajesh, she got scared and started apologizing with folded hands in front of everyone.<\/p>\n In the year 2012, when Rajesh fell ill, Dimple took great care of him. When Rajesh passed away, Dimple was present throughout.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 8 June 1957 A girl was born in the house of Bombay’s renowned industrialist Chunnibhai Kapadia. Chunnibhai belonged to a wealthy Ismaili Khoja family. The 41st Nizari Ismaili Imam Aga Khan III (Founding Father of Pakistan) gave her the name Amina right after Dimple’s birth. 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