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Jaaved Jaffrey is an Indian actor, voice actor, dancer, comedian, impressionist known for his work in several Bollywood films and Indian television shows. His father is the famous comedian Jagdeep. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in March, 2014 and contested in the Indian general election, 2014 from the Lucknow constituency only to finish 5th.


Jaaved Jaaferi is known for donning various hats with flamboyance: actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, VJ, MC, ad filmmaker among others. The son of India’s most popular and legendary Actor/comedian, Jagdeep, Jaaved carries on the tradition of humor with élan.


Debuting in Meri Jung in 1985, he made a huge impact in a negative role. His performance in the song "Bol Baby Bol Rock & Roll" incorporated a path-breaking style showcasing his dancing excellence. He garnered a huge fan-following inspiring the new generation of dancers. He has acted in over 35 films, both Indian and international, till date, winning awards from SCREEN and IIFA.


The launch of Channel V and its irreverent sense of humor gave Jaaved a platform to demonstrate his unique brand of comedy on television in the 1990s. Incorporating puns, impersonations, characters, accents, and introducing the now-ubiquitous Hinglish, he anchored the two cult shows Videocon Flashback and Timex Timepass. Jaaved co-founded and judged India’s first dance reality show Boogie Woogie which has broken records and is the longest running dance show, covering 15 years. His other shows on TV include TELE HOUSIE, JBC (Jaaved Broadcasting Corporation), CHITRAHAAR, TRUCK DHINADHIN and CHAK DHOOM DHOOM.


His performance in the song "Mumbhai," from the film, Bombay Boys, which was conceived, written, choreographed by him, gained a cult status among the young dancers and was number 1 on the charts for 6 weeks.


He dubbed Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Don Karnage in Hindi for Disney; scripted the Hindi version of Disney’s Jungle Book 2 and Pixar The Incredibles along with voicing for the antagonist. His character as Charlie Anna in the first full-fledged commercial animated film Roadside Romeo (a collaborative effort of Yash Raj Films and Disney) was highly appreciated. His commentary on the famous Japanese TV show Takeshi's Castle and Ninja Warrior on Pogo TV and Hungama respectively has also garnered a huge fan following with kids and adults. He was also the judge for KWC INDIA (Karaoke World Championships India) with singer Manasi Scott,music directors Raju Singh,Music Director and Singer Salim Merchant Sulaiman Merchant, Founder and Organizer of KWC INDIA Savio Paul D'sa,Singer Composer Leslie Lewis,Singer Remo Fernandes,and Singer Sunita Rao.


He has repeatedly hosted top award shows like Filmfare, SCREEN and IIFA. Furthermore, he has performed in over 200 live shows in India and abroad, and shared the stage with Michael Jackson, Sting, Spice Girls and Queen and the top Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Sharukh Khan, A.R.Rahman, Anil Kapoor, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy etc.


He has been associated with advertising since 1980 as a model, choreographer, copywriter, producer and director. The Maggi Sauce commercials, which he writes and co-directs, have won most of the advertising awards over the past 25 years (one of the world's longest brand associations).


He constantly changes his styles and appearance and bedazzles live, film, and TV audiences with his brand of uproarious humor while maintaining a non-controversial and squeaky-clean image.


He has been honored with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television.


The film Meri Jung, released in 1985, gave him his first opportunity to enact the role of a villain and showcase his dancing powers on screen. Television in the 1990s highlighted his comical abilities, extending his popularity further. The launch of cable TV, particularly Channel and its irreverent sense of humour, gave him a niche to depict his unique brand of comedy.


He anchored the show Videocon Flashback with distinctive brilliance. His deadpan expressions and bilingual puns gave him a formidable fan following.


Another notable contribution by Jaffrey is his performance as an anchor to the top-of-the-charts song programme, Timex Timepass, in which he shifted between the caricatures of characters.


He won his first IIFA Award for best comic role in Salaam Namaste in 2006. He hosts the dance competition show Boogie Woogie on Sony Entertainment Television Asia with his brother Naved Jaffery and friend Ravi Behl. He recently started hosting a game show called Mai Ka Laal on Disney Channel India which airs on Sundays at 5pm.


He has been fielded in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from Lucknow on the ticket of Aam Aadmi Party which he lost to BJP's national president Rajnath Singh. He had finished 5th in the constituency securing only 41429 votes.

Lillete Dubey is one of the most talented actresses in the Bollywood who loves to act in different genre films. The beautiful actress is seen in many mainstream and in parallel art films. Lillete was born on 13th May 1961 in Mumbai in a Sindhi family. Her mother's name was Leela however Lillete means small Leela. Lillete is married to Ravi Dubey and the couple has two daughters named as Ira and Neha. We have seen Neha in 'Monsoon Wedding' and Ira in 'Aisha' and 'The President Is Coming'. Lillete is a theatre artist too and her sister Lushlin is in theatre as well.

Lillete has appeared in numerous popular Hindi movies. Some examples are 'Monsoon Wedding','Kal Ho Naa Ho','Baghban','Chalte Chalte' ,'Housefull' and many more. Her first film was 'Kabhie Kabhie' in the year 1997. The talented actress has directed many theatre plays and she founded one theatre action group in Delhi. Her most notable play is 'Dance Like A Man' by Mahesh Dattani which is considered as the longest running play in English. The play has completed total 425 shows around the world.

Lillete as appeared in one British film named as 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' along with famous actors Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy.

Lillete's some noteworthy films are 'Zubeidaa','Gadar','Monsoon Wedding','Pinjar','Chalte Chalte','Baghban','Kal Ho Naa Ho','Lakshya','Morning Raaga','Bow Barracks Forever','My Brother Nikhil','Fanaa','Saas Bahu Aur Sensex',' Housefull','Heroine','Delhi In A Day' and 'Always Kabhi Kabhi'.

She will next appear in the film 'I Love NY' along with Sunny Deol and Kangana Ranaut.

Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is a veteran Indian actress. Her portfolio mainly includes films in Hindi-Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She was born to a Sikh family.

Although she came from a traditional, conservative Punjabi family, she was allowed to model at age 10. When she was a teenager, her father relocated the family to Madras, Tamil Nadu because of his job. There, she attended Good Shepherd's Convent School and acted in a school play. Bharathiraja, one of Tamil film's famous directors, was in the audience and was searching for a heroine to star in his new film. He met with Rati's father and promised the film would wrap in a month. Her father reluctantly agreed, and a sixteen-year-old Rati was very excited to star in her first film, Pudhiya Varpukal (1979).

It was also her hero Bhagyaraj's first film, and he coached her with her lines by teaching her Tamil. The film became a blockbuster, with Rati an overnight sensation. Bharathiraja soon directed her in her second film, Niram Marada Pookkal (1979). Even though she was Punjabi, South Indian audiences embraced her as one of their own. She reciprocated by calling herself "Tamilian at heart" and calling Madras her home. She also starred in Telugu and Kannada films and made 32 films in just three years.

She worked with big banners and top stars, such as Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth. Ironically, her entry into Hindi films came from her strong connection to South Indian cinema. She had worked with director K. Balachander once before and had been Kamal Hassan's leading lady in many South Indian films, so she wasn't surprised when they approached her for the Hindi remake of their Telugu blockbuster Maro Charithra (1979). Now re-titled Ek Duje Ke Liye (1981), the film was about passionate lovers who are torn apart by their parents in the storytelling tradition of Romeo and Juliet. It became one of the top grossing hits of 1981 and marked the debut into Hindi films of five stars of the South Indian film industry: director K. Balachander, hero Kamal Hassan, heroine Rati Agnihotri, supporting actress Madhavi, and playback singer S.P. Balasubramaniam. Although all received Filmfare nominations, only Rati and S.P. Balasubramaniam became top stars in their field. The unforgettable musical score by Laxmikant-Pyarelal rose the film to soaring heights, and there were rumors about how the film's content of tragic lovers inspired real life lovers to take their own lives. Rati's father, who was managing her career, shielded her from the hysteria as she was young. He effectively kept her starring in only Hindi films after Ek Duje Ke Liye, and she ended the decade starring in over 43 Hindi films. Her biggest hits were Farz Aur Kanoon (1982), Coolie (1983) opposite megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Tawaif (1985) for which she received her second Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, and Hukumat (1987) opposite the Bollywood icon Dharmendra.

Rati's marriage to businessman and architect Anil Virwani on 9 February 1985, coupled with her father's death, convinced Rati to leave Hindi films when she was at the top. In 1987, she gave birth to her only child, Tanuj Virwani, and she concentrated on raising him and focusing on other creative interests like architectural creations for her husband. She received a degree in Reiki, where she distantly heals people. Even though she retired she would appear at film events looking beautiful and glamorous with continued film offers.

After 16 years of saying no to films, Rati finally said yes realizing that her son is growing up and she had more time for herself. Her family supported her decision. Her comeback started with playing Kajol's glamorous mother in Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (2001). More film offers came in, and she took them, such as Yaadein (2001) and Dev (2004). After a 20-year absence from South Indian films, she returned in the Tamil film Majunu (2001). She made her Malayalam debut in Anyar (2003), English debut in An Ode to Lost Love (2003), and Bengali debut in Aaina-te (2008). She has acted on stage in plays such as Please Divorce Me Darling (2005) and television serials, such as Sixer (2005). Besides acting, she devotes time to social causes like cancer and AIDS.

Rajit Kapur (Hindi: रजित कपूर, Punjabi: ਰਜੀਤ ਕਪੂਰ) is an Indian film and theatre actor as well as director. He is known for his award-winning portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma, of the protagonist Unni in the Malayalam film Agnisakshi, and of the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymous television series directed by Basu Chatterjee and broadcast on Doordarshan. His debut film was Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992) directed by Shyam Benegal.

Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award his role in Yash Chopra`s drama Mashaal (1984).

Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra`s Tezaab in 1988, and later for Indra Kumar`s Beta in 1992. Since then, he has starred in films including Virasat (1997), for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Biwi No.1 (1999) Taal (1999), for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Pukar (2000), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor No Entry (2005) and Welcome (2007).

Kapoor`s first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle`s 2008 Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press. Globally, Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors.

Anil Kapoor was born into a Punjabi Khatri family in a chawl in Tilak Nagar, Mumbai, to a film producer Surinder Kapoor and his wife Nirmal. He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School - Chembur, in the Chembur suburb of Mumbai and then St. Xavier`s College, Mumbai. Kapoor`s elder brother, Boney Kapoor, is a producer while younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is also a well-known actor. Anil and Sanjay have never been in the same movie, as yet, but both have worked for elder brother Boney.

In 1984, he married Sunita Kapoor (née Bhambhani) and has two daughters and a son. Kapoor`s elder daughter is the actress Sonam Kapoor who starred in Saawariya alongside Ranbir Kapoor (distant relatives Anil Kapoor`s father Surinder Kapoor is cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor, who is the father of Raj Kapoor). Rhea Kapoor attended school in New York and is now a producer in Mumbai.

He is the brother-in-law of the actress Sridevi with whom he has starred in many films.

Kapoor made his Bollywood debut with Umesh Mehra`s Hamare Tumhare (1979) in a supporting role. After a few minor roles in films such as Hum Paanch (1980) and Shakti (1982), he got his first leading role in the 1983 Hindi film, Woh Saat Din and mastered an excellent performance which was absolutely natural and illumined every bit of innocence, subtlety and maturity as required by the numerous shades of his character. Kapoor later tried acting in Tollywood and Kollywood, and appeared in the Telugu film Vamsa Vriksham and Mani Ratnam`s Kannada debut film Pallavi Anu Pallavi (released in 1983, his first film in a leading role).

Next, followed a polished performance in Yash Chopra`s drama Mashaal (1984), where he held his own and came out as a surprise packet of the movie delivering one of his career-defining performances against the acting prowess of legendary Dilip Kumar in the role of a rough Tapori which incidentally signaled the homecoming of Tapori roles in Indian cinema, for which he won his first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. Kapoor`s 1985 release, Yudh (film) was an average hit. His sensitive portrayal of a middle class sports person in the 1985 film, Saaheb was extremely convincing and was a box office success.

In 1986, Kapoor played the role of a care free playboy in the hit Janbaaz, costarring Feroz Khan. His other release of 1986 Insaaf Ki Awaaz was a box office hit. In the same year Basu Chatterjee directed Chameli Ki Shaadi and he displayed his crackling flare in comedy.

Going on to deliver huge commercial success with films like Meri Jung (1985), a career-defining role of an angry young lawyer fighting for justice, which eventually established Kapoor`s credential as a mature actor and both audience and critics gave their thumbs up to his performance. Kapoor played a comic tapori in Karma (1986), the biggest hit of the year. Kapoor generated wide applause from audience of all walks of life for his title role in Shekhar Kapur`s sci-fi film Mr. India (1987), the biggest hit of the year. The film became one of his biggest box office hits and shot him to superstar status. Anil kapoor was equally impressive in Mahesh Bhatt directed film Thikana. In 1988, he was rewarded with his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his rivetting performance in the hit film, Tezaab, the biggest blockbuster of 1988. Anil proved to be the only saving grace even in flops like Ram-Avtar. The following year he delivered more mega commercial and critical successes with Ram Lakhan (which became the second highest box office earner of 1989) and the audience went berserk with the song One Two Ka Four. In the highly acclaimed film Parinda, Kapoor played his role with conviction, and his biggest achievement was displaying the vulnerability of his character so perfectly. In Rakhwala, Kapoor played a tapori again and the film was declared a success. Kapoor excelled brilliantly in his eccentric portrayal of an autistic person in the 1989 hit, Eeshwar and this film proved his versatility as an actor.

The year 1990 saw him play a dual role, as twin brothers in the highly successful Kishen Kanhaiya and in the same year he further attained reasonable box office success with Ghar Ho To Aisa. Kapoor came up with a critically acclaimed performance in Awaargi. Many critics called that his best performance ever. This was followed by a restrained yet striking performance as a middle age man in Yash Chopra`s romantic drama Lamhe, a landmark film of Indian cinema and Yash Chopra`s best work to date. It was the first film in which he appeared without a moustache. Although the film was a box office failure in India, it proved to be a success overseas. Kapoor`s 1991 release, Benaam Badshaah was accorded above average status at the ticket window.


In 1992, Kapoor received his second Filmfare Best Actor Award for his hard-hitting performance in Indra Kumar`s Beta — the biggest blockbuster of the year — opposite Madhuri Dixit. Kapoor was highly impressive with his comic act in Khel and his comic timing was one of the highlights of the film. In 1993, Boney Kapoor`s much delayed mega-budget, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was a disaster at the box office and damaged Kapoor`s reputation as the industry`s biggest star at the time. The only major success in these years was Laadla with Sridevi, a film produced by Nitin Manmohan. Kapoor gave a splendid performance as a simpleton lover in the hit musical 1942: A Love Story. His 1995 release, Trimurti (film) was a box office disaster, though Kapoor`s performance was creditable. Kapoor came up with a decent performance in the average performer Gharwali Bharwali.


After a few box office failures, he had box office success with films like Loafer (1996),. In Judaai, Kapoor`s depiction of a loving husband twisted between his two wives was appreciated and this film fared well at the box office. Deewana Mastana (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) were box office hits. Kapoor`s unusual characterization of a zealous, crooked musical superstar in Taal (1999) shocked both audience and critics alike. He also won rave reviews for his superb performance in Virasat, a remake of the Tamil film, Thevar Magan (1992), in which Kamal Hassan had played Kapoor`s role. He also starred in the unsuccessful Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate, which was legendary filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherji`s last commercial release, along with Juhi Chawla. He shaved his moustache once again for the film, in the second half, where he played actor Sajid Khan`s wife and his delightful comic timing was a real treat to watch.


Kapoor`s first release of 2000 was Bulandi (2000 film), in which he played a double role, showing restraint and maturity as the elder Thakur. He won his first National Film Award in the Best Actor category for his role in Rajkumar Santoshi`s critically acclaimed Pukar in 2000. Kapoor again tasted critical and commercial success with Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai in 2000. Kapoor stole the show as Rajeev in the much delayed, Karobaar, a film directed by Rakesh Roshan, where Kapoor’s dialogue delivery was appreciated. He delivered a powerhouse performance in Shanker`s Nayak which is considered to be his best performance by many.


In 2002, Kapoor gave an excellent performance in the role of a fat man in Badhaai Ho Badhaai, a takeoff from the Hollywood hit, Nutty Professor. He notched up yet another glorious performance in the Indra Kumar directed film Rishtey. In Om Jai Jagadish, he gave an amazing performance. Kapoor shared the screen with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in Armaan, and underplayed his character of a neurosurgeon superbly.


In his 2003 release, Calcutta Mail, he delivered one of his best performances. His character was defined with ample scope to perform in this screenplay-driven performance and in spite of the strong supporting cast, this really came out as Kapoor´s one-man show. He ignited the silver screen with an authoritative performance in Musafir. Kapoor gave an incredibly restrained performance as the stricken husband in the thriller My Wife`s Murder, which he also produced. Anees Bazmee`s super-hit comedy No Entry (2005), followed for Kapoor that year. The film went on to become the highest grossing film of the year.


Kapoor played a grey character with finesse in the 2005 thriller, Chocolate. Anil`s first release of 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love was a box office hit in overseas though a flop in India. Anees Bazmee`s Welcome, which released on 21 December 2007 and was declared the biggest success of the year. Kapoor`s understated performance in Subhash Ghai`s Black and White was highly lauded. His first release in 2008, Abbas Mustan`s thriller, Race became a box office hit. Vijay Krishna Acharya`s, Tashan marked Anil`s comeback to Yash Raj Films but failed to do well at the box office.


His most recent films were his first English-language film, Slumdog Millionaire, which was released on 12 November 2008, and Yuvvraaj, which was released on 21 November 2008. Yuvvraaj, with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles, failed to do well at the box office. On the other hand, Slumdog Millionaire has won a number of international awards and received rave reviews from critics across the globe, costing only US $15 million to produce, but pulling in more than $352 million worldwide. In January 2009, he attended the 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony along with the team of Slumdog Millionaire, which won four Golden Globe Awards. Kapoor also received a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008 and has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.


In 2010, Kapoor starred in the eighth season of the American television series 24, portraying Omar Hassan, President of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan. In October of that year he was cast to play a villain in both Mission: Impossible IV and Power.


In 2002, Kapoor produced his first film, the comedy Badhaai Ho Badhaai, in which he also starred in. It was followed by My Wife`s Murder (2005), and Gandhi, My Father. Gandhi, My Father focuses on the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi (2007) and was awarded the National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film). He also produced the movie Shortkut: The con is on starring Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi.  

Suresh Krissna is a popular Indian film director. He has directed films in many languages such as Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.

His first independent film was Sathya (Tamil). He found his fame in Kavithalaya's Annamalai, starring actor Rajinikanth. Since then, he has directed Veera, Baashha and Baba with Rajinikanth in lead.

He has worked with super stars like Rajinikanth, Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Dr.Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Salman Khan, Dr. Mohanlal, Venkatesh and Upendra. He worked as Assistant Director under K.Balachander.

He wrote a book called "My Days with Baasha" about the experiences he worked with Rajinikanth.

Anuradha Patel is an Indian Actress working in Hindi and Gujarati films. Actress Anuradha is a maternal granddaughter of Dada Muni 'Ashok Kumar' and thus belong to the filmy family of the Ganguly. She is married to actor Kanwaljeet Singh and they have two sons Sidharth and Aditya and a daughter Mariam who lives in the US. Patel is the director of the Dynamic Finishing academy for Personality Development. She also featured in the TV serial Dekho Magar Pyar Se on Star TV. Anuradha started her filmy career way back in 1983.She appeared in movies like 'Utsav', 'Dharam Adhikari', 'Dayavan' etc but got into the limelight for her Filmfare nominated role in 'Ijaazat' starring Rekha,Naseeruddin Shah and Shashi Kapoor alongside. But she lost the award for supporting role to Sonu Walia.

She was then seen in many movies in some or the other role here and there. She was again noticed as Genelia's (Aditi's) mom in 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' after which she started her second innings and is still going great. She has worked in movies like 'Aisha', 'Ready' etc. Anuradha will next appear in 'Rabba Main Kya Karoon' of Moti Sagar Productions and in 'It's My Life' directed by Anees Bazmee.

Pavan Malhotra is a Hindi film and television actor. He has played lead roles in Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s National Film Award-winning Bagh Bahadur and Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, both released in 1989. He is famous for his role as a cold-blooded mafia don Irfan Khan in the Telugu blockbuster Aithe (2003) and in his acclaimed role of Tiger Memon in Black Friday (2004). In 2005 he acted in the Telugu movie Anukokunda Oka Roju as a Tantrik.


Having graduating in Arts from Delhi University, Pavan venture into Delhi theatre circuit, thereafter he moved to Mumbai; where he started with television industry as an assistant on the sets of TV series, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), before he got a role in Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s TV series on Doordarshan, Nukkad (1986), which got him noticed. Meanwhile he had entered the film industry and made his debut with Pankaj Parashar's Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984).


Over the years he had worked with acclaimed directors like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Shyam Benegal, Deepa Mehta and Roland Joffé.


In 2006, he was seen in Manish Goswami’s Aisa Desh Hai Mera on Sony television. He is seen on TV series Alag Alag and Partho Mitra's Patang on DD Metro. He recently starred in the major hit movies Jab We Met and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He is currently acting in Lagi Tujhse Lagan as Malmal More on Colors TV. He has currently worked in hit movies like 1984 punjab , children of war.

This elegant lady needs no formal introduction! Dimple Kapadia had her first big screen experience at the tender age of sixteen years. She rocked the screen with her appearance in the super hit film 'Bobby' by legendary Raj Kapoor. This role brought Dimple an overnight stardom. Raj Kapoor was the one, who perceived the talent in Dimple and decided to cast her opposite his son, Rishi Kapoor in the film 'Bobby' (1973).

Since then, the beauty is ruling over hearts with her unending charm. Dimple was born in a Gujarati family on 8th June, 1957. Her father's name is Chunnibhai Kapadia. Late Simple Kapadia was her sister and Dimple's brother's name was Munna. Dimple Kapadia is the wife of late super star Rajesh Khanna. After tying knot with Rajesh Khanna, Dimple left acting for some period of time. There was a big age difference between Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. She is the mother of Bollywood's ex-actresses, Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna. Her elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is married to Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. She re-appeared on big screen in the year 1984, post separation from her husband Rajesh Khanna. She made a grand comeback on big screen with the film 'Zakhmi Sher' (1984). In the year 1985, Dimple gave another hit flick named 'Saagar'. Both the super hit flicks by Dimple Kapadia made her win Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In the 1980's, Dimple established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi film industry. The film 'Saagar' was considered as the official entry of India to the Oscars in that year.

In order to not being restricted to playing bold roles, Dimple kept on essaying an array of roles in her films. The lady received great acclaim for her roles in 'Kaash' (1987), 'Drishti' (1990), 'Lekin' (1991) and 'Rudaali' (1993). The film 'Rudaali' gained her National Film Award for Best Actress as well as Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She was excellent in the film 'Gardish' (1993) and the actress received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film 'Krantiveer'(1994).

In the period of 1990's to 2000's, Dimple used to appear on the screen with selected roles. In the blockbuster 'Dil Chahta Hai' by the filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, the actress played a small but very memorable and prominent role. Post this flick, the stunning actress was seen in lead roles in movies, such as 'Hum Kaun Hai' (2004), 'Phir Kabhi' (2008), 'Pyaar Mein Twist' (2005), 'Tum Milo Toh Sahi' (2010), 'Being Cyrus' (2005), 'Luck by Chance' (2009), 'Patiala House' (2011), 'Dabangg' (2010), 'Cocktail' (2012) and 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (2012).

Dimple Kapadia acted in tons of Bollywood movies like 'Manzil Manzil' (1984), 'Aitbaar' (1985), 'Lava' (1985), 'Arjun' (1985), 'Pataal Bhairavi' (1985), 'Janbaaz' (1986), 'Allah-Rakha' (1986), 'Insaniyat Ke Dushman' (1987), 'Insaaf' (1987), 'Saazish' (1988), 'Kaash' (1987), 'Gunahon Ka Faisla' (1988), 'Bees Saal Baad' (1988), 'Aakhri Adaalat' (1988), 'Kabzaa' (1988), 'Zakhmi Aurat' (1988), 'Ganga Tere Desh Mein' (1988), 'Ram Lakhan' (1989), 'Touheen' (1989), 'Batwara' (1989), 'Sikka' (1989), 'Shehzaade' (1989), 'Pati Parmeshwar' (1990), 'Jai Shiv Shankar' (1990), 'Aag Ka Gola' (1990), 'Narsimha' (1991), 'Mast Kalandar' (1991), 'Dushman Devta' (1991), 'Ajooba' (1991), 'Ranbhoomi' (1991), 'Karm Yodha' (1992), 'Angaar' (1992), 'Dil Aashna Hai' (1992), 'Gunaah' (1993), 'Pathreela Raasta' (1994), 'Antareen' (1994), 'Share Bazaar' (1997), 'Agnichakra' (1997), 'Mrityudaata' (1997), 'Laawaris' (1999), 'Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain' (1999) and more.

In all these movies, the talented Dimple presented diverse shades of her persona playing 'hatke' roles. The versatile actress received Best Actress Award from Bengal Film Journalists' Association for the movie 'Drishti' in 1991. Dimple is the owner of the other awards like 8th Damascus International Film Festival awarded her Best Actress for 'Rudaali' in 1993 and for the same movie, Dimple received Best Actress award in 38th Asia Pacific Film Festival.