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 Dimple Kapadia was born on 8 June 1957 in [[Bombay]] to [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] businessman Chunibhai Kapadia and his wife Bitti, who was known as "Betty".{{sfn|Reuben |1995|p=198; 202}}<ref>{{cite news |author1=ET Online |title=Dimple Kapadia's mother Betty passes away at 80 |url=https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/dimple-kapadias-mother-betty-passes-away-at-80/articleshow/72315498.cms |access-date=21 April 2020 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |publisher=The Times Group |date=1 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=S. Pradhan |first1=Bharati |title=The end of the sister act |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/the-end-of-the-sister-act/cid/572296 |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=22 November 2009 |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620112136/https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/the-end-of-the-sister-act/cid/572296 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chunibhai was from a wealthy [[Khoja|Ismaili Khoja]] family, whose members had "embraced Hinduism" while still regarding [[Aga Khan]] as their religious mentor.{{efn|This was originally reported by Sumit Mitra in ''[[India Today]]'' on 20 November 1985, describing Kapadia's family as a "wealthy Khoja family, which embraced Hinduism only with Chunibhai's father, Laljibhai, and which accepts the Agha Khan as its religious mentor even now".<ref name="IT85">{{cite magazine|location=Bangalore|author=Mitra, Sumit|magazine=[[India Today]]|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/from-bobby-to-saagar-dimple-kapadia-has-come-along-way/1/354728.html|volume=10|issue=17–24|date=30 November 1985|page=74|publisher=[[Living Media]]|title=Dimple Kapadia: The second coming|access-date=25 December 2016|archive-date=26 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055630/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/from-bobby-to-saagar-dimple-kapadia-has-come-along-way/1/354728.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Similar information was repeated by Kaveree Bamzai in ''[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open]]'' magazine on 4 October 2019 in a piece about Kapadia's daughter [[Twinkle Khanna]], claiming Chunibhai's family to be of "lapsed Ismaili Khojas".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bamzai |first1=Kaveree |title=Twinkle Khanna: The Tina Factor |url=https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/twinkle-khanna-the-tina-factor/ |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open]] |date=4 October 2019 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604041446/https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/twinkle-khanna-the-tina-factor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2014 book ''When I Was 25: The Leaders Look Back'', the author [[Shaili Chopra]], who interviewed Kapadia for a chapter in this book, quoted the aforementioned article by ''India Today'' in relation to her parents' story and noted that Kapadia "wouldn't talk about it much".{{sfn|Chopra|2014b}}}} Bitti was a practising [[Ismaili]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halim |first1=Moeena |title=Twinkle 'Funnybones' Khanna: The author who puts a bit of herself in her characters |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20161219-humour-cant-exist-without-candour-twinkle-khanna-akshay-kumar-733748-2016-12-19 |access-date=6 June 2020 |work=India Today |publisher=Living Media |date=19 December 2016 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604043045/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20161219-humour-cant-exist-without-candour-twinkle-khanna-akshay-kumar-733748-2016-12-19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Ronjita |title=Akshay has been my biggest cheerleader |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/akshay-has-been-my-biggest-cheerleader/20161114.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=4 June 2020 |date=14 November 2016 |quote=My grandmother is an Aga Khani (''the Islami sect which revers the Aga Khan as its spiritual head'') so she would take Rinke and me to the ''jamatkhana''. |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604184416/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/akshay-has-been-my-biggest-cheerleader/20161114.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> As an infant, Dimple was given the name Ameena (literally, "honest" or "trustworthy" in Arabic) by [[Aga Khan III]], by which she was never referred to.<ref name="IT85"/><ref name="DNAStory">{{cite news|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|author=Mirani, Indu|date=22 August 2006|access-date=1 January 2012|title=Once upon a time|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_once-upon-a-time_1048705|archive-date=7 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707010051/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_once-upon-a-time_1048705|url-status=live}}</ref> She is the eldest of four children; her siblings—all of whom have died—were sisters [[Simple Kapadia|Simple]] (also an actress) and Reem, and a brother, Suhail.<ref name="DNAStory"/><ref>{{cite news |title=The brave and the beautiful |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/mid-day/20161118/281595240120990 |access-date=9 June 2020 |work=[[Mid Day]] |date=18 November 2016 |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609162257/https://www.pressreader.com/india/mid-day/20161118/281595240120990 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Geety">{{cite news |last1=Sahgal |first1=Geety |title=Screen Exclusive: Dimple Kapadia gets candid about films, family |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/screen-exclusive-dimple-kapadia-gets-candid-about-films-family/1206778/0 |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=The Indian Express |publisher=Indian Express Limited |date=14 December 2013 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015336/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/screen-exclusive-dimple-kapadia-gets-candid-about-films-family/1206778/0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The family resided in the Bombay suburb [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Santacruz]], where Kapadia studied at [[St Joseph's Convent High School, Mumbai|St Joseph's Convent High School]].<ref name="DNAStory"/><ref name="IT02">{{cite magazine|magazine=India Today|date=18 November 2002|access-date=1 January 2012|title=Forever Diva|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20021118-while-actors-of-her-age-play-mother-dimple-kapadia-enjoys-fresh-lease-of-life-794278-2002-11-18|author=Bamzai, Kaveree|publisher=[[Living Media]]|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604043047/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20021118-while-actors-of-her-age-play-mother-dimple-kapadia-enjoys-fresh-lease-of-life-794278-2002-11-18|url-status=live}}</ref> She described herself as having matured quickly, and often made friends with children older than herself.<ref name="DNAStory"/><ref name="Illustrated87">{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Alpana |title=Reflections in a Golden Eye |work=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] |publisher=The Times Group |date=9 August 1987|pages=6–9}}</ref> Her father was disowned by his conservative family after she was cast for her first film ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' in 1971.{{sfn|Reuben |1995|p=204}}<ref name="IT85"/> At age 15, she married the actor [[Rajesh Khanna]], then aged 30, after a short courtship.<ref name="IT85"/>{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=141}} Having been a fan of Khanna, she later said the marriage was the "biggest high" of her life during this period.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140925/entertainment-bollywood/article/dimple-kapadia-relives-days-romance-and-stardom|title=The biggest high for me was to marry Rajesh Khanna: Dimple Kapadia|last=Mehul S.|first=Thakkar|date=26 September 2014|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=7 September 2016|archive-date=4 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004002042/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140925/entertainment-bollywood/article/dimple-kapadia-relives-days-romance-and-stardom|url-status=live}}</ref> The wedding was performed according to [[Arya Samaj]] rites on 27 March 1973 in her father's bungalow in [[Juhu]], six months before the release of ''Bobby''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bharatan |first1=Raju |author-link1=Raju Bharatan |title=Motion Picture Event of the Year |work=The Illustrated Weekly of India |publisher=The Times Group |date=8 April 1973 |page=47| url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100847/page/n49/mode/2up|access-date=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Dinesh">{{cite web|work=Rediff.com|title=Dimple: A Most Unusual Woman|author=Raheja, Dinesh|author-link=Dinesh Raheja|date=8 September 2004|access-date=19 September 2011|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/sep/08dimple.htm|archive-date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107025751/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/sep/08dimple.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> At her husband's behest, Kapadia quit acting following the marriage.{{sfn|Bumiller|1991|p=186}}<ref name="ffiv"/> She gave birth to two daughters, [[Twinkle Khanna|Twinkle]] (born 1974) and [[Rinke Khanna|Rinke]] (born 1977).{{sfn|Usman|2014|p=192}}
+The family resided in the Bombay suburb [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Santacruz]], where Kapadia studied at [[St Joseph's Convent High School, Mumbai|St Joseph's Convent High School]].<ref name="DNAStory"/><ref name="IT02">{{cite magazine|magazine=India Today|date=18 November 2002|access-date=1 January 2012|title=Forever Diva|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20021118-while-actors-of-her-age-play-mother-dimple-kapadia-enjoys-fresh-lease-of-life-794278-2002-11-18|author=Bamzai, Kaveree|publisher=[[Living Media]]|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604043047/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20021118-while-actors-of-her-age-play-mother-dimple-kapadia-enjoys-fresh-lease-of-life-794278-2002-11-18|url-status=live}}</ref> She described herself as having matured quickly, and often made friends with children older than herself.<ref name="DNAStory"/><ref name="Illustrated87">{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Alpana |title=Reflections in a Golden Eye |work=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] |publisher=The Times Group |date=9 August 1987|pages=6–9}}</ref> Her father was disowned by his conservative family after she was cast for her first film ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' in 1971.{{sfn|Reuben |1995|p=204}}<ref name="IT85"/> At age 15, she married the actor [[Rajesh Khanna]], then aged 30, after a short courtship.<ref name="IT85"/>{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=141}} Having been a fan of Khanna, she later said the marriage was the "biggest high" of her life during this period.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140925/entertainment-bollywood/article/dimple-kapadia-relives-days-romance-and-stardom|title=The biggest high for me was to marry Rajesh Khanna: Dimple Kapadia|last=Mehul S.|first=Thakkar|date=26 September 2014|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=7 September 2016|archive-date=4 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004002042/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140925/entertainment-bollywood/article/dimple-kapadia-relives-days-romance-and-stardom|url-status=live}}</ref> The wedding was performed according to [[Arya Samaj]] rites on 27 March 1973 in her father's bungalow in [[Juhu]], six months before the release of ''Bobby''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bharatan |first1=Raju |author-link1=Raju Bharatan |title=Motion Picture Event of the Year |work=The Illustrated Weekly of India |publisher=The Times Group |date=8 April 1973 |page=47| url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100847/page/n49/mode/2up|access-date=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Dinesh">{{cite web|work=Rediff.com|title=Dimple: A Most Unusual Woman|author=Raheja, Dinesh|author-link=Dinesh Raheja|date=8 September 2004|access-date=19 September 2011|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/sep/08dimple.htm|archive-date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107025751/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/sep/08dimple.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> At her husband's behest, Kapadia quit acting following the marriage.{{sfn|Bumiller|1991|p=186}} She gave birth to two daughters, [[Twinkle Khanna|Twinkle]] (born 1974) and [[Rinke Khanna|Rinke]] (born 1977).{{sfn|Usman|2014|p=192}}
-Kapadia separated from Khanna in April 1982 and returned with her two daughters to her parents' house.<ref name="IT85"/>{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=141}} She returned to acting two years later.{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=141}} In a 1985 interview with ''[[India Today]]'', she remarked, "The life and happiness in our house came to an end the day I and Rajesh got married", saying her unhappy marital experience had included inequality and her husband's infidelity, and called their marriage "a farce".<ref name="IT85"/> The hostility between Khanna and Kapadia, who were never officially divorced, subsided over the years; despite not having ever reunited, they were seen together at parties; Kapadia acted opposite Khanna in his unreleased film ''Jai Shiv Shankar'' in 1990 and campaigned for his election to the [[Indian National Congress]] a year later.{{sfn|Usman|2014|p=153}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rajesh-Dimple-Complicated/articleshow/6541166.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|author=Sinha, Seema|access-date=6 December 2011|title=Rajesh-Dimple: Complicated!|date=13 September 2010|archive-date=14 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914114403/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rajesh-Dimple-Complicated/articleshow/6541166.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Her daughters similarly became actresses and retired after settling down.<ref name="Geety"/> Her elder daughter Twinkle is married to the actor [[Akshay Kumar]].<ref name="lucky09"/> Asked in ''[[Filmfare]]'' in 2000 whether she would want to remarry, Kapadia said: "I'm very happy and content{{nbsp}}... once was more than enough".<ref name="ffiv"/> Khanna fell ill in early 2012, and Kapadia stayed by his side and took care of him until his death on 18 July that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood's Rajesh Khanna 'not ill', waves at fans |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18530095 |website=BBC News |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=26 December 2020 |date=21 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Nirmala |title=Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna dies |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sdut-bollywood-superstar-rajesh-khanna-dies-2012jul18-story.html |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=18 July 2012}}</ref> 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".<ref name="Geety"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Dimple Kapadia, Rajesh Khanna: Love unfinished! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dimple-Kapadia-Rajesh-Khanna-Love-unfinished/articleshow/15053752.cms |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=20 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225223223/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dimple-Kapadia-Rajesh-Khanna-Love-unfinished/articleshow/15053752.cms |archive-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>
+Kapadia separated from Khanna in April 1982 and returned with her two daughters to her parents' house.<ref name="IT85"/>{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=141}} She returned to acting two years later.{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=141}} In a 1985 interview with ''[[India Today]]'', she remarked, "The life and happiness in our house came to an end the day I and Rajesh got married", saying her unhappy marital experience had included inequality and her husband's infidelity, and called their marriage "a farce".<ref name="IT85"/> The hostility between Khanna and Kapadia, who were never officially divorced, subsided over the years; despite not having ever reunited, they were seen together at parties; Kapadia acted opposite Khanna in his unreleased film ''Jai Shiv Shankar'' in 1990 and campaigned for his election to the [[Indian National Congress]] a year later.{{sfn|Usman|2014|p=153}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rajesh-Dimple-Complicated/articleshow/6541166.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|author=Sinha, Seema|access-date=6 December 2011|title=Rajesh-Dimple: Complicated!|date=13 September 2010|archive-date=14 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914114403/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rajesh-Dimple-Complicated/articleshow/6541166.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Her daughters similarly became actresses and retired after settling down.<ref name="Geety"/> Her elder daughter Twinkle is married to the actor [[Akshay Kumar]]. Asked in ''[[Filmfare]]'' in 2000 whether she would want to remarry, Kapadia said: "I'm very happy and content{{nbsp}}... once was more than enough". Khanna fell ill in early 2012, and Kapadia stayed by his side and took care of him until his death on 18 July that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood's Rajesh Khanna 'not ill', waves at fans |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18530095 |website=BBC News |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=26 December 2020 |date=21 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Nirmala |title=Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna dies |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sdut-bollywood-superstar-rajesh-khanna-dies-2012jul18-story.html |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=18 July 2012}}</ref> 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".<ref name="Geety"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Dimple Kapadia, Rajesh Khanna: Love unfinished! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dimple-Kapadia-Rajesh-Khanna-Love-unfinished/articleshow/15053752.cms |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=20 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225223223/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dimple-Kapadia-Rajesh-Khanna-Love-unfinished/articleshow/15053752.cms |archive-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>
 Kapadia is an art lover and has experimented with painting and sculpture. In 1998, she started a new company called The Faraway Tree, which sells candles that she designs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=M. M. Vetticad |first1=Anna |author-link=Anna M. M. Vetticad |title=Kapadia's candles |publisher=Living Media |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19981012-actress-dimple-kapadia-and-her-daughters-get-into-candles-making-827193-1998-10-12 |access-date=16 May 2020 |work=India Today |date=12 October 1998 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621012836/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19981012-actress-dimple-kapadia-and-her-daughters-get-into-candles-making-827193-1998-10-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="candleex">{{cite news |last1=Pratap Shah |first1=Monisha |title=Candle in the wind |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad-times/Candle-in-the-wind/articleshow/662694114.cms |access-date=16 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |publisher=The Times Group |date=11 November 2001 |archive-date=17 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817190246/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad-times/Candle-in-the-wind/articleshow/662694114.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Having been a candle enthusiast and finding candle-making therapeutic, she went to [[Wales]] and took a workshop with [[Blackwood, Caerphilly|Blackwood]]-based candle artist [[David Constable (artist)|David Constable]].<ref name="IT02"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-23274007/candlemaker-david-constable-on-his-work-by-royal-appointment|title=Candlemaker David Constable on his work by royal appointment|work=[[BBC]]|date=11 July 2013|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012015341/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-23274007|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the Indian press, Kapadia's business venture has inspired other candle enthusiasts to start similar businesses.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thapar Kapoor |first1=Reena |title=The house of wax |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/the-house-of-wax/articleshow/15642743.cms |access-date=16 May 2020 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |publisher=The Times Group |date=9 October 2006 |archive-date=3 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703115533/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/the-house-of-wax/articleshow/15642743.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sangghvi |first1=Malavika |title=Candles in the wind? |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/candles-in-the-wind/208877 |access-date=16 May 2020 |work=[[Mid Day]] |date=15 April 2013 |archive-date=4 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704075831/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/candles-in-the-wind/208877 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her candles were presented and offered for sale at a number of exhibitions.<ref name="candleex"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Dimple's candles to light animals' cause |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000721/cth1.htm#12 |access-date=16 May 2020 |work=The Tribune |agency=Tribune News Service |date=20 July 2000 |archive-date=21 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421003655/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000721/cth1.htm#12 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 ==Public image and artistry==
-When Kapadia returned to films after her separation from Khanna, she faced constant comparison to her ''Bobby'' days and struggled to be taken seriously as an actor. 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.{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=142}} Virdi said Kapadia's forthright manner made a major contribution to her career: "Speaking candidly to the press, she and the reporters plotted her life's narrative from the innocent teenager snared into an impossible marriage to the emergence of a mature 'woman with experience.'{{sp}}"{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=142}} Kapadia is known for her assertive and moody nature;{{sfn|Dé |1998|pp=174–175}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rajendra |first1=M. |title=Tinsel Town |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12242/page/n197/mode/2up |access-date=10 November 2020 |work=The Telegraph |publisher=ABP Group |date=6 April 1986 |page=11}}</ref> during the making of ''Janbaaz'' (1986), the director Feroz Khan said he had never met a woman with her levels of "pent-up aggression".<ref name="IT85"/> The journalist Bhawana Somaaya, who conducted a series of interviews with Kapadia during the 1980s, stated: "She's a strange bundle of contradictions. Her moods change in a jiffy."<ref name="Bhawanainterview"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Somaaya |first1=Bhawana |title=Dimple Kapadia – 1989 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7374 |access-date=10 June 2020 |work=Screen |date=27 February 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823120948/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7374 |archive-date=23 August 2004}}</ref> 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".<ref name="moody"/> In reply to this, she said: "I am moody by nature. But I have never consciously hurt anyone."<ref name="moody"/>
+When Kapadia returned to films after her separation from Khanna, she faced constant comparison to her ''Bobby'' days and struggled to be taken seriously as an actor. 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.{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=142}} Virdi said Kapadia's forthright manner made a major contribution to her career: "Speaking candidly to the press, she and the reporters plotted her life's narrative from the innocent teenager snared into an impossible marriage to the emergence of a mature 'woman with experience.'{{sp}}"{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=142}} Kapadia is known for her assertive and moody nature;{{sfn|Dé |1998|pp=174–175}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rajendra |first1=M. |title=Tinsel Town |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12242/page/n197/mode/2up |access-date=10 November 2020 |work=The Telegraph |publisher=ABP Group |date=6 April 1986 |page=11}}</ref> during the making of ''Janbaaz'' (1986), the director Feroz Khan said he had never met a woman with her levels of "pent-up aggression".<ref name="IT85"/> The journalist Bhawana Somaaya, who conducted a series of interviews with Kapadia during the 1980s, stated: "She's a strange bundle of contradictions. Her moods change in a jiffy."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Somaaya |first1=Bhawana |title=Dimple Kapadia – 1989 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7374 |access-date=10 June 2020 |work=Screen |date=27 February 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823120948/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7374 |archive-date=23 August 2004}}</ref> 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". In reply to this, she said: "I am moody by nature. But I have never consciously hurt anyone."
 [[File:Dimple kapadia 54.jpg|thumb|left|Kapadia at the Sansui Television Awards in 2008|alt=Kapadia at an event]]
-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".{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=142}} With ''Zakhmi Aurat'' (1988), Kapadia became one of the mainstream actresses associated with a new wave of women-centred revenge films.<ref name="express88"/><ref name="IT88">{{cite news |last1=Rahman |first1=M. |title=Women strike back |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19880715-hindi-films-on-screen-it-is-no-longer-men-alone-who-is-spilling-blood-797492-1988-07-15 |access-date=14 January 2021 |work=India Today |publisher=Living Media |date=15 July 1988 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130203826/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19880715-hindi-films-on-screen-it-is-no-longer-men-alone-who-is-spilling-blood-797492-1988-07-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> As an action heroine, she chose to perform her own stunts, which the critic M. Rahman thought made her performance more convincing. 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.<ref name="IT88"/> 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".<ref name="Dinesh"/> Mahesh Bhatt commended her for not turning into "a victim of her own success" by refusing to appear in films of strictly commercial value. 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. Similar sentiments were shared by Shashi Kapoor, who said Kapdia had always been eager to act in quality films. Kapadia said her involvement in independent films was a conscious decision to experiment in different cinema and prove her abilities.<ref name="IT93"/>
+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".{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=142}} With ''Zakhmi Aurat'' (1988), Kapadia became one of the mainstream actresses associated with a new wave of women-centred revenge films.<ref name="IT88">{{cite news |last1=Rahman |first1=M. |title=Women strike back |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19880715-hindi-films-on-screen-it-is-no-longer-men-alone-who-is-spilling-blood-797492-1988-07-15 |access-date=14 January 2021 |work=India Today |publisher=Living Media |date=15 July 1988 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130203826/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19880715-hindi-films-on-screen-it-is-no-longer-men-alone-who-is-spilling-blood-797492-1988-07-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> As an action heroine, she chose to perform her own stunts, which the critic M. Rahman thought made her performance more convincing. 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.<ref name="IT88"/> 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".<ref name="Dinesh"/> Mahesh Bhatt commended her for not turning into "a victim of her own success" by refusing to appear in films of strictly commercial value. 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. Similar sentiments were shared by Shashi Kapoor, who said Kapdia had always been eager to act in quality films. Kapadia said her involvement in independent films was a conscious decision to experiment in different cinema and prove her abilities.
-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.<ref name="ffiv"/> Her infrequent work since then, which manifested in numerous gaps between her screen appearances, has gained her a reputation for being selective about her work.{{sfn|Chopra|2014a}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramnath |first1=Nandini |title=Interview Dimple Kapadia on her career and fishbowl life |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Z7CfUjjKNyAVqgy3MFsD2O/Interview--Dimple-Kapadia-on-her-career-and-fishbowl-life.html |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=Mint |publisher=HT Media |date=4 December 2013 |archive-date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206065034/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Z7CfUjjKNyAVqgy3MFsD2O/Interview--Dimple-Kapadia-on-her-career-and-fishbowl-life.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Sahani">{{cite news |last1=Sahani |first1=Alaka |title=Dimple Kapadia: Forty years on, I am still living off 'Bobby' |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dimple-kapadia-forty-years-on-i-am-still-living-off-bobby/1204072/0 |access-date=23 April 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |title=A book on my life? No way: Dimple Kapadia |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/pets-and-environment/090616/a-tail-to-tell-1.html |access-date=15 June 2020 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615093914/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/pets-and-environment/090616/a-tail-to-tell-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Even so, Kapadia's later work was noted by the scholar Afreen Khan, who listed her among the female actors who represent a changing portrayal of mothers in Hindi films, with roles of women who consider their happiness to be of equal importance to that of their children.<ref name="Madhya"/> 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).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Trisha |title=Mining the mother lode |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/trisha-gupta/mining-the-mother-lode/articleshow/51857869.cms |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=18 April 2016 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025034/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/trisha-gupta/mining-the-mother-lode/articleshow/51857869.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Guided by her own judgement, Kapadia normally commits to a project without seeking advice and often willingly works with young or first-time directors, finding their enthusiasm and creativity beneficial to both the film and her performance.{{sfn|Chopra|2014a}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=K. Jha |first1=Subhash |title=Sometimes I need to do insignificant roles for the bank balance |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/sometimes-i-need-to-do-insignificant-roles-for-the-bank-balance/cid/969960 |access-date=23 April 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=24 March 2006 |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620093445/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/sometimes-i-need-to-do-insignificant-roles-for-the-bank-balance/cid/969960 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+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. Her infrequent work since then, which manifested in numerous gaps between her screen appearances, has gained her a reputation for being selective about her work.{{sfn|Chopra|2014a}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramnath |first1=Nandini |title=Interview Dimple Kapadia on her career and fishbowl life |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Z7CfUjjKNyAVqgy3MFsD2O/Interview--Dimple-Kapadia-on-her-career-and-fishbowl-life.html |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=Mint |publisher=HT Media |date=4 December 2013 |archive-date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206065034/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Z7CfUjjKNyAVqgy3MFsD2O/Interview--Dimple-Kapadia-on-her-career-and-fishbowl-life.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Sahani">{{cite news |last1=Sahani |first1=Alaka |title=Dimple Kapadia: Forty years on, I am still living off 'Bobby' |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dimple-kapadia-forty-years-on-i-am-still-living-off-bobby/1204072/0 |access-date=23 April 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |title=A book on my life? No way: Dimple Kapadia |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/pets-and-environment/090616/a-tail-to-tell-1.html |access-date=15 June 2020 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615093914/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/pets-and-environment/090616/a-tail-to-tell-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Even so, Kapadia's later work was noted by the scholar Afreen Khan, who listed her among the female actors who represent a changing portrayal of mothers in Hindi films, with roles of women who consider their happiness to be of equal importance to that of their children. 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).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Trisha |title=Mining the mother lode |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/trisha-gupta/mining-the-mother-lode/articleshow/51857869.cms |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=18 April 2016 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025034/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/trisha-gupta/mining-the-mother-lode/articleshow/51857869.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Guided by her own judgement, Kapadia normally commits to a project without seeking advice and often willingly works with young or first-time directors, finding their enthusiasm and creativity beneficial to both the film and her performance.{{sfn|Chopra|2014a}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=K. Jha |first1=Subhash |title=Sometimes I need to do insignificant roles for the bank balance |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/sometimes-i-need-to-do-insignificant-roles-for-the-bank-balance/cid/969960 |access-date=23 April 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=24 March 2006 |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620093445/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/sometimes-i-need-to-do-insignificant-roles-for-the-bank-balance/cid/969960 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Kapadia's screen image has been characterised in terms of her perceived beauty and sex appeal.<ref name="TOI"/> ''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".<ref name="TOI"/> 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 language|Hindustani]] dialogue delivery, easy body language, and that seductive toss of her auburn hair."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohamed |first1=Khalid |title=Being in Conversation With Mrs Gorgeousbones, Dimple Kapadia |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/dimple-kapadia-over-the-years-in-conversation |access-date=23 April 2020 |work=[[The Quint]] |date=8 June 2017 |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620161025/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/dimple-kapadia-over-the-years-in-conversation |url-status=live }}</ref> Mrinal Sen, who directed her in ''Antareen'' (1993), compared Kapadia to [[Sophia Loren]] and described her face as "a landscape of desolation".<ref name="IT93"/> Anil Kapoor, her co-star of ''Janbaaz'', hailed Kapadia as the most beautiful Indian actress since [[Madhubala]].<ref name="IT85"/> According to Dinesh Raheja, Kapadia's casting in ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) and ''Leela'' (2002), in which she played middle-aged women who are the object of younger men's desire, served as "a kind of tribute to her eternal beauty".<ref name="Dinesh"/>
+Kapadia's screen image has been characterised in terms of her perceived beauty and sex appeal. ''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". 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 language|Hindustani]] dialogue delivery, easy body language, and that seductive toss of her auburn hair."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohamed |first1=Khalid |title=Being in Conversation With Mrs Gorgeousbones, Dimple Kapadia |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/dimple-kapadia-over-the-years-in-conversation |access-date=23 April 2020 |work=[[The Quint]] |date=8 June 2017 |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620161025/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/dimple-kapadia-over-the-years-in-conversation |url-status=live }}</ref> Mrinal Sen, who directed her in ''Antareen'' (1993), compared Kapadia to [[Sophia Loren]] and described her face as "a landscape of desolation". Anil Kapoor, her co-star of ''Janbaaz'', hailed Kapadia as the most beautiful Indian actress since [[Madhubala]].<ref name="IT85"/> According to Dinesh Raheja, Kapadia's casting in ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) and ''Leela'' (2002), in which she played middle-aged women who are the object of younger men's desire, served as "a kind of tribute to her eternal beauty".<ref name="Dinesh"/>
-Critics have been appreciative of Kapadia's acting prowess and some have analysed it in relation to her appearance.<ref name="AW93">{{cite magazine |magazine =Asiaweek|title=Dimple|publisher=Asiaweek Ltd.|volume=19|issue=27–51|year=1993|quote=Long a critic's darling, the popular actress has won two major awards so far this year for her role in Rudaali.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Beauty which takes your breath away |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |publisher=Indian Express Limited |date=28 September 1990 |quote=Accompanied by a sharp intellect and insight. Yes, Dimple Kapadia is a rare combination of stunning looks and impressive prowess and range. It is this malleability which enables her to walk hand in hand with art and commercial ventures with equal panache.}}</ref> Ranjan Das Gupta called her "an instinctive actress, spontaneous and intelligent" who is best at playing "intense characters", and said her beauty is "her asset as well as limitation".<ref>{{cite news|author=Das Gupta, Ranjan|title=Evolved perfection|date=7 February 2011|access-date=9 December 2011|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/135090/evolved-perfection.html|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821193702/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/135090/evolved-perfection.html|archive-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> 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".<ref name="express88"/> While working with her on ''Kaash'' (1987), Mahesh Bhatt said Kapadia had been through so much in her private life she need not study [[method acting]] to play real women.<ref name="IT85"/> Academic writers [[Madhu Kishwar]] and [[Ruth Vanita]] of the feminist magazine ''Manushi'' noted Kapadia for being unafraid to look less attractive for the benefit of convincingly expressing anguish and emotion.<ref name="manushi"/> M.L. Dhawan from ''The Tribune'' commented, "All those who have been following Dimple Kapadia's career from ''Bobby'', ''Lekin'' and ''Rudaali'' will assert that she is more talented than glamorous".<ref>{{cite news|author=Dhawan, M.L.|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071209/spectrum/main6.htm|title=Queens of hearts|date=9 December 2007|access-date=22 September 2011|newspaper=The Tribune|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024034014/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071209/spectrum/main6.htm|archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> Kapadia has described herself as a "spontaneous actor who is guided by instinct"<ref name="Tribune2009"/> and on another occasion, "a competent actress yet to deliver her best".<ref name="moody"/>
+Critics have been appreciative of Kapadia's acting prowess and some have analysed it in relation to her appearance.<ref name="AW93">{{cite magazine |magazine =Asiaweek|title=Dimple|publisher=Asiaweek Ltd.|volume=19|issue=27–51|year=1993|quote=Long a critic's darling, the popular actress has won two major awards so far this year for her role in Rudaali.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Beauty which takes your breath away |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |publisher=Indian Express Limited |date=28 September 1990 |quote=Accompanied by a sharp intellect and insight. Yes, Dimple Kapadia is a rare combination of stunning looks and impressive prowess and range. It is this malleability which enables her to walk hand in hand with art and commercial ventures with equal panache.}}</ref> Ranjan Das Gupta called her "an instinctive actress, spontaneous and intelligent" who is best at playing "intense characters", and said her beauty is "her asset as well as limitation".<ref>{{cite news|author=Das Gupta, Ranjan|title=Evolved perfection|date=7 February 2011|access-date=9 December 2011|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/135090/evolved-perfection.html|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821193702/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/135090/evolved-perfection.html|archive-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> 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". While working with her on ''Kaash'' (1987), Mahesh Bhatt said Kapadia had been through so much in her private life she need not study [[method acting]] to play real women.<ref name="IT85"/> Academic writers [[Madhu Kishwar]] and [[Ruth Vanita]] of the feminist magazine ''Manushi'' noted Kapadia for being unafraid to look less attractive for the benefit of convincingly expressing anguish and emotion. M.L. Dhawan from ''The Tribune'' commented, "All those who have been following Dimple Kapadia's career from ''Bobby'', ''Lekin'' and ''Rudaali'' will assert that she is more talented than glamorous".<ref>{{cite news|author=Dhawan, M.L.|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071209/spectrum/main6.htm|title=Queens of hearts|date=9 December 2007|access-date=22 September 2011|newspaper=The Tribune|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024034014/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071209/spectrum/main6.htm|archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> Kapadia has described herself as a "spontaneous actor who is guided by instinct" and on another occasion, "a competent actress yet to deliver her best".
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