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DIMPLE KAPADIA, HINDI ACTRESS BORN 1957 JUNE 8

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DIMPLE KAPADIA, HINDI ACTRESS BORN 1957 JUNE 8 Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957)[1] is an Indian film actress. She was launched by Raj Kapoor at age 16, playing the title role in his teen romance Bobby (1973). In that same year she married Indian actor Rajesh Khanna and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to the film industry in 1984, following her separation from Khanna. One of her films of that period was the drama Saagar (1985). Both Bobby and Saagar won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[2] She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1980s.[3] Initially recognized as a national sex symbol, Kapadia was keen to avoid being stereotyped and expand her range of acting roles.[4] She subsequently took on more serious parts in a range of film genres, from mainstream to parallel cinema, and received acclaim for her performances in such films as Kaash (1987), Drishti (1990), Lekin... (1990), and Rudaali (1993), which earned ...

SIMPLE KAPADIA , ACTRESS,COSTUME DESIGNER DIED 2009 NOVEMBER 10

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SIMPLE KAPADIA , ACTRESS,COSTUME DESIGNER   DIED 2009 NOVEMBER 10 Simple Kapadia (15 August 1958 – 10 November 2009) was a Bollywood actress and costume designer. Simple Kapadia made her acting debut in 1977 at the age of 18 in the role of Sumitha Mathur in the film Anurodh, with her brother-in-law, actor Rajesh Khanna. Her career as an actress spanned for almost 10 years. She starred in Shaaka in 1981 opposite Jeetendra. She had secondary roles in movies including Jeevan Dhara, Hum Rahe Na Hum and Dulha Bikta Hai in which she performed a qawali dance. In 1985 she starred in alternate cinema movie Rehguzar opposite Shekhar Suman. After more than 20 movies, her final role was an item song for the movie Parakh in 1987; she then became a costume designer, and designed for actors including Tabu, Amrita Singh, Sridevi and Priyanka Chopra. In 1994 she won a National Award for her costume design in Rudaali. She later designed for Bollywood movies including Rok S...

BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS SIMPLE KAPADIA BORN ON 15 AUGUST 1958

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BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS SIMPLE KAPADIA  BORN ON 15 AUGUST 1958 Simple Kapadia( born 1958) was one of leading costume designers of Bollywood and has been one of the most remarkable actresses of the 70s-80s era. Simple's sister Dimple Kapadia and her two nieces Twinkle Khanna and Rinke khanna are all bollywood actresses. Simple Kapadia was born on the 15th of August 1958.  She made her debut 18 years later in "Anurodh" co starring with her then brother-in- law, Rajesh Khanna.  The film was however a terrible flop due to the poor scenario but very unjustly, all the blame was put on her, an 18 year old girl...terribly unjust, because Simple did really well in that film and was a naturally talented actress.  Critics bombarded her with very negative comments. Any other actress, especially so young, would have given up...but not Simple Kapadia. She did a minor role in "Ahsaas" and then showed in 1981, her talent in "Shaaka...