by It is 1971. Raj Kapoor’s eyes fell on a 14-year-old girl. Raj Kapoor liked the girl and her performance so much that he cast her as the lead actress in his film. Did you recognize this girl’s name? No! Let us give one more hint. This little girl made her debut with Rishi Kapoor. Still don’t recognize? Let us tell you the name of this girl and her story.
This girl’s name is Dimple Kapadia. In 1971, Raj Kapoor gave her the lead actress role in his film ‘Bobby’. The shooting of the film was not even completed and Dimple started dating Hindi film industry veteran Rajesh Khanna. By the time Dimple’s film was released, she had become Rajesh Khanna’s wife and the mother of his future child. Well his first film ‘Bobby’ was released and became the highest grossing Indian film of the year.
Dimple stayed away from films after her debut film was a hit. Actually, Rajesh Khanna did not want Dimple to act in films. Initially both were very happy together, but then their marriage started having ups and downs and they separated after 10 years of marriage.
After her separation from Rajesh Khanna, Dimple made a comeback in films. He made his place in the industry by giving hits like ‘Arjun’, ‘Jambaaz’, ‘Insaaf’. However, after 1998, she stopped getting offers for lead actress roles. In this situation he started his own brand ‘The Faraway Tree’ and started selling candles under it. Today he also works in films and runs his own business.
