At the age of 16, married to superstar and became a mother in 17, then separated from husband

There are many actresses in Bollywood who did not marry for a long time due to their career, while there are some actresses who got married on their career peak and then gave up the fascination of the film world. But, do you know about the actress who got married to a superstar after the very first film, that too at the age of 16. Yes, the actress whom we are going to tell you, her life is no less than a film script in itself. With the very first film, the actress became an overnight star and then after the success of the film, married a superstar at the age of 16 and became a mother at the age of 17. Although everything seemed right from outside, his married life was full of challenges, after which he decided to separate from her husband at the age of 25. Can you name this actress?

Who is this actress?

The actress is none other than Dimple Kapadia, who made her debut at the age of 16. Dimple Kapadia made her Bollywood debut with the 1973 film ‘Bobby’, in which Rishi Kapoor also made her acting debut with her. Bobby, Dimple Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor had a debut film and Dimple Kapadia was also discovered by famous actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor.

Married to Rajesh Khanna at the age of 16

Dimple Kapadia was working in ‘Bobby’, during this time she met Rajesh Khanna. Rajesh Khanna saw Dimple at a party and became fascinated by her beauty. At that time, Dimple was 16 years old and Rajesh Khanna was 31 years old. Rajesh Khanna proposed Dimple Kapadia for marriage only after a few meetings and the actress married superstar Rajesh Khanna, who was a very big fan, even after 15 years of distance just six months before the release of her first film ‘Bobby’.

Bobby was blockbuster

The romantic comedy film ‘Bobby’ starring Dimple Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor was released at the box office when released in theaters. According to industry tracker Caikanilk, the film, made in a budget of Rs 1.20 crore, earned Rs 29.90 crore worldwide. However, despite the success of the film, Dimple took a break from her acting after her first film due to her marriage to Rajesh Khanna. After marriage, when Dimple was just 17 years old, she gave birth to her first daughter Twinkle Khanna and then welcomed the second daughter Rinki to the world. But, in a few years, Dimple Kapadia realized his mistake and made up his mind to return to films. After 11 years of break, Dimple Kapadia returned to films in 1984 with ‘Kadhi Sher’, directed by Sari Narayan Rao.

On workfront

Talking about the workfront, Dimple was last seen in Homi Adajania’s horror comedy film Murder Mubarak, with her in the lead roles like Pankaj Tripathi, Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Verma, Karishma Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor. Earlier in 2024, she also appeared in the film ‘Teri Baat in Aisa Jiya’, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon and before that Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor appeared in the starrer ‘Tu Aatan Main Makar’.

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