Mumbai. While Bollywood’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna was the heartthrob of millions, Dimple Kapadia had also become a teenage sensation with her very first film ‘Bobby’. Dimple Kapadia was only 13 years old when Raj Kapoor first noticed her. As soon as Raj Kapoor saw Dimple, he remembered Nargis. When he cast Dimple in Bobby, Dimple was only 16 years old.
‘Bobby’ was a blockbuster, Dimple was getting offers for films one after the other, but then the actress decided to marry the then superstar Rajesh Khanna and this news surprised everyone. Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna got married with great pomp, in which all the stars from Raj Kapoor to Dilip Kumar-Saira Banu were present.
A black and white picture of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia’s wedding has surfaced on social media, in which a glimpse of this royal wedding can be seen. Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna got married in 1973. When both of them got married, Dimple was 16 and Rajesh Khanna was 31 years old. That is, there was a difference of 15 years in the age of both.
Many Bollywood stars attended their wedding. There is a picture of their wedding on social media, in which Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu are seen with the newly married couple.
The pictures are viral on social media.
There was a lot of discussion about this royal wedding in those days. Stars like Swar Kokila Lata Mangeshkar and Moushumi Chatterjee also attended the wedding. Talking about their love story, Rajesh Khanna had seen Dimple Kapadia in a party. This party was given by Dimple’s father Chunni Bhai Kapadia to celebrate his daughter’s first film which was a superhit. It is noteworthy that Dimple was a fan of Rajesh Khanna since childhood. In such a situation, when Rajesh Khanna proposed her for marriage, she happily agreed.
But, before marriage, Rajesh Khanna had put a condition before Dimple Kapadia that she would never work after this. Dimple agreed, but later regretted it a lot. He did not know that the stardom he got with Bobby’s success would be lost with the decision of marriage. After her debut film, Dimple Kapadia took a break of 11 years because of marrying Rajesh Khanna. He distanced himself from films. But, her married life with Rajesh Khanna was also not going well. After the birth of daughter Rinki, the situation worsened and finally Dimple and Rajesh Khanna separated after 9 years of marriage.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 14, 2024, 15:37 IST