Dimple Kapadia On Rajesh Khanna: Dimple Kapadia is one of the most successful actresses of the 1960s and 1970s. At a very young age, the diva married superstar Rajesh Khanna. However, the couple separated after eight years of marriage but the couple never officially divorced. In an interview, Dimple had told that all her dreams were shattered after marrying Rajesh Khanna.
Why Dimple’s dreams were shattered after marrying Rajesh Khanna
Dimple Kapadia revealed in an interview with FICCI FLO Jaipur Chapter that when she married Rajesh Khanna, she was very young and considered life like a film. She expected Rajesh Khanna to sing the song Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu for her, which was not practical in real life. In fact, Dimple said, “Because I am a very filmy kid, you know I really thought Rajesh Khanna ji would sing ‘Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu’. He would take me to the mountains and sing.
Dimple thought films were reality
Dimple said that she was so young that she thought films were reality. However, her dreams were shattered when nothing of the sort happened. Dimple says, “I swear I am not lying because I was very young and films had such an influence. So when the songs on the mountains did not happen, there was no wind, my situation got worse because my dreams were shattered. Because I believed in it serially. I mean how stupid can you be? But that was me.”
They got separated after eight years of marriage but never got divorced
During this conversation, Dimple Kapadia was asked about the best role of her life. To this, the veteran actress replied very seriously, “The best role of my life has been that of Mrs. Rajesh Khanna, this has been my best role.” Let us tell you that Dimple Kapadia married Rajesh Khanna in 1973 and got separated in 1982. However, they never got divorced. The couple has two daughters, Twinkle and Rinke Khanna.
Such was Dimple’s love story with Rajesh Khanna
Talking about her love story with Rajesh, Dimple revealed that their romance started soon after signing the film “Bobby”. At that time, Dimple was just 13 years old and Rajesh was 15 years older than her. She recalled that after signing Raj Kapoor’s film, she was invited to an event in Ahmedabad along with other film personalities. Rajesh was on the same flight and fate made them sit next to each other. Dimple said, “So he sat next to me, and I was looking at him. Very cleverly, I told him, ‘There will be a lot of crowd, you will hold my hand, right?’ He said, ‘Yes, of course.’ I said, forever? I was very filmy and yes, the rest is history.”