‘Dimple Kapadia travelled in an imported car during Bobby… Amitabh Bachchan had a tooti-footi Fiat’: When Rishi Kapoor recalled ‘star’ Dimple Kapadia’s story

Known for bullying his co-stars, Rishi Kapoor shared that Dimple Kapadia wasn’t spared either for travelling in an imported car.

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He said, “We used to rag Dimple. And she used to tell us, ‘I am Raj Kapoor’s heroine, I am a star. If the film becomes hit, I am a star and even if not, I am still a star. I travel in a huge car.’ Now that I look back, I think she was right, She is a star.”

Reportedly, both Neetu Singh and Dimple Kapadia had auditioned for the titular role in the film, however, Raj Kapoor shortlisted Dimple Kapadia. In an interview with Times of India, senior film analyst, Dilip Thakur shared Neetu Singh’s mother Raaji wanted to launch her daughter as a leading lady in the Raj Kapoor film. But, the filmmaker refused since she had already done a couple of films as a child artist.

While Bobby became one of the highest-earning films of 1973, Rishi Kapoor later revealed to Bollywood Hungama, “Bobby was a film made because Raj Kapoor had to be bailed out. He had this studio mortgage. Whatever money he earned all his life, was always invested in his films. It all kept rolling.”