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This Actress Romanced Both Father, Son: Her Iconic Roles With Vinod And Akshaye Khanna
Vinod Khanna, known for his strong screen presence and suave looks, was one of Bollywood's leading men through the 70s and 80s. At the peak of his career, he briefly quit the industry to join the Osho commune in the United States. (News18 Hindi)
After a five-year hiatus, he returned to Mumbai and resumed acting. Among the films that featured him post-comeback was Prem Dharm, which later released under the title Maarg (1992). The film starred Dimple Kapadia as the female lead. (News18 Hindi)
Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, 'Maarg' included a bold scene between Vinod Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. According to reports from the time, the shooting of an intimate scene allegedly caused discomfort. Khanna, who was said to have consumed alcohol before the shoot, reportedly did not stop when the director called "cut" and continued hugging and kissing Kapadia. (News18 Hindi)
The actress is said to have stormed off to her makeup room, visibly upset. The situation was later defused by Mahesh Bhatt, who reportedly asked Vinod Khanna to apologise, which he did, attributing the moment to a loss of control. This wasn't the only film where Dimple starred opposite Vinod Khanna. They had earlier shared the screen in Insaaf (1987), directed by Mukul S Anand, which was a mainstream commercial release. (News18 Hindi)
Years later, Dimple Kapadia again made headlines for her pairing with the next generation of the Khanna family. In Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai (2001), she played Tara, an older, troubled woman who forms a deep emotional bond with Akshaye Khanna's character, Siddharth. (News18 Hindi)
Their understated and melancholic romance formed one of the film's most poignant subplots. (News18 Hindi)
