# Simple Kapadia: Rajesh Khanna treated me like ‘kachra’

2026-08-07T17:11:49+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

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Simple Kapadia, sister of Dimple Kapadia, has revealed that Rajesh Khanna treated her like 'kachra' (trash) during the filming of their 1977 film 'Anurodh'. She said Khanna refused to rehearse or help her, leaving her close to tears until director Shakti Samanta reprimanded him. Simple later quit acting and reinvented herself as a costume designer, winning a National Film Award. Simple admitted she never wanted to act and entered films only for financial reasons. Constantly compared to Dimple, she was called the 'ugly sister'. After leaving acting, she found her true calling designing costumes for stars like Sridevi, building a career independent of her famous sister.

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Tags: Bollywood, costume design, Dimple Kapadia, Rajesh Khanna, Shakti Samanta, Simple Kapadia
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