Dimple Kapadia.

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Dimple Kapadia (born June 8, 1957) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. She was known for her glamorous

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<strong>New Delhi</strong>: Actress Dimple Kapadia has for the first time spoken about yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna after his death. She says he was special and destined to be a superstar.

I spent my life with him as I was 16 when I got married. He was not a normal man, he was a very special man, Dimple said on the sidelines of the inauguration of <em>Retrospective of Rajesh Khanna-Superstar Forever</em> at the Siri Fort auditorium on Saturday.

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$Indian Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia (R), with daughter Twinkle Khanna, attends a prayer function in memory of her late husband and actor Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai on July 21, 2012. Khanna, popularly known as the \'first superstar\' of Bollywood and the Hindi film industry\'s biggest heart-throb in his day, died on July 18 after months of illness. He was 69.$

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Indian Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia (2L) travels in a float bearing the coffin of her husband Rajesh Khanna, during a procession to the crematorium in Mumbai on July 19, 2012. Thousands of mourners thronged the streets of Mumbai under heavy monsoon rain to bid farewell and catch a final glimpse of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, who was cremated on July 19.

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$Dimple Kapadia (C), wife of Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna, arrives at the venue of his funeral on a float containing his body in Mumbai July 19, 2012. Thousands of mourners, including Bollywood stars, gathered on Thursday for the funeral of Khanna, braving heavy rains and traffic jams in Mumbai. Known for his shy smile and flamboyant looks, Khanna was often referred to as Bollywood\'s first real superstar, someone who had a fanatical fan base among women, thanks to the many romantic hits in which he starred during the 1970s. The 69-year-old actor died of an undisclosed illness on Wednesday, plunging his fans into grief and prompting glowing tributes from the Indian film industry.$

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$Actress Dimple Kapadia, the wife of late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, left, along with her daughter Rinke Khanna, second from left and son-in-law, actor Akshay Kumar, background left, pay their respects during Khanna\'s funeral in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 19, 2012. Khanna, whose success as a romantic lead in scores of Indian movies made him Bollywood\'s first superstar, died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 69.$

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$Actress Dimple Kapadia, left, grieves during the funeral of her husband Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 19, 2012. Khanna, whose success as a romantic lead in scores of Indian movies made him Bollywood\'s first superstar, died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 69.$

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New Delhi: Actress Dimple Kapadia has for the first time spoken about yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna after his death. She says he was special and destined to be a superstar. I spent my life with him as I was 16 when I got married. He was not a normal man, he was a very special man, Dimple said on the sidelines of the inauguration of Retrospective of Rajesh Khanna-Superstar Forever at the Siri Fort auditorium on Saturday.

Indian Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia (R), with daughter Twinkle Khanna, attends a prayer function in memory of her late husband and actor Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai on July 21, 2012. Khanna, popularly known as the 'first superstar' of Bollywood and the Hindi film industry's biggest heart-throb in his day, died on July 18 after months of illness. He was 69.

Indian Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia (2L) travels in a float bearing the coffin of her husband Rajesh Khanna, during a procession to the crematorium in Mumbai on July 19, 2012. Thousands of mourners thronged the streets of Mumbai under heavy monsoon rain to bid farewell and catch a final glimpse of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, who was cremated on July 19.

Dimple Kapadia (C), wife of Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna, arrives at the venue of his funeral on a float containing his body in Mumbai July 19, 2012. Thousands of mourners, including Bollywood stars, gathered on Thursday for the funeral of Khanna, braving heavy rains and traffic jams in Mumbai. Known for his shy smile and flamboyant looks, Khanna was often referred to as Bollywood's first real superstar, someone who had a fanatical fan base among women, thanks to the many romantic hits in which he starred during the 1970s. The 69-year-old actor died of an undisclosed illness on Wednesday, plunging his fans into grief and prompting glowing tributes from the Indian film industry.

Actress Dimple Kapadia, the wife of late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, left, along with her daughter Rinke Khanna, second from left and son-in-law, actor Akshay Kumar, background left, pay their respects during Khanna's funeral in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 19, 2012. Khanna, whose success as a romantic lead in scores of Indian movies made him Bollywood's first superstar, died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 69.

Actress Dimple Kapadia, left, grieves during the funeral of her husband Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai, India, Thursday, July 19, 2012. Khanna, whose success as a romantic lead in scores of Indian movies made him Bollywood's first superstar, died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 69.

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