| She was born into a Gujarati family. |
| Her father, Chunnibhai Kapadia, was a Gujarati entrepreneur. |
| Her younger sister, Simple Kapadia, was also an actress and passed away in 2009 due to cancer. |
| At 15, she got married to Rajesh Khanna, six months before her debut film, Bobby, released in 1973. |
| After her first film, she took a break from acting for 12 years reportedly due to a ban imposed by Rajesh Khanna after their marriage. |
| She views her marriage to Rajesh Khanna as insincere. |
| In an interview, she shared that she has always been passionate about films and dreamed of becoming an actress since childhood. |
| Raj Kapoor launched her in the film industry and cast her in the lead role in the 1973 teenage romance movie, Bobby. |
| She made history as the first Indian actress to wear a bikini in her debut film, Bobby. |
| Her debut performance in Bobby is hailed as one of the top female debuts in Hindi Cinema history. She also won a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Bobby. |
| In 1984, after a 12-year hiatus, she made a successful comeback with the film Saagar, which went on to become a huge hit and was India's official entry for the Oscars in 1985. |
| In 1994, she was honored with the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Rudaali (1993). |
| She shares a close bond with her son-in-law, Akshay Kumar, who once mentioned in an interview that his mother-in-law is his best friend. |
