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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1965)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2013}}
{{use Indian English|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kimi Katkar
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| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| yearsactive = 1984-1994
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| occupation = Actress and Model
| spouse = Shantanu Sheorey
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'''Kimi Katkar''' is a former actress and model, who worked in [[Bollywood|Hindi films]]. She was active throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s, and starred in over 50 films, including ''[[Adventures of Tarzan]]'' (1985) and ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'' (1991).

==Career==
Kimi Katkar made her acting debut in the 1985 film ''Patthar Dil'' as a supporting actress. Later that year, she starred in ''[[Adventures of Tarzan]]'', where she played the lead opposite [[Hemant Birje]]. After the film, she continued to work through the late 1980s in many popular and hit films such as ''[[Mera Lahoo]]'' (1987), ''[[Dariya Dil]]'' (1988), ''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]'' (1988), ''[[Gair Kanooni]]'' (1989), ''[[Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii]]'' (1989) and ''[[Khoon Ka Karz]]'' (1991). She acted in 35 movies during the three years 1988-90 and in 1989 alone had 15 releases. While she was mostly paired with Anil Kapoor, Govinda and Aditya Pancholi she has also played the lead opposite more senior stars of the era like Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha and Rishi Kapoor.

In ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'' (1991), she played the lead opposite [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. The popular song "Jumma Chumma De" from this movie was picturized on her and was sung by playback singers [[Sudesh Bhonsle]] and [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lehren.tv/Stars.aspx?ID=217 |title=Kimi Katkar |access-date=29 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331151527/http://lehren.tv/Stars.aspx?ID=217 |archive-date=31 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her last film was ''[[Humlaa]]'' (1992). During the same time, she refused film offers for [[Yash Chopra]]'s ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]] (''later [[Ramya Krishna]] did the role). Katkar quit the Hindi film industry after her marriage to photographer and ad-filmmaker Shantanu Sheorey in 1992 and is settled in [[Melbourne]], Australia.

She is associated with the book ''[[Shantaram (novel)|Shantaram]]'' which was written by [[Gregory David Roberts]]. Roberts was an Australian fugitive who escaped to India where he worked as an extra in films including ''Paanch Paapi'' (1989) which starred Katkar.

==Personal life==
Kimi is daughter of actress Meena Fernandez who starred in films like Sujatha, Bank Manager, Anari, Aar Paar, Amber and Milaap. Katkar married a commercial photographer and advertising film producer Shantanu Sheorey. She has one son, Siddhanth. She stays in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] and has also been living in [[Aundh (Pune)|Aundh]], a suburb in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Kimi-Katkar-her-son-in-Australia/Article1-1017745.aspx |title=Kimi Katkar, her son in Australia - Hindustan Times |access-date=26 April 2013 |archive-date=27 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227101141/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Kimi-Katkar-her-son-in-Australia/Article1-1017745.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Cast opposite
|-
|rowspan="2"|1985
| ''[[Patthar Dil]] ''
| Rekha Singh
|Jainendra
|-
| ''[[Adventures of Tarzan]]''
| Ruby Shetty
|Hemant Bije
|-
|1986
| ''[[Dosti Dushmani]]''
| Shanti
|Rishi Kapoor
|-
| rowspan="2" |1987
| ''[[Mard Ki Zabaan]]''
| Rosie
|Jackie Shroff
|-
| ''[[Mera Lahoo]]''
| Pavitra D. Singh / Geeta
|Govinda
|-
| rowspan="10" |1988
| ''[[Zalzala (1988 film)|Zalzala]]''
| Reshma
|Rajeev Kapoor
|-
| ''[[Tohfa Mohabbat Ka]]''
|
|Govinda
|-
| ''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]''
| Usha
|Anil Kapoor
|-
| ''[[Shiv Shakti]]''
|
|Govinda
|-
| ''[[Mulzim (1988 film)|Mulzim]]''
| Dr. Rekha
|Jeetendra
|-
| ''[[Inteqam]]''
| Chhaya / Chandni
|Anil Kapoor
|-
| ''[[Dharamyudh (film)|Dharamyudh]]''
| Suman
|Adita Pancholi
|-
| ''[[Dariya Dil]]''
| Radha
|Govinda
|-
| ''[[Tamacha]]''
| Dolly Saxena
|Sumeet Saigal
|-
| ''[[Rama O Rama]]''
| Hema D'Souza
|Aasif Sheikh
|-
| rowspan="15" |1989
| ''Ustaad''
|
|Chunky Pandey
|-
| ''[[Meri Zabaan]]''
| Kimi / Rita
|Mithun
|-
| ''[[Aaj Ke Shahenshah]]''
|
|Jeetendra
|-
| ''[[Kala Bazaar]]''
| Bar Owner
|Anil Kapoor
|-
| ''Ab Meri Baari''
|
|Sumeet Saigal
|-
| ''Vardi''
| Dr. Sonu Kaul
|Sunny Deol
|-
| ''[[Kahan Hai Kanoon]]''
|
|Adita Pancholi
|-
| ''[[Gair Kanooni]]''
| Rita
|Govinda
|-
| ''[[Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii]]''
| Radha
|Govinda
|-
| ''[[Abhimanyu (1989 film)|Abhimanyu]]''
| Geeta
|Anil Kapoor
|-
| ''[[Khoj (1989 film)|Khoj]]''
| Mrs. Anita Kapoor
|Rishi Kapoor
|-
| ''[[Gola Barood]]''
| Reema
|Shatrughan Sinha
|-
| ''[[Aag Se Khelenge]]''
| Barkha 'Bijli'
|Anil Kapoor
|-
| ''[[Shehzaade]]''
| Bijli
|Shatrughan Sinha
|-
|''Paanch Paapi''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paanch Paapi Story and Cast |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/paanch-paapi |website=Cinemaazi}}</ref>
|Arti
|Hemant Bije
|-
| rowspan="9" |1990
| ''[[Tejaa]]''
| Sonu
|Sunjay Dutt
|-
| ''Awaragardi''
|
|Aditya Pancholi
|-
| ''[[Zimmedaaar]]''
| Tina
|Rajiv Kapoor
|-
| ''Andher Gardi''
|
|Raj Babbar
|-
| ''[[Hum Se Na Takrana]]''
|
|Shatrughan Sinha
|-
| ''Kaaranama''
|
|Vinod Khanna
|-
| ''[[Roti Ki Keemat]]''
| Bijli
|Mithun
|-
| ''[[Sher Dil (Indian film)|Sher Dil]]''
|
|Rishi Kapoor
|-
| ''[[Taqdeer Ka Tamasha]]''
|
|Aditya Pancholi
|-
| rowspan="5" |1991
| ''Jeevan Daata''
| Kiran Sharma
|Chunkey Pandey
|-
|''[[Lahu Luhaan]] ''
|Sonu/Alisha
| Aasif Sheikh
|-
| ''[[Khoon Ka Karz]]''
|
|Rajnikanth
|-
| ''[[Numbri Aadmi]]''
| Bijli
|Mithun
|-
| ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]''
| Jumma Gonzalves
|Amitabh Bachchan
|-
| rowspan="4" |1992
| ''[[Humlaa]]''
| Anita
|Dharmendra
|-
| ''[[Sarphira]]''
| Neetu
|Sunjay Dutt
|-
| ''[[Siyaasat]]''
|
|Kumar Gaurav
|-
| ''[[Zulm Ki Hukumat]]''
| Pratap's Girlfriend
|Govinda
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-22 |title=Dimple Kapadia's UNSEEN picture with Amitabh Bachchan, Meenakshi Seshadri and Kimi Katkar goes viral; Big B REACTS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/dimple-kapadias-unseen-picture-with-amitabh-bachchan-meenakshi-seshadri-and-kimi-katkar-goes-viral-big-b-reacts/articleshow/111932270.cms |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0441322}}

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