Dipika Chikhlia was born on 29 April 1965 and is an Indian actress and politician known for playing Sita in Ramanand Sagar's 1987 television series Ramayan.
16 Facts About Dipika Chikhlia
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Dipika Chikhlia was known for her debut film Sun Meri Laila, opposite Raj Kiran and three Hindi films with Rajesh Khanna, which were Rupaye Dus Karod, Ghar Ka Chiraag and Khudai.
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Dipika Chikhlia did one Malayalam film Ithile Iniyum Varu, with Mammootty, her Kannada hits were Hosa Jeevana with Shankar Nag and Indrajith with Ambareesh.
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Dipika Chikhlia had one Tamil hit film, Naangal, with Prabhu, and one Bengali hit film, Asha O Bhalobasha, opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee.
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Dipika Chikhlia meanwhile did supporting roles in hit films like Bhagwan Dada, Kala Dhanda Goray Log and Doorie and played lead heroine in the horror film Cheekh and Raat Ke Andhere Mein.
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Later in 1987, Dipika Chikhlia played the female lead role of Sita in Ramanand Sagar's television series Ramayan.
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Dipika Chikhlia continued getting lead roles in hit TV serials like The Sword of Tipu Sultan and Luv Kush.
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Dipika Chikhlia got more footage in the film Khudai, but the film was a commercial failure in 1994.
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Dipika Chikhlia played the romantic lead of Rajesh Khanna in two films, Ghar Ka Chiraag and Khudai.
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Dipika Chikhlia's Kannada film as the lead heroine opposite Shankar Nag was a box office hit in 1990 and her Bengali films Asha O Bhalobasha, opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee and Tamil film Naangal opposite Prabhu were box office hits.
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Dipika Chikhlia got a supporting role in a Malayalam movie, Ithile Iniyum Varu, which had Mammootty in the lead.
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Dipika Chikhlia met with limited success in Hindi films after 1992, as Sanam Aap Ki Khatir flopped, which had her as main lead heroine, she only got supporting roles in Hindi films.
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Dipika Chikhlia was seen in the TV serial Chutta Chheda on Colors Gujarati channel.
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Dipika Chikhlia was last seen in the movie Bala as Pari's mother.
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Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala followed up her television and film career with a move into politics, becoming a Member of Parliament in the Indian Lok Sabha from Baroda constituency in 1991 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
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On 23 November 1991, Dipika Chikhlia married Hemant Topiwala, owner of Shingar Bindi and Tips and Toes Cosmetics.