Born | Dipti Chikhalia 29 April 1965 India |
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Other names | Deepika, Deepika Topiwala |
Occupation | Film actress, politician |
Years active | 1985–1995 |
Spouse(s) | Hemant Topiwala |
Deepika Chikhalia (born 29 April 1965) is an Indian actress who rose to fame playing Sita in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Ramayan
and was known for acting in other mythological TV serials.She was also
known for her successful debut film Sun Meri Laila(1983) opposite Raj Kiran and 3 Hindi films with Rajesh Khanna and one Kannada hit film Hosa Raga(1990), one Tamil hit film Nangal(1992) with Prabhu, one Bengali hit film Asha O Balobasha(1989) opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee.
Career
Deepika made her debut as lead actress in Sun Meri Laila(1983) opposite Raj Kiran
but though her debut film was successful, she did not get A grade films
till 1987. Chikhalia was part of the popular television serial Dada
Daadi Ki Kahani in 1985. She meanwhile did supporting roles in flop
films like Bhagwan Dada(1986), Kala Dhanda Goray Log(1986), Doorie(1989)
and played lead heroine in B grade horror film Cheekh(1986) and Raat Ke
Andhere Mein (1987) which were box office duds. Later on in 1987, she
played the female lead role of Sita in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Ramayan
which gave her national fame. She continued getting lead roles in hit
TV serials like Vikram Aur Betaal(1988), The Sword of Tipu Sultan and
Luv Kush (both in 1989). Her only hits in Hindi films were Ghar Ka
Chiraag (1989) and Rupaye Dus Karod (1991), both of which had Rajesh Khanna
in the lead and she had supporting roles with lesser footage in these
films. She got more footage in the film Khudai, but the film was
commercial failure in 1994. She played romantic lead of Rajesh Khanna in
2 films Ghar Ka Chirag and Khudai. Her Kannada film as the lead heroine
opposite Shankar Nag was a box office hit in 1990 and her Bengali films Asha O Bhalobasha(1989) opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee and Tamil film Naangal (1992) opposite Prabhu
were box office hits. She met with limited success in Hindi films in
the after 1992, as Sanam Aap Ki Khatir(1992) flopped which had her in as
main lead heroine, she only got supporting roles in Hindi films.
Chikhalia followed up her television and film career with a move into
politics, riding her fame as a religious icon to an election victory as a
Member of Parliament in the Indian Lok Sabha from Baroda constituency in 1991 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
Personal life
Chikhalia grew up in Girnar Apartments, in the affluent Pali Hill area of Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai.
She is married to Hemant Topiwala, owner of Shingar Bindi and Tips
and Toes cosmetics. They have two daughters, Nidhi Topiwala & Juhi
Topiwala
Filmography
Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Sun Meri Laila | Hindi | ||
1986 | Cheekh | Hindi | ||
1986 | Bhagwaan Dada | Hindi | Shanti | |
1987 | Raat Ke Andhere | Hindi | Sexy Rosie | |
1989 | Indrajith | Kannada | ||
1989 | Ghar Ka Chiraag | Hindi | Asha | |
1989 | "Asha O Bhalobasha" | Bengali | ||
1990 | Hosa Jeevana | Kannada | ||
1990 | Periya Idathu Pillai | Tamil | ||
1991 | Kaala Chakra | Kannada | ||
1991 | Rupaye Dus Karod | Hindi | Ravi's secretary/Hastinapur Ki Rani | |
1992 | Naangal | Tamil | ||
1994 | Khudai | Hindi | Padmini Raj Anand |
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