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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Shikha Swaroop<br />
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|10|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| spouse = Rajiv Lal (m. 1992)<br />
| occupation = Actress<br />
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'''Shikha Swaroop''' (born 23 October 1968) is an Indian actress, and a former [[Femina Miss India|Miss India International]] winner.<ref name="urlThe making of Miss India - The Times of India">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-24/news-interviews/27275301_1_contestants-pageants-miss-world |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104065140/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-24/news-interviews/27275301_1_contestants-pageants-miss-world |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=The making of Miss India |accessdate=2010-12-21 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 January 2003}}</ref> While still in college, she tied Miss India International in 1988 with Shabnam Patel and continued to wear this crown until 1991 when she relinquished it to Preeti Mankotia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.rediff.com/gmcbhopal/miss.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-08-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828225550/http://members.rediff.com/gmcbhopal/miss.htm |archive-date=2009-08-28 }}</ref> No beauty contests were held during 1989 and 1990 due to the demise of the sponsor, Eve's Weekly. The contests resumed after a new sponsor, [[Femina (India)|Femina]], took over in 1991. Apart from being crowned Miss India 1988, she won a gold medal in the All India Pistol Shooting Championship in 1988 itself. Apart from modeling and being the brand ambassador for many products she was a fashion model for over 400 shows in India and abroad. She also played [[badminton]] on a national level. At 5 feet 11 inches tall, she was the tallest actress at that time. Her career catapulted, but she suffered major setbacks when she became seriously ill.<br />
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==Career==<br />
She appeared in several 1990s [[Bollywood]] movies, and on television in ''[[Chandrakanta (1994 TV series)|Chandrakanta]]'' which was a huge hit. In the 1980s and early 1990s Shikha was considered one of the most desirable women in India. She appeared as a lead in 11 movies, some of which were multi starrers: Anil Sharma's ''[[Tahalka]]'', ''[[Policewala Gunda]]'', Pranlal Mehta's ''[[Police Public]]'', Gulshan Kumar's ''[[Naag Mani]]'', ''[[Kayda Kanoon]]'', ''[[Pyar Hua Chori Chori]]'', [[Cheetah (1994 film)|''Cheetah'']], ''[[Thanedarni]]'' and ''[[Awaaz De Kahan Hai]]''.<br />
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Her other popular TV shows are Himesh Reshammiya's ''Andaaz'', ''Amarprem'', ''Anupama'', [[Sunil Agnihotri]]'s ''Yug'' and Siddhant Vision's ''Kahan Se Kahan tak''. She made a comeback with TV serial ''[[Kahani Chandrakanta Ki]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130501114228/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/tv/29809638_1_film-career-shikha-swaroop-serials Shikha Swaroop back as a 'more mature' actress!]</ref> She also played the role of [[Kaikeyi]]<ref>[http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/080812-Shikha-Swaroop-of-Chandrakanta-fame-to-make-a-comeback-on-TV.htm Shikha Swaroop of 'Chandrakanta' fame to make a comeback on TV]</ref> in the [[Zee TV]] show ''[[Ramayan (2012 TV Series)|Ramayan]]''.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103114505/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-08/tv/33099720_1_kahani-chandrakanta-ki-shikha-swaroop-channels Shikha Swaroop doesn't fear being typecast]</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/interview_im-hard-to-miss-shikha-swaroop_1728999 I’m hard to miss: Shikha Swaroop]</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Shikha was married to Army pilot Rajiv Lal,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/old-friends-colleagues-remember-captain-lal-as-a-daring-pilot/articleshow/70775451.cms|title=Old friends & colleagues remember Captain Lal as a daring pilot}}</ref> but later they separated.<br />
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