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	'''Shikha Swaroop''' (born 23 October ~~1970~~) 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.		'''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.

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{{Infobox person
| name = Shikha Swaroop
| image =
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| caption =
| birthname =
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|10|23}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| spouse = Rajiv Lal (m. 1992)
| occupation = Actress
}}
'''Shikha Swaroop''' (born 23 October 1970) 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.

==Career==
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]]''.

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>

==Personal life==
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.
==References==
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==External links==
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