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| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| nationality        = [[India]]n
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| office              = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start          = 1991
| term_start          = 1991
| term_end            = 1996
| term_end            = 1996
| constituency        = [[Vadodara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baroda]]
| constituency        = [[Vadodara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baroda]]
| predecessor        = Prakash Brahmbhatt
| predecessor        = [[Prakash Brahmbhatt]]
| successor          = Satyajitsinh Gaekwad
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'''Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala''' (born 29 April 1965) is an Indian actress known for playing Devi [[Sita]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s television serial ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3219065 |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915175026/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3219065 |archive-date=15 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and for acting in other Indian TV serials. She was also known for her debut film ''Sun Meri Laila'' (1983), opposite [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] and three Hindi films with [[Rajesh Khanna]], which were ''[[Rupaye Dus Karod]]'', ''[[Ghar Ka Chiraag]]'' and ''[[Khudai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ramayans-sita-aka-dipika-chikhalias-real-life-wedding-was-attended-by-this-bollywood-superstar-see-pic/articleshow/75369401.cms|title=Ramayan's Sita aka Dipika Chikhalia's real life wedding was attended by this Bollywood superstar; see pic - Times of India}}</ref> She did one Malayalam film ''[[Ithile Iniyum Varu]]'' (1986), with [[Mammootty]], her Kannada hits were ''[[Hosa Jeevana]]'' (1990) with [[Shankar Nag]] and ''[[Indrajith (1989 film)|Indrajith]]'' (1989) with [[Ambarish]]. She had one Tamil hit film, ''Nangal'' (1992), with [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], and one Bengali hit film, ''[[Asha O Bhalobasha]]'' (1989), opposite [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]. She also had acted in few Gujarati movies like Jode Rahejo Raj and Laju Lakhan, opposite  Gujarati Super Star [[Naresh Kanodia]].
'''Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala''' is an Indian actress known for playing Devi [[Sita]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s television series ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3219065 |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915175026/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3219065 |archive-date=15 September 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and for acting in other Indian TV serials. She was also known for her debut film ''Sun Meri Laila'' (1983), opposite [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] and three Hindi films with [[Rajesh Khanna]], which were ''[[Rupaye Dus Karod]]'', ''[[Ghar Ka Chiraag]]'' and ''[[Khudai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ramayans-sita-aka-dipika-chikhalias-real-life-wedding-was-attended-by-this-bollywood-superstar-see-pic/articleshow/75369401.cms |title=Ramayan's Sita aka Dipika Chikhalia's real life wedding was attended by this Bollywood superstar; see pic - Times of India}}</ref> She did one Malayalam film ''[[Ithile Iniyum Varu]]'' (1986), with [[Mammootty]], her Kannada hits were ''[[Hosa Jeevana]]'' (1990) with [[Shankar Nag]] and ''[[Indrajith (1989 film)|Indrajith]]'' (1989) with [[Ambarish]]. She had one Tamil hit film, ''Nangal'' (1992), with [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], and one Bengali hit film, ''[[Asha O Bhalobasha]]'' (1989), opposite [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]].


==Career==
==Career==
===Early career===
===Early career===
Chikhlia made her debut as lead actress in ''Sun Meri Laila'' (1983), opposite [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]]. Chikhalia was part of the television serial ''Dada Daadi Ki Kahani'' in 1985. She meanwhile did supporting roles in hit films like ''Bhagwan Dada'' (1986), ''Kala Dhanda Goray Log'' (1986) and ''Doorie'' (1989) and played lead heroine in the B grade horror  film ''Cheekh'' (1986) and ''Raat Ke Andhere Mein'' (1987), which were box office duds.
Chikhlia made her debut as lead actress in ''Sun Meri Laila'' (1983), opposite [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]]. Chikhalia was part of the television serial ''Dada Daadi Ki Kahani'' in 1985. She meanwhile did supporting roles in hit films like ''Bhagwan Dada'' (1986), ''Kala Dhanda Goray Log'' (1986) and ''Doorie'' (1989) and played lead heroine in the B grade horror  film ''Cheekh'' (1986) and ''Raat Ke Andhere Mein'' (1987).{{Citation needed|date= February 2022}}


===Success (1987-95)===
===Success (1987-95)===
Later in 1987, Chikhlia played the female lead role of [[Sita]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s television series ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''. Before starring in Ramayan, she was the part of Ramanand Sagar's ''[[Vikram Aur Betaal]]''. She continued getting lead roles in hit TV serials like ''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. She got more footage in the film ''Khudai'', but the film was a commercial failure in 1994. She played the romantic lead of Rajesh Khanna in two 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 (actor)|Prabhu]] were box office hits. She also got a supporting role in a Malayalam movie, ''Ithile Iniyum Varu'' (1986), which had [[Mammootty]] in the lead. 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.
Later in 1987, Chikhlia played the female lead role of [[Sita]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s television series ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''. Before starring in Ramayan, she was the part of Ramanand Sagar's ''[[Vikram Aur Betaal]]''. She continued getting lead roles in hit TV serials like ''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. She got more footage in the film ''Khudai'', but the film was a commercial failure in 1994. She played the romantic lead of Rajesh Khanna in two 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 (actor)|Prabhu]] were box office hits. She also got a supporting role in a Malayalam movie, ''Ithile Iniyum Varu'' (1986), which had [[Mammootty]] in the lead. 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.{{Citation needed|date= February 2022}}


Chikhlia 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 [[Vadodara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baroda constituency]] in 1991 as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/remember-deepika-chikhalia-tv-original-sita-ramayan-heres-what-she-doing-now-lifetv-1084346-2017-11-11|title=Remember Deepika Chikhalia, TV's original Sita? Here's what she's doing now|date=2017-11-11|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref>
Chikhlia followed up her television and film career with a move into politics, becoming a Member of Parliament in the Indian [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Vadodara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baroda constituency]] in 1991 as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/remember-deepika-chikhalia-tv-original-sita-ramayan-heres-what-she-doing-now-lifetv-1084346-2017-11-11 |title=Remember Deepika Chikhalia, TV's original Sita? Here's what she's doing now |date=11 November 2017 |website=India Today |language=en-US |access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>


===Later career===
===Later career===
Chikhlia was also seen in the TV serial ''Chutta Chheda'' (2017) on Colors Gujarati channel. The Gujarati film ''Nattsamrat'' is to be released in August 2018 and she will be seen in her upcoming Hindi movie ''Gaalib'' (2018-2019). Dipika Chikhlia is working again.
Chikhlia was also seen in the TV serial ''Chutta Chheda'' (2017) on Colors Gujarati channel. The Gujarati film ''Nattsamrat'' is to be released in August 2018 and she will be seen in her upcoming Hindi movie ''Gaalib'' (2018-2019). Dipika Chikhlia is working again.


She was last seen in the movie ''[[Bala (2019 film)|Bala]]'' (November 2019) as Pari's ([[Yami Gautam]]) mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bala-a-cracker-of-a-film-powered-by-hair-apparent-ayushmann-khurrana/cid/1717854|title='Bala': A cracker of a film, powered by 'hair' apparent Ayushmann Khurrana|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref> In the upcoming biopic of freedom fighter - [[Sarojini Naidu]], she will be seen playing the role of her.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ramayan's 'Sita' Dipika Chikhlia set to play Sarojini Naidu; shares first look |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ramayans-sita-dipika-chikhalia-set-to-play-sarojini-naidu-shares-first-look/articleshow/75617428.cms |access-date=8 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=8 May 2020}}</ref>
She was last seen in the movie ''[[Bala (2019 film)|Bala]]'' (November 2019) as Pari's ([[Yami Gautam]]) mother.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bala-a-cracker-of-a-film-powered-by-hair-apparent-ayushmann-khurrana/cid/1717854 |title='Bala': A cracker of a film, powered by 'hair' apparent Ayushmann Khurrana |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref> In the upcoming biopic of freedom fighter - [[Sarojini Naidu]], she will be seen playing the role of her.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ramayan's 'Sita' Dipika Chikhlia set to play Sarojini Naidu; shares first look |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ramayans-sita-dipika-chikhalia-set-to-play-sarojini-naidu-shares-first-look/articleshow/75617428.cms |access-date=8 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=8 May 2020}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Chikhlia grew up [[Pali Hill]] area of [[Bandra]], a suburb of  [[Mumbai]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}


She is married to Hemant Topiwala,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabridost.in/deepika-chikhalia|title=Deepika Chikhalia|website=khabridost.in|language=en-us|access-date=2018-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092937/https://khabridost.in/deepika-chikhalia|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> owner of Shingar Bindi and Tips and Toes cosmetics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=313168119&capId=79068793&previousCapId=&previousTitle=|title=Hemant Topiwala: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref> They have two daughters, Nidhi Topiwala and Juhi Topiwala.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2009/09/20&ViewMode=GIF&GZ=T&PageLabel=12&EntityId=Pc01211&AppName=1 |title=Where are they now? Deepika Chikhalia |access-date=2009-11-21 }}</ref>
She is married to Hemant Topiwala,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://khabridost.in/deepika-chikhalia |title=Deepika Chikhalia |website=khabridost.in |language=en-us |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092937/https://khabridost.in/deepika-chikhalia |archive-date=13 March 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> owner of Shingar Bindi and Tips and Toes cosmetics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=313168119&capId=79068793&previousCapId=&previousTitle= |title=Hemant Topiwala: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg |website=www.bloomberg.com |access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref> They have two daughters, Nidhi Topiwala and Juhi Topiwala.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2009/09/20&ViewMode=GIF&GZ=T&PageLabel=12&EntityId=Pc01211&AppName=1 |title=Where are they now? Deepika Chikhalia |access-date=21 November 2009}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byPrakash Brahmbhatt
Succeeded bySatyajitsinh Gaekwad
ConstituencyBaroda
Personal details
Born
Dipti Chikhalia

Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Hemant Topiwala
Occupation

Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala is an Indian actress known for playing Devi Sita in Ramanand Sagar's television series Ramayan[1] and for acting in other Indian TV serials. She was also known for her debut film Sun Meri Laila (1983), opposite Raj Kiran and three Hindi films with Rajesh Khanna, which were Rupaye Dus Karod, Ghar Ka Chiraag and Khudai.[2] She did one Malayalam film Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986), with Mammootty, her Kannada hits were Hosa Jeevana (1990) with Shankar Nag and Indrajith (1989) with Ambarish. She had one Tamil hit film, Nangal (1992), with Prabhu, and one Bengali hit film, Asha O Bhalobasha (1989), opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Chikhlia made her debut as lead actress in Sun Meri Laila (1983), opposite Raj Kiran. Chikhalia was part of the television serial Dada Daadi Ki Kahani in 1985. She meanwhile did supporting roles in hit films like Bhagwan Dada (1986), Kala Dhanda Goray Log (1986) and Doorie (1989) and played lead heroine in the B grade horror film Cheekh (1986) and Raat Ke Andhere Mein (1987).[citation needed]

Success (1987-95)[edit]

Later in 1987, Chikhlia played the female lead role of Sita in Ramanand Sagar's television series Ramayan. Before starring in Ramayan, she was the part of Ramanand Sagar's Vikram Aur Betaal. She continued getting lead roles in hit TV serials like 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. She got more footage in the film Khudai, but the film was a commercial failure in 1994. She played the romantic lead of Rajesh Khanna in two 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 also got a supporting role in a Malayalam movie, Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986), which had Mammootty in the lead. 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.[citation needed]

Chikhlia 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.[3]

Later career[edit]

Chikhlia was also seen in the TV serial Chutta Chheda (2017) on Colors Gujarati channel. The Gujarati film Nattsamrat is to be released in August 2018 and she will be seen in her upcoming Hindi movie Gaalib (2018-2019). Dipika Chikhlia is working again.

She was last seen in the movie Bala (November 2019) as Pari's (Yami Gautam) mother.[4] In the upcoming biopic of freedom fighter - Sarojini Naidu, she will be seen playing the role of her.[5]

Personal life[edit]

She is married to Hemant Topiwala,[6] owner of Shingar Bindi and Tips and Toes cosmetics.[7] They have two daughters, Nidhi Topiwala and Juhi Topiwala.[8]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Language Role Notes
1983 Sun Meri Laila Hindi
1985 Paththar Hindi
1986 Cheekh Hindi
1986 Bhagwaan Dada Hindi Shanti
1986 Ghar Sansar Hindi
1986 Ithile Iniyum Varu Malayalam Priya
1987 Raat Ke Andhere Mein Hindi Sexy Rosie
1987 Sajanwa Bairi Bhaile Hamar Bhojpuri
1989 Indrajith Kannada Usha
1989 Ghar Ka Chiraag Hindi Asha
1989 Asha O Bhalobasha Bengali Rupa
1989 Yamapasam Telugu
1990 Hosa Jeevana Kannada Sita as wife of Shankarnag
1990 Periya Idathu Pillai Tamil
1991 Kaala Chakra Kannada
1991 Brahmarshi Vishwamitra Telugu
1991 Rupaye Dus Karod Hindi Ravi's secretary/Hastinapur Ki Rani
1992 Naangal Tamil
1994 Mayor Prabhakar Kannada
1994 Khudai Hindi Padmini Raj Anand
1989 Jode Rahejo Raj Gujarati
1992 Laju Lakhan Gujarati
2018 Gaalib Hindi
2018 Natsamrat Gujarati
2019 Bala Hindi Susheela Mishra (Pari's Mother)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Ramayan's Sita aka Dipika Chikhalia's real life wedding was attended by this Bollywood superstar; see pic - Times of India".
  3. ↑ "Remember Deepika Chikhalia, TV's original Sita? Here's what she's doing now". India Today. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "'Bala': A cracker of a film, powered by 'hair' apparent Ayushmann Khurrana". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ramayan's 'Sita' Dipika Chikhlia set to play Sarojini Naidu; shares first look". The Times of India. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Deepika Chikhalia". khabridost.in. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hemant Topiwala: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Where are they now? Deepika Chikhalia". Retrieved 21 November 2009.

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