Dipika Chikhlia

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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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