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==Career==
==Career==
Dholakia made her acting debut at age six in a television commercial for [[Lux (soap)|Lux soap]] with actress [[Revathi]].<ref name="te">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040128/asp/calcutta/story_2831030.asp|title=Serial thriller|date=28 January 2004|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> As a child she appeared in the [[Doordarshan]] TV series ''[[Shrikant_(TV_series)|Shrikant]]'', where she played the younger Rajlaxmi. Her first TV series role as an adult was in Doordarshan's ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'', as Shilpa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/01/stories/2006060101590200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228184545/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/01/stories/2006060101590200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 December 2007|title=Sinfully yours: Arguably the biggest vamp on the small screen, Urvashi Dholakia..|date=1 June 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Later she appeared in ''Waqt Ki Raftar''.<ref name="te"/> She also appeared in the shows ''[[Ghar Ek Mandir (TV series)|Ghar Ek Mandir]]'', ''[[Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii]]'', ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' and ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]''.<ref name=Pisharoty2004>{{cite news |last=Pisharoty |first=Sangeeta Barooah |title=The queen of bad things |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/08/12/stories/2004081200470200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804002558/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/08/12/stories/2004081200470200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2017 |date=12 August 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India |access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref>
Dholakia made her acting debut at age six in a television commercial for [[Lux (soap)|Lux soap]] with actress [[Revathi]].<ref name="te">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040128/asp/calcutta/story_2831030.asp|title=Serial thriller|date=28 January 2004|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> As a child she appeared in the [[Doordarshan]] TV series ''[[Shrikant (TV series)|Shrikant]]'', where she played the younger Rajlaxmi. Her first TV series role as an adult was in Doordarshan's ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'', as Shilpa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/01/stories/2006060101590200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228184545/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/01/stories/2006060101590200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 December 2007|title=Sinfully yours: Arguably the biggest vamp on the small screen, Urvashi Dholakia..|date=1 June 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Later she appeared in ''Waqt Ki Raftar''.<ref name="te"/> She also appeared in the shows ''[[Ghar Ek Mandir (TV series)|Ghar Ek Mandir]]'', ''[[Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii]]'', ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' and ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]''.<ref name=Pisharoty2004>{{cite news |last=Pisharoty |first=Sangeeta Barooah |title=The queen of bad things |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/08/12/stories/2004081200470200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804002558/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/08/12/stories/2004081200470200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2017 |date=12 August 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India |access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref>


Dholakia gained popularity by playing the role of Komolika in ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]''. The character was described by [[IWMBuzz]] as one of the most iconic characters on Indian television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/snippets/iconic-vamp-television-komolika-kasautii-zindagii-kay/2019/04/14|title=The most iconic vamp of television "Komolika" From Kasautii Zindagii Kay|last=Team|first=Editorial|date=2019-04-14|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> Dholakia received numerous accolades for her performance in the show.
Dholakia gained popularity by playing the role of Komolika in ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]''. The character was described by [[IWMBuzz]] as one of the most iconic characters on Indian television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/snippets/iconic-vamp-television-komolika-kasautii-zindagii-kay/2019/04/14|title=The most iconic vamp of television "Komolika" From Kasautii Zindagii Kay|last=Team|first=Editorial|date=2019-04-14|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> Dholakia received numerous accolades for her performance in the show.
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| 1987 || ''[[Shrikant_(TV_series)]]'' || younger Rajlakshmi
| 1987 || ''[[Shrikant (TV series)]]'' || younger Rajlakshmi
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| 1993 || ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' || Shilpa
| 1993 || ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' || Shilpa
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