Deepika Chikhalia

Dipika Chikhalia
Born	Dipti Chikhalia 29 April 1965 (1965-04-29) (age 46) India
Other names	Deepika, Deepika Topiwala
Occupation	Film actress, politician
Years active	1986–1995
Spouse	Hemant Topiwala

Deepika Chikhalia (Gujarati: દીપિકા ચિખલિયા) is an Indian actress who rose to fame playing Sita in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Ramayan. She met with limited success in films in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She was born on 29 April 1965^{[citation needed]}, and stands approximately 5' 1" tall^{[citation needed]}.

She followed up her television 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 Baroda constituency in 1991 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.

Deepika grew up in Girnar Apartments, in the affluent Pali Hill area of Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai. She has a younger sister Aarti and younger brother Himanshu Chikhlia She has also done other roles such as Tipu Sultan's mother in The Sword of Tipu Sultan a TV series by Sanjay Khan^{[citation needed]}.

She is married to Hemant Topiwala, owner of Shingar Bindi and Tips and Toes cosmetics. They have two daughters, Nidhi Topiwala & Juhi Topiwala. ^[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director
1986	Bhagwaan Dada	Shanti	J. Om Prakash
1994	Khudai	Padmini Raj Anand	Johny Bakshi
1985	Sun Meri Laila	Rajshree Pictures
1986	cheekh

References

1. ^ "Where are they now? Deepika Chikhalia". 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. Retrieved 2009-11-21. 

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Name	Chikhlia, Dipika
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Date of birth	29 April 1965
Place of birth	India
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