Published 11:49 IST, April 29th 2020

Ramayan’s Dipika Chikhlia turns 55, says she wants to be known as more than just Sita

Ramayan’s Sita Dipika Chikhlia celebrates her birthday today. The actor in an interview revealed that she wants to be known for much more than being Sita. Read.

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Actor Dipika Chikhlia essayed role of Sita in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan in 1987. show has h a successful run during its time and even today as reruns of show are being telecast in lockdown, shoe has gained a lot of popularity. Dipika Chikhlia celebrates her 55th birthday on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Despite earning a lot of fame as Sita, actor feels that she should be kwn for more than just playing a part in mythological show.

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Dipika Chikhlia talks about her career beyond Ramayan

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Dipika Chikhlia, while talking to a news daily stated that she has done much more than just evergreen mythological show Ramayan. She stated that when she is more she doesn’t want her to just be associated with Ramayan. Dipika Chikhlia revealed that apart from Ramayan, she has done many record-breaking films in Bengali and Kanna. She also said that it is important for her that she has a good amount of films in Hindi cinema as well.

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Dipika Chikhlia has done about 55 films in several langus and has also played a pivotal part in Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Bala. She will soon be seen essaying role Asha Devi, of mor of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim. Talking about role, Dipika Chikhlia said that y don’t come pretty often. She furr stated that she would love to do similar roles when lockdown is lifted.

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Dipika Chikhlia spoke about how after playing role of Sita she was offered similar roles. However, she stated that she did t want to be reparative and hence she rejected m. She said that she could have broken her im as Sita and be seen as a regular person h she been offered exciting roles in Bollywood. But since she didn’t get any interesting roles in Bollywood, she turned to regional media. She concluded that she is very happy and satisfied with work that she has done in various langus.

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11:49 IST, April 29th 2020