Ramayan Sita Deepika Chikhlia: Deepika Chikhalia became an overnight hit by playing the role of Sita in Ramayan Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’. This role brought a lot of fame to the actress. Deepika made her Bollywood debut with Raj Kiran in the film ‘Sun Meri Laila’. In those days, the actress gained a lot of popularity by working in both films and TV.
Rejected from the film due to age
In 1984, Deepika Chikhalia came to know about auditions for a film which was to be directed by actor Raj Kapoor. The actress recently revealed that she had approached Raj Kapoor for the role of Mandakini in the 1985 film ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’. However, Deepika Chikhalia was rejected due to age.
This decision of Raj Kapoor proved to be one of the best things for Dipika Chikhlia as 2 years later, in 1987, she was cast in the role of Devi Sita in Ramanand Sagar’s 1987 film ‘Ramayan’. Her role in the superhit TV show gave Dipika Chikhlia so much popularity that she became a household name and a superstar.
I even thought of leaving the industry
In the interview, Deepika Chikhalia said, ‘In those days I was doing small second-person roles. I was doing small films as a heroine. But I was not happy. I felt like leaving the industry. Raj’s father Kapoor’s daughter Reema’s best friend was my father’s friend. She told me that Raj Kapoor was looking for a new face for the film. When she talked to Raj Kapoor, he refused to cast her because she was 17 years old at that time.’
Deepika Chikhalia was initially very sad about being rejected, but she soon realized that it was a hidden blessing. She said that if she had done the role of Mandakini in ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’, she would have missed out on becoming Devi Sita in ‘Ramayana’. The actress further said, ‘When I went to watch the film with my mother and was shocked after watching the film. I thought thank God I was not cast, I realized that if I had done ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ then I would not have been able to become Sita of Ramayana.’