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Deepika Chikhlia, who is celebrating her birthday today, never thought that a TV character would change her entire life. This actress, who had to face the displeasure of her family for her decision to step on the small screen, left dozens of girls behind in the audition and got such a role, which made her revered in every household. Her popularity was such that people considered her to be the form of a goddess and touched her feet. His image full of simplicity and values created a place in the hearts of the audience, which remains intact even after decades.
New Delhi. In the 80s, when television did not get the same importance as it does today, a young actress created history by stepping on the small screen, whose example is still cited today. Initially even the family was not happy with his decision to work on TV, but fate had decided something else for him. In the long audition for a religious serial, she left behind around 40 girls and got a role which made her immortal forever. The impact of her simplicity, innocence and emotional acting on screen was so deep that people started considering her as a true goddess. Fans used to take blessings by touching his feet, perform aarti and offer flowers and garlands. Even the then Prime Minister of the country Rajiv Gandhi was forced to order the VCR cassette of this serial.
Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’ is still present in the hearts of the audience. Actors Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhaliya are still known as Lord Ram and Mother Sita. The impact of this religious serial was such that Rajiv Gandhi himself asked for its VCR cassette from Deepika Chikhlia. This character changed the entire life of Deepika Chikhlia, but it was not easy to get the role of Mother Sita.
Deepika, born on 29 April 1965 in Mumbai, did not know that the character of Mother Sita would change her entire life. Even in her early career, the actress had decided that she wanted to become a television actress, but at that time television was called an idiot box and the actors acting on TV were underestimated in comparison to the actresses working in films. This was the reason why Deepika’s family was a little unhappy with her decision to work on television.
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Deepika started her career in 1980 with the TV series ‘Rishte-Nate’ and then she appeared in Ramanand Sagar’s serials Dada-Dadi Ki Kahani and Vikram Betal.
During this time, Deepika never thought that she would be called to audition for the role of Mother Sita, but giving the screen test was also not easy. On the first day, Deepika auditioned for the role of Mother Sita among 40 girls in the screen test, then in the second audition the number of girls reduced to half and in the third audition only a few girls were left, in which Deepika was also included, but after a long wait of a few weeks, she was signed for the serial.
In Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’, the pair of Lord Ram and Mother Sita was presented with love and devotion, but in real life, there was very little interaction between Deepika Chikhlia, Arun Govil and Sunil Lahiri on the sets.
Deepika herself had revealed that Arun Govil and Sunil Lahiri were very good friends and she kept herself very reserved on the sets and used to talk more to Ramanand Sagar’s wife and his son’s daughter-in-law. We used to talk a little, that too with Arvind Trivedi, who played the role of Ravana. Although there was no deep friendship with him either.
After doing Ramayana, there was a big change in Deepika’s life. Fans and elders of his family also used to touch his feet and take blessings. Fans used to perform aarti and offer flowers and garlands.
At an event in Mauritius, Deepika Chikhalia and Arun Govil were refused permission by people to touch the food during the buffet. They said that the food was fake. After this, separate pure food was arranged for them, although in the meanwhile both of them had to remain hungry for a long time.