Since you are touching mythology, it should also act as a constraint. Do you agree?ĭefinitely, everything is wrong. Some actors have shown disappointment with the way mythological shows are made in today’s times. If people are watching Ramayan instead of watching Netflix, something has to be special about it. That’s why it is doing better than other programmes available on TV and has broken so many records. I didn’t want to break my image.ĭo you find a major difference between Ramayan (1987) and mythological shows made these days?Įven today it is greater than everything despite the fact that you have Netflix. The offers were mostly similar and I didn’t want to be repetitive. It is said you rejected several roles in order to not harm the image of Sita. You cannot compare something when you don’t have an option.

It was all that was, there was nothing else to compare it with. We didn’t face any such difficulty and working with the same staff for a very long time. Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia on sets of Ramayan.ĭid you face any difficulty shooting for Ramayan in those days? How different it was it from today’s industry? He was phenomenal in his work and his understanding of the subject was very, very good. It’s that level of intelligence, dedication, understanding of the medium, it makes a lot of difference when you work with such great minds. Of course, it was very different because he came from the era of Raj Kapoor and had worked with people of that calibre. I had never limited myself to a particular medium, it all just fell into place.ĭid you find something special about the process of working with Ramanand Sagar? I was getting such good work that I continued working in television and never looked back. I had shot just one episode with them and was flooded with offers for TV shows thereafter and it never came to an end. Since they had given me a break, I also accepted the show out of goodwill.

Coincidently, Rajshri Productions, which had given me a break in the film industry, wanted me to work in their television show. There was no specific reason as such, I was not getting the roles I wanted in films. What led to your unconventional transition from films to TV?

She also talked about life and career beyond Ramayan. Speaking to the Hindustan Times around her birthday, Dipika shared her experience of working on the 1987 show that had a successful rerun recently amid lockdown. Despite playing the iconic role of Sita, Dipika doesn’t want her remarkable career to be identified with just one evergreen creation and wishes to portray Asha Devi on screen, mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim. The actor turns 55 on Wednesday and has around the same number of films in several languages to her credit besides the hit mythological show which continues to make her a revered figure even today. Actor Dipika Chikhlia, better known as Sita from Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, is celebrating her birthday today.

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