'Ramayan' Fame, Dipika Once Revealed They Didn't Celebrate Diwali For Four Years While Shooting

Dipika Chikhlia is an actress and politician who made her debut in the entertainment industry in 1983 with the film, Sun Meri Laila, alongside Raj Kiran. The actress also shared the screen with the legendary actor Rajesh Khanna, in Rupaye Dus Karod, Ghar Ka Chiraag, and Khudai. However, Dipika rose to fame for her phenomenal portrayal of 'Maa Sita' in Ramanand Sagar's popular television series, Ramayan.

Dipika Chikhlia revealed they did not celebrate Diwali for four years while filming the show, Ramayan

Ramayan gave the actors immense fame and success and made Dipiki Chikhlia a household name. The serial became so popular that the actors were given the highest regard and love everywhere they went. However, shooting for such a lengthy show was extremely difficult for the entire team. Talking about the same, Dipika Chikhlia once made a big revelation and revealed that she had not celebrated Diwali for four years while the show was being shot. However, she explained that there was a big reason behind it as well.

Dipika Chikhlia, during an interview with News24Hindi, revealed why the entire team was unable to celebrate Diwali for four consecutive years. She revealed that the shoot for Ramayan was scheduled at a location near the border of Maharashtra. For the uninitiated, the serial was filmed in Umargaon, a small village in Nadurbar Taluka, Nandurbar District, on the border of Maharashtra. She added that, since it was a long shoot, accommodations were made available near the shooting locations for all the actors. As the location was extremely far from their homes, travelling back was not an easy task.

In the same conversation, Dipika revealed that it was due to the distance that the cast and crew members could not travel back home often, which included being away from home on festivals as well. She explained that the shoot for the show, including Ramayan and Luv Kush, lasted for a period of four years. Hence, they could not be home to celebrate Diwali for the entirety of the filming. However, the show was well worth it for Dipika and the entire crew and is still regarded as one of the most loved shows in Indian television's history.

More about Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan

The Ramayan was one of the early shows in the history of television, broadcast on DD National between 1987 and 1988. The narration for the show was done by Ashok Kumar, and the music was composed by Ravindra Jain. The main cast of the show included Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia, Sunil Lahri, Arvind Trivedi and Dara Singh. During its run, the show became one of the most-watched television series in the history of the TV industry. The show was later retelecasted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was telecast on 20 different channels in 17 countries worldwide, and several media houses documented its success as the serial had a viewership of over 650 million at the time.

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