Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in

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television. She is known for playing Simar in '' Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in '' Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 12'' and emerged as the winner in 2018. She also participated in

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Early life

Dipika was born on 6 August 1986 in Pune, India. Kakar completed her school level exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education and then graduated from the

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. After completing her studies she started working as a flight attendant with Jet Airways for almost 3 years. Due to some health issues, she resigned and joined the entertainment industry.

Personal life

Dipika Kakar and Shoaib Ibrahim at Paltan release

First Kakar was married to Raunak Samson in 2011 but they got separated in 2015. Then, she married

Shoaib Ibrahim Shoaib Ibrahim (born 20 June 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He is known for playing Prem Bhardwaj in Colors TV's popular show ''Sasural Simar Ka''. In 2017 he participated in Star Plus's dance reality show '' Nach Bal ...

, her co-star from '' Sasural Simar Ka'' on 22 February 2018 in

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. She converted to

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and changed her name to Faiza.

Career

Kakar started her career as an Air Hostess for three years in Mumbai. Then, she made her television debut in 2010 with '' Neer Bhare Tere Naina Devi'' where she played Lakshmi. She then appeared in ''

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'' as Rekha. From 2011 to 2017, she portrayed Simar Bhardwaj in

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's '' Sasural Simar Ka''. In 2015, Kakar participated in the celebrity dance reality show ''

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''. In 2017, she participated in

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's ''

'' with

. She next appeared in ''

Entertainment Ki Raat ''Entertainment Ki Raat'' is an Indian reality TV show on Colors TV. It was produced by Optimystix Entertainment India pvt. ltd and starred Ravi Dubey, Aditya Narayan, Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim, Malishka RJ, Balraj Sayal, Asha Negi, Divyansh Dwivedi, ...

''. In October 2018, Kakar participated in '' Bigg Boss 12''. On 30 December 2018, she emerged as the winner of the season. In 2019 and 2020, she portrayed Sonakshi Rastogi in Star Plus's '' Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum'' opposite

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Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Films

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kakar, Dipika 1986 births Living people Indian television actresses Actresses in Hindi television Indian soap opera actresses Actresses from Pune 21st-century Indian actresses Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants Converts to Islam from Hinduism Big Brother (franchise) winners