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Indian television actress (born 1986)
Dipika Kakar
Kakar Ibrahim at Lions Gold Awards, 2019
Born Dipika Kakar
(1986-08-06 ) 6 August 1986 (age 37) Other names Dipika Kakar Ibrahim Faiza Ibrahim Occupation Actress Years active 2010–present Known for Spouses
Raunak Samson
(
m. 2011;
div. 2015)
Children Ruhaan Shoaib Ibrahim
Dipika Kakar Ibrahim , (
née Kakar ; also known as Faiza Ibrahim ; born 6 August 1986) known professionally as Dipika Kakar ,
[1] is an Indian actress who works in
Hindi 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.
[2] She also participated in
Nach Baliye 8 finishing at 4th place.
[3]
Early life
Dipika was born on 6 August 1986 in Pune, India.
[1]
[4] Kakar completed her school level exams conducted by the
Central Board of Secondary Education and then graduated from the
University of Mumbai .
[5] 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.
[6]
Career
Kakar started her career as an Air Hostess for three years in Mumbai.
[7] Then, she made her television debut in 2010 with
Neer Bhare Tere Naina Devi where she played Lakshmi.
[8] She then appeared in
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo as Rekha.
[9]
From 2011 to 2017, she portrayed Simar Bhardwaj in
Colors TV 's
Sasural Simar Ka .
[10] In 2015, Kakar participated in the celebrity dance reality show
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 . In 2017, she participated in
Star Plus 's
Nach Baliye 8 with
Shoaib Ibrahim .
[11] She next appeared in
Entertainment Ki Raat .
[12]
In October 2018, Kakar participated in
Bigg Boss 12 .
[13]
[14] On 30 December 2018, she emerged as the winner of the season.
[15]
[16]
In 2019 and 2020, she portrayed Sonakshi Rastogi in Star Plus's
Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum opposite
Karan Grover .
[17]
Personal life
Dipika Kakar with her husband
Shoaib Ibrahim
Kakar married Raunak Samson in 2011 but separated in 2015.
[18] She married
Shoaib Ibrahim , her co-star from
Sasural Simar Ka , on 22 February 2018 in
Bhopal .
[19]
[20] She converted to
Islam and changed her name to Faiza.
[20]
[21] Ibrahim and Kakar have a son born in 2023.
[22]
Filmography
Television
Special appearances
Films
List of Dipika Kakar film credits
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2018
Paltan
Capt. Prithvi Singh Dagar's fiancée
Cameo
[15]
Music videos
Awards and nominations
See also
References
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"Happy Birthday Dipika Kakar Ibrahim: 7 Times the Actress Showed Up Her Romantic Side on Instagram" . News18 . 6 August 2019.
Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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"Bigg Boss 12: Sasural Simar Ka actress Dipika Kakar to enter the show" . ABP . 11 September 2018. Archived from
the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020 .
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"Dipika Kakar-Shoaib Ibrahim to Ravi Dubey-Sargun Mehta:TV celebs who got married after participating in Nach Baliye" .
Times of India . 19 June 2019.
Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2021 .
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"Happy Birthday, Dipika Kakar: 5 times Sasural Simar Ka actress proved she is the perfect bahu in real life" .
India Today . 6 August 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2019 .
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"Bigg Boss 12 contestant Dipika Kakar: Biography, love life, controversies, unseen photos and videos" .
India Today . 18 September 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
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"Bigg Boss 12: Here's why Dipika Kakar's dream of becoming an international air hostess never came to life" . DNA . 16 September 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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"Is this the real reason Sasural Simar Ka actress Dipika Kakar's first marriage fell apart?" . India Today .
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2019 .
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" 'B-Wood's not hot' says Dipika Samson" . The Times of India . 21 April 2011.
Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2014 .
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"Bigg Boss 12: Here's why Dipika Kakar's dream of becoming an international air hostess never came to life" . DNA . 17 September 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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"Dipika Samson's marriage on the rocks" . The Times of India . 4 January 2012.
Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2014 .
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"Nach Baliye 8: Sasural Simar Ka couple Dipika Kakar, Shoaib Ibrahim confirm participation" . The Indian Express . 11 March 2017.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2019 .
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"I said yes to Entertainment Ki Raat in five seconds: Dipika Kakar" . The Indian Express . 7 December 2017.
Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018 .
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"Bigg Boss 12: Dipika Kakar to enter Salman Khan's show?" .
The Indian Express . 1 September 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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"Dipika Kakar: I want to rule over the Bigg Boss 12 kitchen" .
The Indian Express . 17 September 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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"Bigg Boss 12: 7 lesser-known facts about Dipika Kakkar we bet you didn't know" . International Business Times . 25 October 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2019 .
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"Bigg Boss 12 Winner: Dipika Kakar makes 15 heartfelt confessions about her journey on the show" . The Times of India . 31 December 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019 .
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"Kahan Hum Kahan Tum first trailer: Saif Ali Khan introduces Dipika Kakar and Karan V Grover's characters" . India Today . 8 May 2019.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2019 .
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"Troubled past with ex-husband to converting to Islam after falling in love with Shoaib Ibrahim; a peek into Dipika Kakar's struggles, family and professional life" . The Times of India .
ISSN
0971-8257 .
Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024 .
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"Shoaib Ibrahim marries Dipika Kakar, see photos and videos" .
The Indian Express . 23 February 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024 .
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"Dipika Kakar on converting to Islam: I have done it and I am proud of it" .
The Times of India . 6 March 2018.
Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2019 .
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"Dipika Kakar on changing her name to Faiza: It's a personal matter, what's in the name" . The Times of India . 27 February 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
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"Shoaib Ibrahim-Dipika Kakkar share son Ruhaan's face for first time as he turns 3 months old, reveal why they delayed it" .
Hindustan Times . 22 September 2023.
Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024 .
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"Dipika Kakar quits Sasural Simar Ka. Who will play the next fly?" . The Indian Express . 11 January 2017.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2017 .
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" 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' Season 8: Dipika Samson aka Simar of 'Sasural Simar Ka' and 'Roar' Actress Nora Fatehi to Participate" . Ibtimes.co.in. 12 May 2015.
Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2015 .
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"Nach Baliye 9: Sasural Simar Ka couple Dipika Kakar, Shoaib Ibrahim confirm participation" .
The Indian Express . 11 March 2017.
Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2017 .
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"EXCLUSIVE: Lucknow Nawabs wins MTV Box Cricket League Season 3" .
The Indian Express . 31 March 2018.
Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019 .
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"Meet Bigg Boss 12 contestant Dipika Kakkar" .
The Indian Express . 17 September 2018.
Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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"Dipika Kakar- Karan V Grover's show to be titled as Kahaan Hum- Kahaan Tum, Producer Sandip Sikcand confirms" . The Times of India . 8 May 2019.
Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019 .
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" 'Devi' Dipika now cast as Laali's sister" . Tellychakkar . 29 July 2010.
Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2014 .
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"In Pics: Toral Rasputra, Preetika Rao, Harshad Arora and Deepika Samson on Jhalak Dikhla Jaa-7" . Daily Bhaskar .
Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2018 .
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"Dipika Kakar in Star Plus' Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai" . Tellychakkar . 17 April 2017.
Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2018 .
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"Sasural Simar Ka actress Dipika Kakkar to be seen on Sajan Re Phir Jhoot Mat Bolo" .
Times Of India . 30 August 2017.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2018 .
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"TV Hotties Divyanka Tripathi, Sanjeeda Sheikh & Deepika Samson Celebrate 'Ganesh Chaturthi' in Style. Check Out Inside Pictures" . Daily Bhaskar . 1 September 2017.
Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2019 .
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"Bigg Boss 11, 29th October, 2017, written update: Jyoti Kumari gets evicted" .
Times Of India . 30 October 2017.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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"Dipika Kakar Replaces Madhurima Tuli in Ekta Kapoor's Qayamat Ki Raat" . Spotboye . 25 May 2018.
Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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"Dipika kakar returns to Agra for Sasural Simar Ka 2 shot, shares her journey in video" .
India Today .
Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021 .
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"Dipika Kakar has eyes only for husband Shoaib Ibrahim in new music video poster" . India Today .
Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
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"Shoaib Ibrahim and Dipika Kakar join forces for another music video" . The Indian Express . 6 January 2022.
Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
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" 'Toota Tara' Sung By Nikhita Gandhi And Saaj Bhatt Featuring Shoaib Ibrahim And Dipika Kakar Ibrahim" . The Times of India .
Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 .
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"Dipika Kakar-Shoaib Ibrahim Drop Music Video 'Rab Ne Milayi Dhadkan' To Celebrate 4th Wedding Anniversary" . News18 . 22 February 2022.
Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022 .
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"Shoaib Ibrahim and Dipika Kakar's song Barsaat Ka Mausam is about budding romance in monsoon; WATCH" . PINKVILLA . 4 July 2022. Archived from
the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 .
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"शादी के 4 साल बाद दीपिका कक्कड़ और शोएब इब्राहिम पर चढ़ा स्टूडेंट बनने का खुमार, कॉलेज कैंपस में रोमांस करते आए नजर" . NDTV India .
Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Gold Awards 2015: Complete Winners' List" . International Business Times . 22 June 2015.
Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2019 .
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Shows for Dipika Kakar
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Seasons
1 (2005)
2 (2006)
3 (2007)
4 (2008)
5 (2012)
6 (2013)
7 (2015)
8 (2017)
Hosts
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