Shikha Swaroop

Shikha Swaroop
Born	(1970-10-23) 23 October 1970 (age 54) New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actress

Shikha Swaroop (born 23 October 1970) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss India International 1988. ^[1]

Career

While still in college, she became Miss India International in 1988 with Shabnam Patel and continued to wear this crown until 1991 when she relinquished it to Preeti Mankotia. ^[2]

No beauty contests were held during 1989 and 1990 due to the demise of the sponsor, Eve's Weekly. The contests resumed after a new sponsor, Femina, took over in 1991. Apart from being crowned Miss India 1988, she won a gold medal in the All India Pistol Shooting Championship in 1988 itself. In addition to modelling and being the brand ambassador for many products she was a fashion model for over 400 shows in India and abroad. She also played badminton on a national level. At 5 feet 11 inches tall, she was the tallest actress at the time. Her career catapulted, but she suffered major setbacks when she became seriously ill. ^{[ citation needed ]}

She appeared in several 1990s Hindi films, and on television in Chandrakanta , which was a huge hit. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Shikha was considered one of the most desirable women in India. She appeared as a lead in 11 movies, some of which were multi-starrers: Anil Sharma's Tahalka , Policewala Gunda , Pranlal Mehta's Police Public , Gulshan Kumar's Naag Mani, Kayda Kanoon , Pyar Hua Chori Chori , Cheetah, Thanedarni, and Awaaz De Kahan Hai .

Her other popular TV shows are Himesh Reshammiya's Andaaz, Amarprem, Anupama, Sunil Agnihotri's Yug, and Siddhant Vision's Kahan Se Kahan Tak. She made a comeback with the TV serial Kahani Chandrakanta Ki . ^[3] She also played the role of Kaikeyi ^[4] in the Zee TV show Ramayan . ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

She is the only child with doting parents and leading a quiet and content life.She is married

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Awaaz De Kahan Hai .
1990	Police Public	Usha Swaroop
1991	Pyar Hua Chori Chori	Vaishali Verma
1991	Naag Mani
1992	Tahalka	Intelligence Chief Cynthia
1993	Kayda Kanoon	Kavita Sinha
1994	Thanedarni
1995	Policewala Gunda	Mona Singh
1994	Cheetah	Rajni Kamalnath

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
1994	Chandrakanta	Princess Chandrakanta
1996	Yug	Professor Anja
1997	Shaktimaan	The Villain Alien
2011	Kahani Chandrakanta Ki	Maharani Chandrakanta
2012	Ramayan	Kaikeyi

References

1. "The making of Miss India". The Times of India . 24 January 2003. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
2. "Miss India, Miss World, Miss Universe Winners". 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
3. Shikha Swaroop back as a 'more mature' actress!
4. Shikha Swaroop of 'Chandrakanta' fame to make a comeback on TV
5. Shikha Swaroop doesn't fear being typecast
6. I’m hard to miss: Shikha Swaroop

External links

Shikha Swaroop at IMDb

Preceded by Erica Maria De Sousa	Femina Miss India International 1988	Succeeded by Preeti Mankotia