Dipika Kakar Ibrahim, (

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Kakar; also known as Faiza Ibrahim; born 6 August 1985) is an Indian actress who works in

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television. She is known for playing Simar in ''

Sasural Simar Ka ''Sasural Simar Ka'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television soap opera produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms that aired from 25 April 2011 to 2 March 2018 on Colors TV. It is the second longest-running Indian television series on Colors TV, a ...

'' and Sonakshi in ''

Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum ''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum'' (''Where Am I, Where Are You'') is an Indian romantic comedy drama television series that aired from 17 June 2019 to 14 March 2020 on StarPlus. Produced by Sandiip Sikcand under SOL Productions, it starred Karan V Gr ...

''. She participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 12'' and emerged as the winner in 2018. She also participated in Nach Baliye 8 finishing at 4th place.

Early life

Dipika was born on 6 August 1985 in

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

, India. Kakar completed her school level exams conducted by the

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and then graduated from the

University of Mumbai University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. It was est ...

. After completing her studies she started working as a flight attendant with

Jet Airways Jet Airways Limited, trading as Jet Airways, was an Indian full-service airline based in Delhi, with a training and developmental centre in Mumbai. Incorporated in April 1993 as a limited liability company, the airline began operations as an ...

for almost 3 years. Due to some health issues, she resigned and joined the entertainment industry.

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 ''Neer Bhare Tere Naina Devi'' is an Indian television series that aired on Imagine TV produced by Shakuntalam Telefilms and directed by Anshuman Kishore Singh. It premiered on 18 January 2010 and ended on 16 July 2010. Plot Laxmi is born to an e ...

'' where she played Lakshmi. She then appeared in ''

Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo ''Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo'' (Let me be a daughter in my next life) is an Indian television series. It premiered on 16 March 2009 on Zee TV. It starred Ratan Rajput, Abhishek Rawat, Sudesh Berry, Mukul Harish, Richa Mukherjee, Dipika K ...

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

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...

's ''

''. In 2015, Kakar participated in the celebrity dance reality show '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8''. In 2017, she participated in

Star Plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, romantic comedies, youth-oriented reali ...

's '' Nach Baliye 8'' with

Shoaib Ibrahim Shoaib Ibrahim (born 20 June 1985) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for playing Prem Bharadwaj in Colors TV's ''Sasural Simar Ka''. He also participated in reality shows like '' Nach Baliye 8'' and '' Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa 11''. C ...

. She next appeared in '' Entertainment Ki Raat''. In October 2018, Kakar Ibrahim 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 ''

'' opposite

Karan Grover Karan Grover (born 22 June 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2004 with ''Saarrthi'' as Arjun Goenka. Grover is best known for his portrayal of Karan Prasad in '' Yahan Main Ghar Ghar ...

Personal life

Dipika Kakar and Shoaib Ibrahim at Paltan release

Kakar married Raunak Samson in 2011 but separated in 2015. She married

, her co-star from ''

'', on 22 February 2018 in

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. She converted to

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

and changed her name to Faiza Ibrahim. Kakar and Ibrahim welcomed their son, Ruhaan, in 2023. Kakar and Ibrahim were on a family vacation in Kashmir with their son Ruhaan, but they left Kashmir before the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Ibrahim broke the news via a vlog that Kakar has a tennis ball sized tumor in her liver.

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Films

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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