Entertainment News Desk – In the 1990s, a TV show came on Doordarshan which broke all TRP records. Audiences of every section liked this show very much. However, the show closed after just two years. But the actors working in this show are still in the minds of the audience. Especially the world is crazy about the beauty of Shikha Swaroop, who plays the lead role i.e. Chandrakanta in the show. She is one of the most beautiful actresses on TV. But due to one quality of her body, she lagged behind so much in her career that she had to leave the industry. Know everything about Shikha Swaroop…
Beauty contest winning model was Shikha Swaroop
Shikha Swarup was born on 23 October 1970 in New Delhi. Before joining the acting industry, Shikha was a model and won the title of Miss India International in 1988. The special thing is that Shikha was in college when she won the title of Miss India International with Shabnam Patel. She held this title till 1991. Because Miss India pageants were not held in 1989 and 1990 due to the withdrawal of the sponsor. In 1991, Femina took over the beauty pageant from Eve’s Weekly and Miss India pageants were restarted.
Shikha Swaroop’s first TV show was ‘Chandrakanta’
Based on Devkinandan Khatri’s novel ‘Chandrakanta’, this serial of the same name was actress Shikha Swaroop’s first TV show. Before this, she was working in films and was seen in films like ‘Police Public’, ‘Pyaar Hua Chori Chori’, ‘Tehelka’, ‘Qaida Kanoon’ and ‘Cheetah’. ‘Chandrakanta’ started airing in 1994 and was stopped midway in 1996. But in these two years, Shikha Swarup became one of the most favorite actresses. Later Shikha also worked in shows like ‘Yug’, ‘Shaktimaan’, ‘Kahaani Chandrakanta Ki’ and ‘Ramayana’. ‘Ramayana’, telecast in 2012, was her last show, in which she played the character of Kaikeyi. His character was also liked very much by the audience. Her beauty also came to the fore in this character.
Why did Shikha Swaroop stay away from the industry?
Shikha Swaroop remained away from the screen for 14 years from 1997 to 2011 and in 2011 she made a comeback with the lead role in ‘Kahaani Chandrakanta Ki’, which was a flop. After doing ‘Ramayana’ in 2012, he is missing again. If reports are to be believed, no actor wanted to work with Shikha Swaroop because of her height. She was the tallest actress of her time. His height is 5 feet 11 inches and this height proved to be a burden on his career. It is said that Shikha Swarup is the only child of her parents. Some news reports also claim that he has got married and has settled down. However, there has been no confirmation of this.
