Deepika Kakkar became a star from ‘Sasural Simar Ka’, two religions changed, now the war is fighting with cancer

By becoming Simar of ‘Sasural Simar Ka’, Deepika Kakkar made an identity from house to house, but her real life is no less than a film story.

Pune -born Deepika started her career as an air hostess, but due to health issue, she left the job after 3 years and stepped into the TV industry. In the year 2010, he made his debut with ‘Neer Bhare Tere Naina Devi’. After this, she appeared in the role of Rekha in the next birth Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo.

But he got the real identity from ‘Sasural Simar Ka’. ‘Sasural Simar Ka’ made him an overnight star. Playing the role of Simar, his innocence and acting won the hearts of the audience.

After this, his victory in the 12th season of ‘Bigg Boss’ in the year 2018 increased his fan following. In 2019, his acting in ‘Kahan Hum Kahan Tum’ also got a lot of love from the audience.

Recently, his cooking skills in ‘Celebrity MasterShef’ also made headlines, although he left the show in the middle due to health reasons.

His personal life was equally discussed with a career. In 2011, she married Pilot Raunak Samson but the relationship ended with divorce in 2015.

After this, on the set of ‘Sasural Simar Ka’, he befriended Co-actor Shoaib Ibrahim, who soon turned into love and the year 2018 Deepika confessed to Islam and married Shoaib and became Faiza Ibrahim by adopting Islam.

His decision to marry in another religion was not easy, due to which he faced trolling on social media. In an interview, Deepika had told- ‘I took this decision with my happiness. My love and family are at the top for me. Love only matters to me.

She became a mother in 2023 and gave birth to son Ruhan. But as he felt that his life became easier now, then something happened that shook him.

In the year 2025, Deepika came to know that she has stage 2 liver cancer. After 14 hours of surgery and targeted therapy, she is now recovering. In his Vlog, he said- ‘This was the most difficult period of my life, but the blessings of Shoaib and my fans gave me courage.’

Despite the ulcer and other problems after the surgery, Deepika did not give up. Now there are reports that Deepika is going to comeback on TV.