Rubina Dilaik born 26 August 1987 is an Indian television actress known for portraying Radhika in Chotti Bahu and Soumya in Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki. She is the winner of Bigg Boss 14.
Early life and career
Birth and education (1987 to 2008)
Dilaik was born on 26 August 1987 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. She studied at Shimla Public School and St. Bede’s College, Shimla. Her father is also a writer and has written many books in Hindi.
In her early days, she was a beauty pageant contender for which she won two local beauty pageants and was crowned Miss Shimla in 2006. She was a national-level champion in debate during her school days. In 2008, she won the Miss North India Pageant held at Chandigarh.
Acting debut and breakthrough (2008 to 2019)
She started her acting career from Chotti Bahu though she wanted to be an IAS and was preparing but got selected in auditions was held in Chandigarh. Dilaik gained recognition by playing Radhika Shastri in Zee TV’s Chotti Bahu opposite Avinash Sachdev and reprising the role in the show’s sequel. In 2012, she played Simran “Smiley” Gill in Sony TV’s Saas Bina Sasural. In 2013, she played Divya Jakhotia in Zee TV’s Punar Vivah – Ek Nayi Umeed opposite Karan Grover. From 2013 to 2014, she portrayed Sita in Life OK’s mythological show Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev and Jeannie in SAB TV’s Jeannie Aur Juju. From 2016 to 2020, Dilaik portrayed Soumya Singh, a transgender woman in Colors TV’s Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki opposite Vivian Dsena.
Media
In 2016, Dilaik was ranked eleventh in the 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by Eastern Eye. She moved up a place to the tenth spot in the same list in 2017.
Personal life
Dilaik married television actor Abhinav Shukla in 2018.