Background
She was born in a Kayastha family.
She was born in a Kayastha family.
University of Delhi; Saint Stephen"s College.
Number 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 modeling 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
Her career catapulted, but she suffered major setbacks when she became seriously illinois She appeared in several 1990s Bollywood movies, and on television in Chandrakanta which was a huge hit.
In the Eighties and early Nineties Shikha was considered one of the most desirable woman in India.She appeared as a lead in 11 movies, some of which were multi starrersAnil 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 television 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 television serial Kahani Chandrakanta Ki.
Sh also played the role of Kaikeyi in the Zee television show Ramayan.