Ramayan's Sita Dipika Chikhlia to play Sarojini Naidu in biopic

Dipika, who made her Bollywood debut with Sun Meri Laila in the early 1980s, on Thursday took to Instagram to share the first look poster of her latest movie.

The poster, painted in the tricolor, shows Dipika looking away from the camera, with a huge crowd in the background.

A Hindi slogan on the poster roughly translates to, "The untold story of a freedom revolutionary".

Dipika, like many of Ramayan stars, is back in the limelight with the blockbuster rerun of the three-decades-old show on television.

The series, which originally aired on Doordarshan in 1987, smashed viewership records upon its return, and took the national broadcaster to the top of TRP charts.

In an interaction with Hindustan Times, Dipika spoke about how working in Ramayan will always remain special.

Dipika said, "Of course, it was very different because [Sagar] came from the era of Raj Kapoor and had worked with people of that calibre. It's that level of intelligence, dedication, understanding of the medium, it makes a lot of difference when you work with such great minds."

"He was phenomenal in his work and his understanding of the subject was...very good," she added.

Dipika also expressed her desire to play the role of Asha Devi, mother of Delhi gangrape victim.

She said, "It is a very important role to play, these kind of roles don't come every day."

The actor added, "When I am no more, my body of work shouldn't only be Ramayan, it should be much more... It is important for me to do that."