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Dipika Kakar Opens Up on Daily Soap Comeback Amid Health Challenges
- •Dipika Kakar, known from Sasural Simar Ka, is undergoing regular infusion and immunotherapy treatments every 20-21 days.
- •She recently filmed a music video with husband Shoaib Ibrahim, managing a one-day shoot despite her health.
- •Dipika explained that daily soaps are challenging due to treatment side effects, making consistent long workdays difficult.
- •She stated, "Koi mujhe aise treatment ke saath koi mujhe cast kyun karega?" highlighting the practicalities of her health status.
- •Dipika previously exited Celebrity MasterChef 2025 due to health issues and last appeared in a daily soap, Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum, in 2019.
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Dipika Kakar explained that her ongoing treatment and its side effects limit her ability to work consistently, making the long and demanding hours of a daily soap too overwhelming for her current health condition. She noted that a single-day shoot for a music video is manageable, but daily television filming is not feasible right now.
Dipika Kakar receives regular infusion and immunotherapy treatments every 20 to 21 days as part of her healing process following her previous surgeries for a liver tumour and a cyst recurrence.
Dipika Kakar was most recently featured in the reality TV show Celebrity MasterChef 2025, though she had to exit the program halfway due to her health problems. Her last daily TV soap opera role was in Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum back in 2019.
