She met with limited success in Hindi films in the after 1992, as Sanam Aap Ki Khatir (1992) flopped, which had her in as main lead heroine, she only got supporting roles in Hindi films. She also got a supporting role in a Malayalam movie, Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986), which had Mammootty in the lead. Her Kannada film as the lead heroine opposite Shankar Nag was a box office hit in 1990 and her Bengali films Asha O Bhalobasha (1989), opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee and Tamil film Naangal (1992) opposite Prabhu were box office hits. She played the romantic lead of Rajesh Khanna in 2 films, Ghar Ka Chirag and Khudai.

She got more footage in the film Khudai, but the film was a commercial failure in 1994. Her only hits in Hindi films were Ghar Ka Chiraag (1989) and Rupaye Dus Karod (1991), both of which had Rajesh Khanna in the lead and she had supporting roles with lesser footage in these films. She continued getting lead roles in hit TV serials like Vikram Aur Betaal (1988), The Sword of Tipu Sultan and Luv Kush (both in 1989). Later on in 1987, she played the female lead role of Sita in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Ramayan, which gave her national fame. She meanwhile did supporting roles in flop films like Bhagwan Dada (1986), Kala Dhanda Goray Log (1986) and Doorie (1989) and played lead heroine in the B grade horror film Cheekh (1986) and Raat Ke Andhere Mein (1987), which were box office duds. Chikhalia was part of the popular television serial Dada Daadi Ki Kahani in 1985. Deepika made her debut as lead actress in Sun Meri Laila (1983), opposite Raj Kiran, but though her debut film was successful, she did not get A grade films till 1987.

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