'Had suicidal thoughts after breakup':Rubina Dilaik on her struggling days, says 'Sold house car after producer imposed ₹16 lakh fine'

Rubina Dilaik's journey to success was far from easy. At the start of her career, she struggled with repeated rejections, harsh criticism, and moments of humiliation. During her very first shoot, she reportedly gave 17 retakes for a single scene, faced scolding from the director, and was even taunted to return to her hometown, Shimla. Her challenges did not end there. Rubina later suffered financial losses worth lakhs after allegedly being cheated by a producer, forcing her to sell her house and car. On the personal front, a painful breakup pushed her into depression, and she has spoken about battling suicidal thoughts during that difficult phase. Despite these setbacks, Rubina refused to give up. She rebuilt her life and career with determination, eventually becoming one of television's most popular actresses. Today, after winning Bigg Boss 14, she has established herself as a household name and is now seen taking on new challenges in Khatron Ke Khiladi 15. In today's success story, we learn about things related to Rubina Dilaik's career and personal life. Remained active in debate competitions along with studies Rubina Dilaik completed her early education at Shimla Public School and St. Bede's College. Her father is a writer and has written several books in Hindi. During her school and college days, Rubina was active in debate competitions along with her studies. She has been a national-level debate champion. She graduated in English Literature. Political Science was also one of her subjects. Before entering acting, she participated in several beauty contests. In 2006, she won the title of 'Miss Shimla' and in 2008, 'Miss North India'. Had a dream of becoming an IAS, an audition changed her life Rubina Dilaik's dream was to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and she was preparing for it. During this time, she was selected for an audition in Chandigarh, which changed the direction of her life. She started her acting career in 2008 with Zee TV's show 'Choti Bahu'. When Rubina decided to pursue acting, her father stopped talking to her for quite some time. The family didn't consider the entertainment world environment to be safe. After winning the titles of 'Miss Shimla' and 'Miss North India', her father's perspective changed and he allowed Rubina to choose her own path. The industry was not viewed very favorably Rubina says- I come from a conservative environment. At that time, this industry was not viewed very favorably. When I first came to Mumbai, I had a lot of fear inside me. Studies, career, and establishing myself in a new city, everything was scary. The attempt to overcome every fear made me stronger. Had to hear abuses from the director Rubina was also humiliated during the shooting of 'Choti Bahu'. She says that in the first shot, I gave 17 retakes. Seeing this, the director got angry and abused me saying- 'Where did you bring this box of apples from, send her back.' In the early days of her career, Rubina was also humiliated regarding her looks. During look tests, she was told to do negative roles because lead roles wouldn't suit her. However, she didn't give up. Due to her seriousness towards work, she gradually started getting success. During this time, in 2011, she also became a victim of alleged fraud by a producer. Producer withheld payment, imposed a fine of ₹16 lakh The producer had imposed a fine of ₹16 lakh on her, accusing her of delays in work and being unprofessional, and also withheld her payment. To compensate for this loss, Rubina had to sell her house and cars. In an interview given to 'Bollywood Bubble', Rubina had said, 'This is from 2011. I worked for about 9 months, but my payment was withheld. I called the production house and the director many times. After about nine months, they were shown a record that contained an account of shooting delays and the losses incurred from them. According to Rubina, on this basis, a penalty of approximately ₹16 lakh was imposed on her. Rubina claimed that many incidents recorded in the record were incorrect. She explained that during shooting at Mud Island, an insect had bitten her, which caused her high fever for several hours. According to her, a loss of approximately ₹1.45 lakh for this delay was added to her account, and she had to compensate for it. Became a victim of depression, started having suicidal thoughts Rubina met Avinash Sachdev on the set of 'Choti Bahu'. Both were in a relationship for many years, but later they broke up. After the breakup, Rubina was completely shattered. In an interview given to 'Bollywood Bubble', she had said that I had depression. I had thoughts of suicide. During Bigg Boss 14 as well, she had admitted that about 9 years ago, she had suicidal thoughts. Later, with the help of yoga, meditation, and self-healing, she pulled herself out of that phase. After 'Choti Bahu' and 'Choti Bahu 2', Rubina worked in serials like 'Saas Bina Sasural', 'Punar Vivah- Ek Nayi Umeed', 'Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev' and 'Jeanie Aur Juju'. 'Shakti' changed her fortune, played the role of a transgender woman The big turning point in Rubina's career came in 2016, when she played the role of Saumya Singh in Colors TV's show 'Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki'. Her performance in the role of a transgender woman was highly appreciated by audiences and critics. She received many awards for this role. The show ran until 2020, and she made a comeback to it in 2021. Won Bigg Boss 14 In October 2020, Rubina participated in 'Bigg Boss 14' with her husband Abhinav Shukla. During the show, she spoke openly about her personal life and marital struggles. Rubina had revealed that before coming to the show, her marriage was going through a difficult phase and both had given themselves six months to save the relationship. After the show, both decided to stay together and their relationship became stronger than before. Rubina became the winner of Bigg Boss 14. How did Rubina and Abhinav meet? Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla first met in 2015 at a common friend's house during Ganpati Puja. Abhinav saw her for the first time in a traditional saree and liked her at first sight. He had mentioned in an interview that he liked Rubina from their very first meeting. Later, their conversations increased and their friendship turned into love. Why did it come to divorce after marriage? About two years after marriage, tension began to increase in their relationship. During Bigg Boss 14, Rubina had revealed that she and Abhinav were thinking about getting a divorce. Both had given each other time until November 2020. If things didn't improve, they would have separated. However, neither of them ever explained in detail what the problem was. In interviews, they admitted that constant differences, a communication gap, and different perspectives about the relationship had increased the distance. Also showed their mettle in films and reality shows In 2022, Rubina participated in 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 12'. She got injured during a crucial task before the finale, due to which she couldn't give her best performance and was eliminated from the final race. The same year, she made her Bollywood debut with the film 'Ardh' alongside Rajpal Yadav and Hiten Tejwani. This film was directed by Palash Muchhal and was released on Zee5. Her acting in the film received positive response. After this, Rubina appeared in 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10', where she was the first runner-up. In 2025, she participated in the reality show 'Pati Patni Aur Panga- Jodiyon Ka Reality Check' with her husband Abhinav Shukla and both became the winners. Now Rubina will be seen in 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 15'.