Dipika was one of the top 5 contestants of the show, amongst Sreesanth, Deepak Thakur, Romil Chaudhary and Karanvir Bohra.
Karanvir Bohra was first to leave the house after host Salman Khan announced his eviction. Romil Chaudhary was evicted in a more dramatic way. Director Rohit Shetty who was promoting his show Khatron Ke Khiladi went inside the house and evicted Romil.
Later host Salman Khan offered ₹ 20 lakhs to any of the contestants to take the money and leave the show. Deepak Thakur pressed the buzzer first and took the money to leave the show.
Dipika Kakar and Sreesanth were top 2 contestants of the show and both came on the stage where Salman Khan in his own witty style announced Dipika the winner of season 12 and Sreesanth was made 1st runner-up.