Geetanjali Tikekar

Geetanjali Tikekar
Geetanjali Tikekar
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Kasautii Zindagii Kay; Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir; Shubh Laabh – Aapkey Ghar Mein;
Spouse	Sikandar Kharbanda (m. 2007)

Geetanjali Tikekar is an Indian television actress known for portraying the role of Aparna in Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Anjali Niranjan Agnihotri in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir.

Career

Geetanjali started her television career with Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat in 2002. She played the role of a psychotherapist in Jersey No. 10 on Sony SAB.^[1] In Tere Liye she played Neelanjana Shekhar Ganguly on Star Plus. She gained popularity for her role of Aparna Anurag Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, for which she also won accolades. She also portrayed Anjali Niranjan Agnihotri in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir^[2]^[3] on Star Plus.

Personal life

She married her co-star Sikandar Kharbanda from Kasautii Zindagii Kay. They dated each other 2 and a half years before marriage.^[4]^[5] The couple have a son named Shaurya Kharbanda born on 1 December 2008.^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Besharam	Trisha's mother	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002–2003	Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat	Neonika Chatterjee Karmarkar	Story: "Hadsaa"
	Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat	Natasha	Story: "Khaall"
	Kahi To Milenge	Sanjana
2003–2004; 2005–2007	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Aparna Ghosh		^[7]
2004–2005	Hum 2 Hain Na!	Anjali
2005	Raat Hone Ko Hai	Sanjana	Story: "Mariya"
2006–2008	Karam Apnaa Apnaa	Maya Kapoor		^[8]
2007–2008	Jersey No. 10	Psychotherapist
2010–2011	Tere Liye	Neelanjana Ganguly		^[9]
2011	Adaalat	Advocate Suchitra Silwadker	Episode: "Zindagi Milegi Dobara"
2013–2015	Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir	Anjali Godbole Agnihotri		^[10]
2016	Ek Duje Ke Vaaste	Nirmala Malhotra
2019–2020	Naagin 4: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel	Vrushali Parekh
2021	Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye	Nalini Pratapsingh
2021–2022	Shubh Laabh – Aapkey Ghar Mein	Savita Toshniwal		^[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2004	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Won	^[12]
2004	Indian Telly Awards	Fresh New Face – Female	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Nominated	^[12]

References

^ Geetanjali Tikikar | BIO
^ Gitanjali Tikekar in Sphere Origin's next? - Times Of India
^ "Geetanjali plays in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 2". Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
^ Gitanjali speaks about her boyfriend - Times Of India
^ Geetanjali Tikekar to wed - DNA
^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Candid chat with Geetanjali Tikekar". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ "Do soap stars watch their own shows?". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
^ "TV's top new shows". Rediff.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
^ "Bits & bytes". The Financial Express. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "Review: Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon,Ek Baar Phir, just another love story". The Indian Express. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ "Actress Geetanjali Tikekar is excited about her new show Shubh Laabh- Aapkey Ghar Mein on Sony SAB". Tribune India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
^ "Telly awards 2004 Popular Awards winners". Indian Telly Awards. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4760652/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

External links

Geetanjali Tikekar at IMDb
Geetanjali Tikekar on Instagram

[1] Geetanjali Tikikar | BIO

[2] Gitanjali Tikekar in Sphere Origin's next? - Times Of India

[3] "Geetanjali plays in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 2". Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

[4] Gitanjali speaks about her boyfriend - Times Of India

[5] Geetanjali Tikekar to wed - DNA

[6] Team, Tellychakkar. "Candid chat with Geetanjali Tikekar". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[7] "Do soap stars watch their own shows?". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

[8] "TV's top new shows". Rediff.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

[9] "Bits & bytes". The Financial Express. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[10] "Review: Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon,Ek Baar Phir, just another love story". The Indian Express. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[11] "Actress Geetanjali Tikekar is excited about her new show Shubh Laabh- Aapkey Ghar Mein on Sony SAB". Tribune India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[12] "Telly awards 2004 Popular Awards winners". Indian Telly Awards. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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