Swanandi Tikekar
Swanandi Tikekar | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Known for | Dil Dosti Duniyadari Dil Dosti Dobara |
Spouse |
Ashish Kulkarni (m. 2023) |
Parent(s) | Uday Tikekar Arati Ankalikar Tikekar |
Swanandi Tikekar (born 13 November 1990)[2] is a Marathi actress.[3] She is daughter of Uday Tikekar and Arati Ankalikar Tikekar.[4] She known for her performance in Zee Marathi's Dil Dosti Duniyadari as Meenal Shewale and Dil Dosti Dobara as Mukta.[5] She married Ashish Kulkarni on December 25, 2023
Career
[edit]She pursued master's degree in law from ILS Law College. She is well known for her role as Meenal Shewale in Dil Dosti Duniyadari, Mukta in Dil Dosti Dobara and Sakhi in Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai.[6] She was also seen in the plays Ek Shoonya Teen and Don't Worry Be Happy.[7][8][9] She also played Ankita in Agga Agga Sunbai Kay Mhanta Sasubai
She is the 1st winner of the popular singing contest Singing Star.[10] In 2021, she hosted the Sony Marathi's Indian Idol Marathi.[11]
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | Abhalmaya | Varsha | Child actor | |
2015-2016 | Dil Dosti Duniyadari | Meenal Shewale | Television debut | |
2017 | Dil Dosti Dobara | Mukta | Parallel lead | |
2020-2021 | Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai | Sakshi Upasane-Kudtarkar | Lead role | [12] |
2020 | Singing Star | Contestant | Winner | [13] |
2021-2022 | Indian Idol Marathi | Host | [14] | |
2022 | Sundara Manamadhe Bharli | Advocate Prateeksha | ||
2022–2023 | Aga Aga Sunbai Kay Mhanta Sasubai? | Ankita Shantanu Mantri | Lead role | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swanandi Tikekar and Ashish Kulkarni's romantic pictures". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ Atulkar, Preeti (17 November 2015). "Amey thanks his fans". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Get set for Dil Dosti Dobara". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Ganpati Visarjan: Swanandi Tikekar plays lezim with her family - The Times of India". The Times of India. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
In the video that was shot on the occasion of Ganpati Visarjan, we can see Swanandi along with her father Uday Tikekar, veteran Marathi actor, performing with a group. Also, we can see Aarti Ankalikar-Tikekar, who is also a versatile singer, playing lezim with them.
- ^ "मित्रांची टोळी 'दोबारा' घेणार निरोप". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Swanandi Tikekar and Pushkaraj Chirputkar to feature in 'Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai' - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "More Marathi actors shifting to theatre?". The Times of India. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
Swanandi Tikekar, from the same show, is seen on stage in 103 and Don't Worry Be Happy.
- ^ Shetty, Anjali (14 May 2018). "Each show is a new show for us: Umesh Kamat". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo adapted as a Marathi play". Mid-Day. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Swanandi Tikekar bags the trophy of Singing Star; says "blessed to have a mentor like Rohit Raut" - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Swanandi Tikekar To Host The First Season Of Indian Idol Marathi". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Swanandi Tikekar and Pushkaraj Chirputkar to feature in 'Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Swanandi Tikekar bags the trophy of Singing Star; says "blessed to have a mentor like Rohit Raut" - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Swanandi Tikekar To Host The First Season Of Indian Idol Marathi". News18. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "खट्याळ सासूच्या भूमिकेत दिसणार सुकन्या कुलकर्णी". ABP Majha (in Marathi). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Swanandi Tikekar at IMDb
- TEDx talk on Exploring life - Epiphanies of an Artist at TEDxVITPune by Swanandi Tikekar