Avika Gor

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Avika Gor
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Gor in 2020
Born
Avika Gor

(1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 26)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Producer
Years active2008–2010 (Child actress)
2011–present
Notable work

Avika Gor (born 30 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films and television. She is famously known for playing the role of Anandi in Balika Vadhu , for which she won Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2009 [1] in the category of child prodigy and Roli in Sasural Simar Ka . She made her Telugu film debut with Uyyala Jampala (2013), for which she won SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. [2]

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Early life and career

Avika Gor was born 30 June 1997 [3] in a Gujarati family in Mumbai, Maharashtra. [4] [5] She attended Sharon English High School in the Mulund suburb of Mumbai. [6]

She made her Hindi television debut with Ssshhhh...Koi Hai in 2007. [7] She made her film debut in Tollywood with Uyyala Jampala in 2013 [8] and won SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. [2]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2009 Morning Walk Gargi Hindi Debut as Child Artist
2010 Paathshala Avika
2012 Tezz Piya Raina
2013 Uyyala Jampala Uma Devi Telugu Debut as lead actress. [9]
2014 Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki Lakshmi [10]
2015 Cinema Choopistha Mava Parineeta Chatterjee
Thanu Nenu Keerthi
Care of Footpath 2 Geetha Kannada/HindiBilingual film; Debut in Kannada; Debut as Lead Actress in Hindi [11]
Kill Them Young
2016Ankahi BaateinHindiShort film [12]
Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada Ayesha / AmalaTelugu [13]
2017I, Me, MyselfHindiShort film; also writer [12]
2019 Natasaarvabhowma BrideKannadaSpecial appearance in the song "Tajaa Samcahara"
Raju Gari Gadhi 3 MayaTelugu [14]
2021 Net Priya ZEE5 film
#Bro SubhadraReleased on SonyLIV
2022 10th Class Diaries Chandini [15]
Thank You Sravani [16]
Kazakh Business in IndiaAvika Kazakh [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
Kahani Rubberband Ki Hindi
2023 Popcorn SameeranaTeluguAlso producer
1920: Horrors of the Heart MeghanaHindi [22]
Umapati UmaTelugu [23]
2024Bloody IshqTBAHindiFilming [24]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Raajkumar Aaryyan Young Rajkumari Bhairavi
2008–2010 Balika Vadhu Young Anandi Singh
2011–2016 Sasural Simar Ka Roli Dwivedi Bhardwaj
2012 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 ContestantEpisode 15/16
2017–18 Laado – Veerpur Ki Mardani Anushka Sangwan Choudhary
2019Khatra Khatra KhatraHerself [25] [26]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 Contestant12th place

Web Series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Vadhuvu Anjuri Indu
2023 Mansion 24 Swapna

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2019"Doggy"Ishaan Khan [27]
2021"Dil Ko Mere" Rahul Jain
"Qurbaan" Stebin Ben, Asad Khan [28]

Awards and nominations

YearAward CeremonyCategoryWorkResultRef.
20088th Indian Television Academy Awards Best Child Artist Balika Vadhu Won [29]
[30]
Best Actress – Drama (Jury)
20099th Indian Television Academy Awards Best Child ArtistWon [31]
201010th Indian Television Academy Awards Won [32]
[33]
2014 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Uyyala Jampala Won [2]

See also

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