Geetanjali Tikekar

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Geetanjali Tikekar
NationalityIndian
Occupation Actress
Years active2002–2022
Known for
Spouse
(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 .

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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]

Television

YearShowRoleNotesRef(s)
2002–2003 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat Neonika "Nikki" Chatterjee / Neonika Raj Karmarkar(Episode 6 to Episode 29)
Natasha(Episode 160 to Episode 176) [7]
Kahi To Milenge Sanjana
2003–2004; 2005–2007 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Aparna Ghosh / Aparna Anurag Basu / Suchitra [8]
2004–2005Hum 2 Hain Na!Anjali
2005 Raat Hone Ko Hai Sanjana(Episode 229 to Episode 232)
2006–2008 Karam Apnaa Apnaa Maya Kapoor [9] [10]
2007–2008Jersey No. 10Psychotherapist[ citation needed ]
2010–2011 Tere Liye Neelanjana Shekhar Ganguly [11]
2011 Adaalat – Zindagi Milegi Dobara : Part 1 & Part 2Advocate Suchitra Silwadker(Episode 69 & Episode 70) [12]
2013–2015 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir Anjali Niranjan Agnihotri [13] [14] [15]
2016 Ek Duje Ke Vaaste Nirmala Ramnath Malhotra
2019–2020 Naagin 4: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel Vrushali Akash Parikh
2021 Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye Nalini Gajendra Pratapsingh / Nalini Vijendra Pratapsingh
2021–2022 Shubh Laabh – Aapkey Ghar Mein Savita Niranjan Toshniwal [16]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryCharacterShowResult
2004 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress in a Negative RoleAparna BasuKasautii Zindagii KayWon
Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won

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