Geetika Vidya Ohlyan

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Geetika Vidya Ohlyan
Born (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 33)[ citation needed ]
Occupation Actress
Years active2018–present

Geetika Vidya Ohlyan is an Indian actress. She starred in the crime drama film Soni (2018), in which she portrayed a police officer combating crimes against women in Delhi. [1] [2] She also appeared in the critically acclaimed film Thappad (2020), directed by Anubhav Sinha.

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Early life

Ohlyan's father organized theatre festivals in Haryana. She attended the University of Delhi's Kirori Mal College, where she joined her college's theatre society, [2] and directed and wrote scripts during her studies. [1] Ohlyan graduated in 2012 with a degree in English literature. [2] Ohlyan had already been familiar with the script prior to that because she had done some work from English to Hindi. She said of the script: "On reading it, I instantly fell in love, knowing exactly what the film was trying to say." [2]

Career

She made her acting debut in the crime drama film Soni (2018), in which she portrayed a police officer combating crimes against women in Delhi. [2] She also appeared in the film Thappad (2020), and will be appear in the upcoming film Barah by Barah by director Gaurav Madan. [1]

Ohlyan won a Critics' Choice Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Soni. [3] [4] WION News said Ohlyan was "breaking all the stereotypes with her roles". [1]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films/shows that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018 Soni SoniDebut film [3]
2019NawaabDevikaShort film
Custody
2020 Thappad Sunita [5]
Unpaused SeemaSegment: Vishanu; Amazon Prime film
2022OpiumAshrafa
Tera Kya Hoga Lovely Hawaldar Chandrawel
2023Dilli Darkspiritual leader Mansi
2024 Fairy Folk Geet
Barah by Barah Mansi

Television

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2020Pawan & PoojaMehak MX Player 8 episodes
2022 Escaype Live Sita Disney+ Hotstar 9 episodes
2023 School of Lies Trisha Disney+ Hotstar 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2020Critics' Choice Film Awards,India Soni Best Actress (Hindi)Won [6]
2021 Thappad Best Supporting ActressNominated [7]
2020FOI Online Awards Soni Best Actress in a Leading RoleWon [8]
2021 Thappad Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated [9]

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