Tejali Ghanekar

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Tejali Ghanekar
Born
Mumbai, India
Nationality Indian
Other namesSulekha
OccupationActress
Years active1994–1999

Tejali Ghanekar is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi television serials, and Malayalam and Tamil language films in the 1990s. After beginning her career as an actress on Doordarshan soap operas, Tejali appeared Suresh Krissna's Aahaa (1997) under the stagename of Sulekha. [1] [2]

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Career

Tejali Ghanekar grew up in a family involved in the film industry, with her great uncle Govind B. Ghanekar, and uncle Girish Ghanekar, being involved in directing Hindi and Marathi language films. Tejal began working in theatre as a teenager and learnt classical dance from Rajkumar Ketkar. [3] She subsequently enrolled to professionally learn acting at the Madhumati Academy Of Film Dancing & Acting in Mumbai, and was later cast in television serials on Doordarshan including Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai, Vinod Pande's Reporter and Vikram Bhatt's Apne Jaise Types. [3] [4]

Tejali's first appearance in a feature film was through Suresh Krissna's Aahaa (1997). Featuring alongside an ensemble cast including fellow rookie Rajiv Krishna and veteran actors Raghuvaran, Bhanupriya, Srividya and Vijayakumar, the film opened to positive reviews and performed well at the box office. [5] She subsequently went on to shoot for two Malayalam films in quick succession, Meenathil Thalikettu (1998) with Dileep, and Chandamama (1999) with Kunchako Boban.

After returning to Mumbai for a break from films, Tejali opted to quit the film industry. She later moved on to work in business development for a multinational corporation, complete a master's degree in commerce, and then move to Singapore post-marriage during January 2004. She later also completed a further master's degree in mass communication from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. [3]

Filmography

Films
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1997 Aahaa Janaki Tamil
1998 Meenathil Thalikettu Malathi Malayalam
1999 Chandamama MayaMalayalam
Television
YearFilmLanguageNetworkRoleNotes
1993Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai Hindi Doordarshan
1994-5ReporterHindiDoordarshan
1996-7Apne Jaise TypesHindi Sony SAB

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