Geetika Vidya Ohlyan Explained

Geetika Vidya Ohlyan
Birth Date:28 August 1991
Birth Place:Haryana, India
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2018–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.

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, and directed and wrote scripts during her studies. Ohlyan graduated in 2012 with a degree in English literature. 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."

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.

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".

Filmography

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Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018SoniSoniDebut film
2019NawaabDevikaShort film
Custody
2020ThappadSunita[5]
UnpausedSeemaSegment: Vishanu; Amazon Prime film
2021Barah by BarahMansi
2022Opium
Fairy FolkGeet

Television

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2020Pawan & PoojaMehakMX Player8 episodes
2022Escaype LiveSitaDisney+ Hotstar9 episodes
2023School of LiesTrishaDisney+ Hotstar8 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResult
2020Critics' Choice Film Awards,IndiaSoniBest Actress (Hindi)[6]
2021ThappadBest Supporting Actress[7]
2020FOI Online AwardsSoniBest Actress in a Leading Role[8]
2021ThappadBest Actress in a Supporting Role[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Thappad' actress Geetika Vidya: I am glad to have the wisdom to be content in my thought . . 3 April 2020 . 26 August 2020 . 10 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200510114047/https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/thappad-actress-geetika-vidya-i-am-glad-to-have-the-wisdom-to-be-content-in-my-thought-290331 . live .
  2. News: Mukherjee . Tatsam . Geetika Vidya Ohlyan: "How can one not be political in their choices?" . . 15 March 2020 . 26 August 2020 . 4 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804123200/https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/thappad-actor-geetika-vidya-ohlyan-glamour-political-choices-6311091/ . live .
  3. News: Critics' Choice Film Awards: Ranveer Singh wins for Gully Boy, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan wins Best Actress for Soni. Full list . . 28 March 2020 . 26 August 2020 . 14 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201214162909/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-choice-film-awards-ranveer-singh-wins-for-gully-boy-geetika-vidya-ohlyan-wins-best-actress-for-soni-full-list/story-kpXf9mDG8WJJrl79IDdHUL.html . live .
  4. News: Rawat . Kshitij . Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete winners list . . 28 March 2020 . 26 August 2020 . 14 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201014141903/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/critics-choice-film-awards-2020-complete-winners-list-6336210/ . live .
  5. News: Taapsee Pannu's Thappad gets new release date. Anubhav Sinha says, no one told me . India Today . 16 December 2019 . 2 February 2020 . 2 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202162235/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/taapsee-pannu-s-thappad-gets-new-release-date-anubhav-sinha-says-no-one-told-me-1628708-2019-12-16 . live .
  6. News: Critics’ Choice Film Awards 2020: Ranveer Singh to Samantha Akkineni check out complete winners list . India TV News . 29 March 2020 . 29 September 2022 . 29 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929101949/https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/entertainment/news/critics-choice-film-awards-2020-ranveer-singh-to-samantha-akkineni-check-out-complete-winners-list-602553 . live .
  7. News: Critics' Choice Awards 2021 nominations: Sir, Eeb Allay Ooo!, CU Soon among others contend for best film award . Firstpost . 28 January 2021 . 29 September 2022 . 29 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929101949/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/critics-choice-awards-2021-nominations-sir-eeb-allay-ooo-cu-soon-among-others-contend-for-best-film-award-9248821.html/amp . live .
  8. Web site: 5th FOI Online Awards . 29 September 2022 . 17 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517133231/https://www.foionlineawards.com/5th-foi-online-awards . dead .
  9. Web site: 6th FOI Online Awards . 29 September 2022 . 1 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601125046/https://www.foionlineawards.com/6th-foi-online-awards . dead .