Swanandi Tikekar Explained

Swanandi Tikekar
Birth Date:	13 November 1990
Birth Place:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2015–present
Spouse:	^[1]
Parents:	Uday Tikekar Arati Ankalikar Tikekar
Known For:	Dil Dosti Duniyadari Dil Dosti Dobara

Swanandi Tikekar (born 13 November 1990)^[2] is a Marathi actress.^[3] She is daughter of Uday Tikekar and Arati Ankalikar Tikekar.^[4] She known for her performance in Zee Marathi's Dil Dosti Duniyadari as Meenal Shewale and Dil Dosti Dobara as Mukta.^[5] She married Ashish Kulkarni on December 25, 2023

Career

She pursued master's degree in law from ILS Law College. She is well known for her role as Meenal Shewale in Dil Dosti Duniyadari, Mukta in Dil Dosti Dobara and Sakhi in Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai.^[6] She was also seen in the plays Ek Shoonya Teen and Don't Worry Be Happy.^{[7] [8] [9]} She also played Ankita in Agga Agga Sunbai Kay Mhanta Sasubai

She is the 1st winner of the popular singing contest Singing Star.^[10] In 2021, she hosted the Sony Marathi's Indian Idol Marathi.^[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002	Abhalmaya	Varsha	Child actor
2015-2016	Dil Dosti Duniyadari	Meenal Shewale	Television debut
2017	Dil Dosti Dobara	Mukta	Parallel lead
2020-2021	Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai	Sakshi Upasane-Kudtarkar	Lead role	^[12]
2020	Singing Star	Contestant	Winner	^[13]
2021-2022	Indian Idol Marathi	Host		^[14]
2022	Sundara Manamadhe Bharli	Advocate Prateeksha
2022–2023	Aga Aga Sunbai Kay Mhanta Sasubai?	Ankita Shantanu Mantri	Lead role	^[15]

External links

• • TEDx talk on Exploring life - Epiphanies of an Artist at TEDxVITPune by Swanandi Tikekar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swanandi Tikekar and Ashish Kulkarni's romantic pictures . timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
2. Web site: Amey thanks his fans . Atulkar . Preeti . 17 November 2015 . . en . 3 April 2019.
3. Web site: Get set for Dil Dosti Dobara . . 27 September 2017.
4. Web site: Ganpati Visarjan: Swanandi Tikekar plays lezim with her family - The Times of India . 25 September 2018 . . en . 3 April 2019 . In the video that was shot on the occasion of Ganpati Visarjan, we can see Swanandi along with her father Uday Tikekar, veteran Marathi actor, performing with a group. Also, we can see Aarti Ankalikar-Tikekar, who is also a versatile singer, playing lezim with them..
5. Web site: मित्रांची टोळी ‘दोबारा’ घेणार निरोप . 18 April 2022 . Loksatta . mr.
6. Web site: Swanandi Tikekar and Pushkaraj Chirputkar to feature in 'Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai' - The Times of India . 8 December 2020 . . en.
7. Web site: More Marathi actors shifting to theatre? . 18 May 2018 . . en . 3 April 2019 . Swanandi Tikekar, from the same show, is seen on stage in 103 and Don't Worry Be Happy..
8. Web site: Each show is a new show for us: Umesh Kamat . Shetty . Anjali . 14 May 2018 . . en . 3 April 2019.
9. Web site: The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo adapted as a Marathi play . 16 April 2017 . . en . 3 April 2019.
10. Web site: Swanandi Tikekar bags the trophy of Singing Star; says "blessed to have a mentor like Rohit Raut" - The Times of India . 8 December 2020 . . en.
11. Web site: 2 November 2021 . Swanandi Tikekar To Host The First Season Of Indian Idol Marathi . 6 May 2022 . News18 . en.
12. Web site: Swanandi Tikekar and Pushkaraj Chirputkar to feature in 'Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai' - Times of India . 18 April 2022 . The Times of India.
13. Web site: Swanandi Tikekar bags the trophy of Singing Star; says "blessed to have a mentor like Rohit Raut" - Times of India . 18 April 2022 . The Times of India.
14. Web site: Swanandi Tikekar To Host The First Season Of Indian Idol Marathi . 18 April 2022 . News18.
15. Web site: खट्याळ सासूच्या भूमिकेत दिसणार सुकन्या कुलकर्णी . 30 November 2022 . . mr.