Geetika Vidya Ohlyan

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.

Geetika Vidya Ohlyan
Born (1991-08-28) August 28, 1991
Haryana, India
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present

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] Gautam Arora, a college friend of Ohlyan's and an assistant director on Soni, was the first to suggest her for the part. 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
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Soni Soni Debut film [3]
2019 Nawaab Devika Short film
Custody
2020 Thappad Sunita [5]
Pawan & Pooja Mehak MX Player series
Unpaused Amazon Prime film
TBA Barah by Barah Mansi

References
  1. "'Thappad' actress Geetika Vidya: I am glad to have the wisdom to be content in my thought". WION. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. Mukherjee, Tatsam (15 March 2020). "Geetika Vidya Ohlyan: "How can one not be political in their choices?"". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. "Critics' Choice Film Awards: Ranveer Singh wins for Gully Boy, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan wins Best Actress for Soni. Full list". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. Rawat, Kshitij (28 March 2020). "Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete winners list". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. "Taapsee Pannu's Thappad gets new release date. Anubhav Sinha says, no one told me". India Today. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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