Arati Ankalikar Tikekar

Arati Ankalikar Tikekar
Ankalikar Tikekar in 2011
Ankalikar Tikekar in 2011
Background information
Birth nameArati Ankalikar
Born (1963-01-27) 27 January 1963 (age 61)
Bijapur, Karnataka, India
OriginMumbai, Maharashtra, India
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupations
  • Classical vocalist
  • Playback singer
Years active1975–present
WebsiteAratiAnkalikar.com

Arati Ankalikar Tikekar (born 27 January 1963) is an Indian classical vocalist and playback singer, in Marathi, Konkani and Hindi film industry. She known for singing in Agra, Gwalior and Jaipur-Atrauli gharana style of Hindustani classical music. She has received National Film Awards twice for Best Female Playback Singer and has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2020. [1]

She is known for her albums Tejomay Nadbrahm, Raag-Rang, and playback singing for the films like Antarnaad, De Dhakka, Savlee, Shyam Benegal's film, Sardari Begum (1996), Ek Hazarachi Note.

Her early musical education came from Pt. Vasantrao Kulkarni, of the Agra-Gwalior gharana. This was followed by training under noted vocalist, Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Thereafter that, she received further training from Pt. Dinkar Kaikini. [2]

Filmography

She has been the main playback singer for several Marathi, Konkani as well as Hindi films,[3] namely:

TV appearances

Ankalikar Tikekar has made appearances on television interviews, Reality Shows and as a guest judge on music shows. The following list consists few appearances on Marathi television networks.

Type of Show Name Role Network Name
Interview Ashi Manase Yeti interviewee Mi Marathi
Interview Khupte Tithe Gupte interviewee Zee Marathi
Concert Elgaar Soloist ETV Marathi
Concert Rutu Hirawa Soloist Mi Marathi
Concert Good Morning Maharashtra Soloist Zee Marathi
Music Competition Idea SaReGaMaPa – Season 2 Guest Judge Zee Marathi
Music Competition Idea SaReGaMaPa – Season 2 Grand Finale Special Appearance Zee Marathi

Performances

Ankalikar Tikekar has performed all over the world at prestigious venues, including the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada in 2019 for the Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto.[4]

Accomplishments and awards

Ankalikar Tikekar received her first National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the Konkani cinema, Anternaad, based on the life of a classical singer for the year 2006.[5]

She received Maharashtra State Film Award, for the song "Ugavali Shukrachi Chandani" from the soundtrack of De Dhakka. Later, in 2013, she was awarded with National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the second time in the Marathi movie, Samhita.[6] In 2020, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani Music - Singing Category. The award is given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi - India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama, and is the highest Indian recognition given to people in the field of performing arts. [1]

Personal life

She is married to Indian film actor, Uday Tikekar.[7] Her daughter Swanandi Tikekar (born 1990) is a well-known Marathi television and theatre actress.

References

  1. ^ a b "Announcement of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) & Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the Years 2019, 2020 and 2021" (PDF). Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website (Press release). Sangeet Natak Akademi. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ "'I hope some of the posturing around guru worship is replaced by true friendship,' says singer Arati Ankalikar Tikekar". The Hindu. 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ Arati Ankalikar Tikekar at IMDb
  4. ^ "Stree Shakti: Celebrating Women in Music | Aga Khan Museum (7 September 2019)". Aga Khan Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ^ "National Film Awards 2013". dff.nic.in. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ Pune's Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar bags National Award for second time. DNA India.