Geetika Vidya Ohlyan

Geetika Vidya Ohlyan
Born
Haryana, India
OccupationActress
Years active2018–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,[2] and directed and wrote scripts during her studies.[1] Ohlyan graduated in 2012 with a degree in English literature.[2] 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

Key
† Denotes films/shows that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Soni Soni Debut film [3]
2019 Nawaab Devika Short film
Custody –
2020 Thappad Sunita [5]
Unpaused Seema Segment: Vishanu; Amazon Prime film
2022 Opium Ashrafa
Tera Kya Hoga Lovely Hawaldar Chandrawel
2023 Dilli Dark spiritual leader Mansi
2024 Fairy Folk Geet
Barah by Barah Mansi

Television

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2020 Pawan & Pooja Mehak MX Player 8 episodes
2022 Escaype Live Sita Disney+ Hotstar 9 episodes
2023 School of Lies Trisha Disney+ Hotstar 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2020 Critics' Choice Film Awards,India Soni Best Actress (Hindi) Won [6]
2021 Thappad Best Supporting Actress Nominated [7]
2020 FOI Online Awards Soni Best Actress in a Leading Role Won [8]
2021 Thappad Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated [9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "'Thappad' actress Geetika Vidya: I am glad to have the wisdom to be content in my thought". WION. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mukherjee, Tatsam (15 March 2020). "Geetika Vidya Ohlyan: "How can one not be political in their choices?"". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ Rawat, Kshitij (28 March 2020). "Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete winners list". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020: Ranveer Singh to Samantha Akkineni check out complete winners list". India TV News. 29 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Critics' Choice Awards 2021 nominations: Sir, Eeb Allay Ooo!, CU Soon among others contend for best film award". Firstpost. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "5th FOI Online Awards". Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ^ "6th FOI Online Awards". Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2022.