Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (born 27 January 1963) is an Indian classical singer who is active mostly in Marathi, Konkani and Hindi film Industry; known for singing in
Agra
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as well as Gwalior and Jaipur style. She has received two
National Film Awards
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for Best Female Playback Singer.
Ankalikar-Tikekar has been credited by audio cassettes and CD recordings. She was the main playback singer for the Sham Benegal's film, '' Sardari Begum''. She is known for her albums ''Tejomay Nadbrahm'', ''Raag-Rang'', and, playback for the movies ''
Antarnaad
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Cast
* Shabana Azmi
* Kulbhushan Kharbanda
* Shobha Khote
* Om Puri
* Girish ...
'', ''
De dhakka
''De Dhakka'' () is a 2008 Indian Marathi-language comedy-drama film directed by Atul Kale and Sudesh Manjrekar. Based on the American film ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), the film's story revolves on a lower-class family.
Plot
The story rev ...
Swanandi Tikekar
Swanandi Tikekar (born 13 November) is a Marathi actress. She is daughter of Uday Tikekar and Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar. She known for her performance in Zee Marathi's ''Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' as Meenal Shewale and '' Dil Dosti Dobara'' as Muk ...
who is in her mid-twenties is an actress.
Her Guru was, well-known Hindustani Sangeet vocalist Padmavibhushan Kishori Amonkar.
As a singer
She has been the main playback singer for several Marathi, Konkani as well as
Hindi
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De Dhakka
''De Dhakka'' () is a 2008 Indian Marathi-language comedy-drama film directed by Atul Kale and Sudesh Manjrekar. Based on the American film ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), the film's story revolves on a lower-class family.
Plot
The story rev ...
, 2008''
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Dil Dosti Etc
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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.
Performances
Ankalikar-Tikekar has performed all over the world at prestigious venues, including the
Aga Khan Museum
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in Toronto, Canada in 2019 for the Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto.
Accomplishments and awards
Ankalikar-Tikekar received her first
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
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for the Konkani cinema, ''Anternaad'', based on the life of a classical singer for the year
2006
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De Dhakka
''De Dhakka'' () is a 2008 Indian Marathi-language comedy-drama film directed by Atul Kale and Sudesh Manjrekar. Based on the American film ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), the film's story revolves on a lower-class family.
Plot
The story rev ...
''. Later, in 2013, she was awarded with
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
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DNA India
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. Her daughter
Swanandi Tikekar
Swanandi Tikekar (born 13 November) is a Marathi actress. She is daughter of Uday Tikekar and Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar. She known for her performance in Zee Marathi's ''Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' as Meenal Shewale and '' Dil Dosti Dobara'' as Muk ...
is a well known marathi television and theatre actress.