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| birth_place = [[Haryana]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />
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| years_active = 2018–present<br />
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'''Geetika Vidya Ohlyan''' is an Indian actress. She starred in the [[Crime film|crime]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film ''[[Soni (film)|Soni]]'' (2018), in which she portrayed a police officer combating crimes against women in [[Delhi]].<ref name="WION0403">{{cite news |title='Thappad' actress Geetika Vidya: I am glad to have the wisdom to be content in my thought |work=[[WION (TV channel)|WION]] |date=April 3, 2020 |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/thappad-actress-geetika-vidya-i-am-glad-to-have-the-wisdom-to-be-content-in-my-thought-290331 |access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Mukherjee0315">{{cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Tatsam |title=Geetika Vidya Ohlyan: "How can one not be political in their choices?" |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=March 15, 2020 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/thappad-actor-geetika-vidya-ohlyan-glamour-political-choices-6311091/ |access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> She also appeared in the critically acclaimed film ''[[Thappad]]'' (2020), directed by [[Anubhav Sinha]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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,<ref name="Mukherjee0315" /> and directed and wrote scripts during her studies.<ref name="WION0403" /> Ohlyan graduated in 2012 with a degree in English literature.<ref name="Mukherjee0315" /> 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."<ref name="Mukherjee0315" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
She made her acting debut in the [[Crime film|crime]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film ''[[Soni (film)|Soni]]'' (2018), in which she portrayed a police officer combating crimes against women in [[Delhi]].<ref name="Mukherjee0315"/> She also appeared in the film ''[[Thappad]]'' (2020), and will be appear in the upcoming film ''Barah by Barah'' by director Gaurav Madan.<ref name="WION0403" /><br />
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Ohlyan won a Critics' Choice Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Soni''.<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite news |title=Critics' Choice Film Awards: Ranveer Singh wins for Gully Boy, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan wins Best Actress for Soni. Full list |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=March 28, 2020 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-choice-film-awards-ranveer-singh-wins-for-gully-boy-geetika-vidya-ohlyan-wins-best-actress-for-soni-full-list/story-kpXf9mDG8WJJrl79IDdHUL.html |access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rawat |first=Kshitij |title=Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete winners list |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=March 28, 2020 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/critics-choice-film-awards-2020-complete-winners-list-6336210/ |access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> [[WION (TV channel)|WION News]] said Ohlyan was "breaking all the stereotypes with her roles".<ref name="WION0403" /><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}<br />
| Denotes films that have not yet been released<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col"| Year<br />
!scope="col"| Title<br />
!scope="col"| Role<br />
!scope="col"| Notes<br />
!scope="col"| Ref.<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|''[[Soni (film)|Soni]]''<br />
|Soni<br />
|Debut film<br />
|<ref name="Hindustan Times"/><br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|2019<br />
|''Nawaab''<br />
|Devika<br />
|rowspan="2"|Short film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|''Custody''<br />
|–<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="3"|2020<br />
|''[[Thappad]]''<br />
|Sunita<br />
|<br />
|<ref name="reld">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/taapsee-pannu-s-thappad-gets-new-release-date-anubhav-sinha-says-no-one-told-me-1628708-2019-12-16|title=Taapsee Pannu's Thappad gets new release date. Anubhav Sinha says, no one told me|website=India Today|date=16 December 2019|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|''Pawan & Pooja''<br />
|Mehak<br />
|[[MX Player]] series<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|''[[Unpaused]]''<br />
|Seema<br />
|[[Amazon Prime]] film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|TBA<br />
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Barah by Barah''{{dagger|alt=Film yet to release}}<br />
|Mansi<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|9447832}}<br />
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