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{{short description|Indian TV personality}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gitikka Ganju Dhar
| post-nominals =
| image = Gitikka ganju dhar 04-02-2020.jpg
| image_upright =
| alt = Gitikka's Picture
| caption =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_name = Geetika Ganju
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| other_names =
| citizenship =
| education =
| alma_mater = [[A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre|AJK MCRC]]<br> [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]]
| occupation = Television personality, actress, television host
| years_active = 2000–present
| employer =
| known_for =
| notable_works = 
| television =
| spouse = Vineet Dhar (m.2009)
| children = 1
| website =
}}
'''Gitikka Ganju Dhar''' is an Indian [[TV personality]], anchor and television host.<ref name="times" /><ref name="firstpost" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Where's Geetika Ganju? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Wheres-Geetika-Ganju/articleshow/4564680.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=23 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Gym means worrying!' |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/-gym-means-worrying/593766.html |newspaper=[[Tribune India]] |date=24 May 2018 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401135401/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/-gym-means-worrying/593766.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Gitikka Ganju was born in [[New Delhi]] to [[Kashmiri Pandit]] parents.<ref name="ys">{{cite news |last=Virmani |first=Nama |title=Gitikka Ganju Dhar: born to talk |url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/yourstory-epaper-yourstory/gitikka+ganju+dhar+born+to+talk-newsid-74917690 |website=[[Dailyhunt]] |date=17 October 2017}}</ref> She received an undergraduate degree in business from the [[University of Delhi]], and a postgraduate degree from the [[AJK Mass Communication Research Center]].<ref>{{cite news |title=In a league of her own |url=http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/mediacoverage/printonline/img/22.jpg |work=[[She (magazine)|She]] |date=December 2017 |pages=6, 7 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214064815/http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/mediacoverage/printonline/img/22.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is a formally trained [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer and Hindustani classical vocalist.<ref name="ys" />

== Career ==
Gitikka began her career as an anchor in 2000.<ref name="ys" /> She has anchored for many television shows including ''Meri Saheli'' ([[Star Plus]]), ''Zaike ka Safar'' ([[Zee TV]]), ''Executive Class'' ([[DD National]]), ''Sehat Ki Rasoi'' ([[News 24 (India)|News 24]], [[E24 (TV channel)|E24]]) and ''[[Chitrahaar]]'' (DD National).<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=Being in TV serials is serious business |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Being-in-TV-serials-is-serious-business/articleshow/3008061.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 March 2002}}</ref><ref name="firstpost">{{cite news |last=R. Sharma |first=Hemant |title=Confession : स्टार एंकर बनने का गीतिका ने खोला राज |url=https://hindi.firstpost.com/entertainment/interview-of-geetika-ganju-dhar-reveals-her-success-story-a-kashmiri-girl-become-star-anchor-in-india-62521.html |work=Firstpost |date=25 October 2017 |language=Hindi |archive-date=9 July 2023 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709082112/https://hindi.firstpost.com/entertainment/interview-of-geetika-ganju-dhar-reveals-her-success-story-a-kashmiri-girl-become-star-anchor-in-india-62521.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gard |first=Gunjan |title=Mic check |url=http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/mediacoverage/printonline/img/30.jpg |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=18 December 2006 |location=[[Chandigarh]] |archive-date=14 December 2018 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070325/http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/mediacoverage/printonline/img/30.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also appeared in the [[Hindi]] film ''Music Meri Jaan'' (2016).<ref name="Simplylifeindia">{{cite news |title=Meet Gitikka Ganju Dhar |url=https://www.simplylifeindia.com/gitikka-ganju-dhar.html |accessdate=12 December 2018 |work=SimplylifeIndia |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214064927/https://www.simplylifeindia.com/gitikka-ganju-dhar.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Gitikka has hosted more than 3,000 live events,<ref>{{cite news |title=Gitikka Ganju Dhar wins twin awards for anchoring |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/gitikka-ganju-dhar-wins-twin-awards-for-anchoring/articleshow/61297128.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Yamini |title=Apart from how much and how effortlessly you say it, what you say is more important- Emcee Gitikka Ganju Dhar |url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Apart-from-how-much-and-how-effortlessly-you-say-it-what-you-say-is-more-important-Emcee-Gitikka-Ganju-Dhar/22-05-2017-118618/ |newspaper=[[BusinessWorld]] |date=22 May 2017}}</ref> which include anchoring many corporate, government, lifestyle, televised events and awards shows such as Main Bhi Chowkidaar, 20th [[Kargil Vijay Diwas]], Fit India Launch, Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, EEMAGINE, [[Make In India]], [[IIFA Award for Best Film|IIFA Press Conference]], [[Lakme Fashion Week]], [[The Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards]], The Overdrive Awards, ICWF, WOW Awards Asia, [[Swatch Bharat Abhiyan]], 26/11 Stories of Strength Event Mumbai,<ref>{{cite news |title=Amitabh Bachchan graces Indian Express programme featuring 26/11 stories of strength |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/amitabh-bachchan-graces-indian-express-programme-featuring-26-11-stories-strength/amitabh-bachchan-graces-indian-express-programme-featuring-2611-stories-of-strength-3/ |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The Great Indian Wedding Awards, Hotelier Awards, The Goafest, Magnetic Maharashtra Summit, INDO-ASEAN Summit and Global Solar Alliance.<ref name="Simplylifeindia" /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Recasting the archetype and leading the fine art of talk on Indian Stage |url=http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/images/mediaco/INDIA-TODAY-2019.jpg |magazine=[[India Today]] |date=September 2019 |access-date=15 October 2019 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015020045/http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/images/mediaco/INDIA-TODAY-2019.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She also has represented brands such as [[BMW]], [[TATA Motors]], [[World Health Organization|WHO]], [[UNICEF]], [[Pepsi]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[ICICI Bank]], [[State Bank of India]], [[Google]], [[Toyota]], [[Honda]], [[Samsung]], [[OPPO]], [[Indian Army]], [[Jindal Steel]], [[ONGC]], [[International Data Corporation|IDC]], [[Auto Desk]], [[India Today]], [[The Times of India]], [[Hindustan Times]] and [[Colgate (toothpaste)|Colgate]].<ref name="wearethecity">{{cite news |last=Bhardwaj |first=Ashish |title=Inspirational Woman: Gitikka Ganju Dhar |url=http://3.wearethecity.in/gitikka-ganju-anchor-talkthestage/ |website=Wearethecity.in |date=11 July 2017}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Serial<ref name="times" /><ref name="firstpost" /> !! Role !! Channel
|-
| ''Meri Saheli '' || Host || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| ''Bollywood Masala'' || Host || [[Doordarshan]]
|-
| ''Zaike Ka Safar '' || Host|| [[Zee TV]]
|-
|''Aap Ki Pasand'' || Host || [[DD Metro]]
|-
|''Executive Class'' || Host || [[DD National]]
|-
|''Sehat Ki Rasoi '' || Host || [[News 24 (Indian TV channel)|News 24]], [[E24 (TV channel)|E24]]
|-
|''[[Saturday Suspense]]'' || Host || [[Sony TV]]
|-
|''[[Chitrahaar]]'' || Host || [[DD National]]
|}

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!Role
|-
|2016
|''Music Meri Jaan''
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Laal Singh Chaddha]]''
|Manjeet Kaur
|-
|2025
|''[[Dhurandhar]]''
|rowspan="2"|Shabnam Jamali
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Dhurandhar: The Revenge]]''
|-
|}

== Personal life ==
Gitikka is married to Vineet Dhar, a banker<ref name="wearethecity" /> and has a daughter named, Daeveka.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=She lights up my life |url=http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/mediacoverage/printonline/img/25.pdf |magazine=[[Good Housekeeping]] |date=May 2013}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
* 2019 - Woman Leadership Award by ET Now at Stars of the Industry Awards 2019.
*2019 - Live Quotient Award for Best Emcee Corporate and Lifestyle Events 2019.
*2019 - Named Nation Builder by [[India Today]], one among 100 Nation Builders, from across the spectrum of Indian Industries.<ref>{{cite news |title=She gave us something to talk about |url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/She-gave-us-something-to-talk-about/25-09-2019-176669/ |work=[[Business World]] |date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
* 2019 - Best Contribution to the Live Experiential Domain by BW Applause at the BW Applause & Everythingexperiential.com Summit & Awards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gallery: BW Applause and everythingexperiential.com Summit & Awards |url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Gallery-BW-Applause-and-everythingexperiential-com-Summit-Awards/19-01-2019-166311/ |newspaper=[[BusinessWorld]] |date=19 January 2019}}</ref>
* 2018 - Best Anchor India Female Gold at the Spotlight Awards.<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Yamini |title=Winners from Spotlight Awards 2018 |url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Highlights-from-3rd-edition-of-Spotlight-Awards-2018-in-Jaipur-/10-05-2018-148796/ |newspaper=[[BusinessWorld]] |date=10 May 2018}}</ref>
* 2018 - WOW Live Artist of the Decade 2018 by Eventfaqs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jain |first=Shantanu |title=Meet the Winners of the LIVE Quotient Awards at WOW 2018 |url=https://www.eventfaqs.com/news/ef-15193/meet-the-winners-of-the-live-quotient-awards-at-wow-2018 |work=Eventfaqs |date=10 July 2018 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401143000/https://www.eventfaqs.com/news/ef-15193/meet-the-winners-of-the-live-quotient-awards-at-wow-2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gitikka Wins another award for anchoring skill |url=http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/mediacoverage/printonline/img/95.png |newspaper=[[Bombay Times]] |date=15 July 2018 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214065125/http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/mediacoverage/printonline/img/95.png |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Meet artist of the decade |url=https://eventaa.com/news-details.html?news_id=481 |work=Eventaa |date=3 July 2018}}</ref>
* 2018 - Named among the Top 10 Most powerful women in the Indian live space in India in the book - ''The Decade of Transformation'', presented by EEMA.<ref>{{cite news |title=Master Blasters of Ceremonies: Our handpicked selection of India's hottest event emcees |url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Master-Blasters-of-Ceremonies-Our-handpicked-selection-of-India-s-hottest-event-emcees/12-04-2018-146256/ |newspaper=[[BusinessWorld]] |date=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=She Quit Her Career, Then Came Back Better, Stronger, Smarter in Ver2.0. |url=https://eshe.in/2017/12/20/gitikka-ganju-dhar-anchor-emcee/ |work=eShe Magazine |date=20 December 2017}}</ref>
* 2017 - Best Anchor India Female Gold at the Spotlight Awards.<ref name="times" />
* 2017 - Best Emcee India Female by BW Applause at the BW Applause Awards.<ref name="times" />
* 2003 - Bharat Nirman Award for contribution to the field of anchoring in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Offbeat: Netflix, Pak shows on YouTube keep Gitikka Ganju Dhar busy |url=https://www.adgully.com/offbeat-netflix-pak-shows-on-youtube-keep-gitikka-ganju-dhar-busy-79627.html |work=Adgully.com |date=3 August 2018}}</ref>
* 2012 - Best Emcee India Female at the Live Quotient Awards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gitikka, Nitin Arora win Best Emcee award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Gitikka-Nitin-Arora-win-Best-Emcee-award/articleshow/18195401.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Winners of Micromax Live Quotient Awards 2012! |url=https://www.eventfaqs.com/lqa/2012/home.htm |work=Eventfaqs |date=2012 |archive-date=6 December 2024 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206141515/https://www.eventfaqs.com/lqa/2012/home.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{portal|Biography|India|Bollywood}}
* {{Official website|http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/}}
* [http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Rapid-fire-with-Gitikka-Ganju-Dhar/18-09-2015-103323/ Rapid fire with Gitikka Ganju Dhar] (''[[BusinessWorld]]'')
* [https://www.amarujala.com/video/interviews/sanjay-abhigyan-editor-of-amar-ujala-com-took-interviews-of-anchor-geetika-ganju मशहूर एंकर गीतिका गंजू ने बताया अमर उजाला को अपना ‘घर’] (Interview with ''[[Amar Ujala]]'')
* [https://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/media-coverage.php#gallery-9 Spinning magic with words] (''[[Rajasthan Patrika|Patrika Plus]]'')
* [http://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/media-coverage.php#gallery-24 Attetion, please] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105125917/https://www.gitikkaganjudhar.com/media-coverage.php#gallery-24 |date=5 November 2019 }} (''[[Femina (India)]]'', Pg. 222, 16 March 2013)

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