Avika Gor

Avika Gor (born 30 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films and television. She is famously known for playing the role of Anandi in Balika Vadhu, for which she won Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2009^[1] in the category of child prodigy and Roli in Sasural Simar Ka. She made her Telugu film debut with Uyyala Jampala (2013), for which she won SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu.^[2]

Avika Gor
Gor in 2020
Born	Avika Gor (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 27) Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Occupations	Actress Producer
Years active	2008–present
Notable work	Balika Vadhu Sasural Simar Ka

Early life and career

Avika Gor was born 30 June 1997^[3] in a Gujarati family in Mumbai, Maharashtra.^[4][5] She attended Sharon English High School in the Mulund suburb of Mumbai.^[6] Avika Gor is currently dating with Roadies Real Heroes contestant Milind Chandwani.^[7]

She made her Hindi television debut with Ssshhhh...Koi Hai in 2007.^[8] She made her film debut in Tollywood with Uyyala Jampala in 2013^[9] and won SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu.^[2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2009	Morning Walk	Gargi	Hindi	Child Artist
2010	Paathshala	Avika
2012	Tezz	Piya Raina
2013	Uyyala Jampala	Uma Devi	Telugu		[10]
2014	Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki	Lakshmi			[11]
2015	Cinema Choopistha Mava	Parineeta Chatterjee
	Thanu Nenu	Keerthi
	Care of Footpath 2	Geetha	Kannada/Hindi	Bilingual film	[12]
	Kill Them Young
2016	Ankahi Baatein		Hindi	Short film	[13]
	Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada	Ayesha / Amala	Telugu		[14]
2017	I, Me, Myself		Hindi	Short film; also writer	[13]
2019	Natasaarvabhowma	Bride	Kannada	Special appearance in the song "Tajaa Samcahara"
	Raju Gari Gadhi 3	Maya	Telugu		[15]
2021	Net	Priya
	#Bro	Subhadra
2022	10th Class Diaries	Chandini			[16]
	Thank You	Sravani			[17]
	Kazakh Business in India	Avika	Kazakh		[18][19][20][21]
	Kahani Rubberband Ki		Hindi
2023	Popcorn	Sameerana	Telugu	Also producer
	1920: Horrors of the Heart	Meghana	Hindi		[22]
	Umapati	Uma	Telugu		[23]
2024	Bloody Ishq	Neha	Hindi	Filming	[24]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel	Notes	Ref
2008	Raajkumar Aaryyan	Young Rajkumari Bhairavi	Hindi	Colors TV
2008–2010	Balika Vadhu	Young Anandi Singh
2011–2016	Sasural Simar Ka	Roli Dwivedi Bhardwaj
2012	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5	Contestant			Episode 15/16
2017–18	Laado – Veerpur Ki Mardani	Anushka Sangwan Choudhary
2019	Khatra Khatra Khatra	Herself				[25][26]
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9	Contestant			12th place
2023	Mansion 24	Swapna	Telugu	Disney+Hotstar
	Vadhuvu	Anjuri Indu

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2019	"Doggy"	Ishaan Khan	[27]
2021	"Dil Ko Mere"	Rahul Jain
	"Qurbaan"	Stebin Ben, Asad Khan	[28]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Ceremony	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2008	8th Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Child Artist	Balika Vadhu	Won	[29] [30]
		Best Actress – Drama (Jury)
2009	9th Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Child Artist		Won	[31]
2010	10th Indian Television Academy Awards			Won	[32] [33]
2014	3rd South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Telugu	Uyyala Jampala	Won	[2]

See also

• List of Indian television actresses

References

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2. "2014 SIIMA award winners list". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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21. Sur, Prateek (24 March 2022). "Avika Gor: People In Kazakhstan Are Familiar With Raj Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Mithun Chakraborty". Outlook. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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23. "Umapathi Review: Avika Gor Shines in This Rural Drama". Deccan Chronicle. 30 December 2023.
24. "Avika Gor starrer Bloody Ishq goes on floors". Bollywood Hungama. 18 January 2024.
25. "Avika Gor on her role in TV show Laado 2: Won't be a victim of social evils but will stand up against them". The Indian Express. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
26. "Avika Gor aka Anushka steps into Ammaji's shoes in Laado - Veerpur Ki Mardaani". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
27. "Avika Gor to feature in 'Doggy' music video with Ishaan Khan". DNA India. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
28. "Music Video - 'Qurbaan' Sung By Stebin Ben And Asad Khan Featuring Aadil Khan And Avika Gor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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33. "The 10th Indian Television Academy Awards – Top −4". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.

External links

• Avika Gor at IMDb
• Avika Gor at Bollywood Hungama