Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar

Arati Ankalikar Tikekar
Arati Ankalikar Tikekar
	Ankalikar-Tikekar performing in a live concert
Background information
Born	January 27, 1963 (age 61); Bijapur, Karnataka
Origin	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music
Occupation(s)	Classical vocalist; Playback singer;
Years active	1975–present
Website	AratiAnkalikar.com

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Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (born 27 January 1963) is a Indian classical singer who is active mostly in Marathi, Konkani and Hindi film Industry; known for singing in Agra as well as Gwalior and Jaipur style. She has received two National Film Awards 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, De dhakka, Savlee, and the hit Sardari Begum, Ek Hazarachi Note. Her daughter Swanandi Tikekar who is in her mid-twenties is an actress.

As a singer[edit]

She has been the main playback singer for several Marathi, Konkani as well as Hindi films, namely:

Sardari Begum, 1996
Savlee
De Dhakka, 2008
Dil Dosti Etc
Dhusar
Samhitha, 2013.

TV appearances[edit]

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.

Type of Show	Name	Role	Network Name
Interview	Ashi Manase Yeti	interviewee	Mi Marathi
Interview	Khupte Tithe Gupte	interviewee	Zee Marathi
Concert	Elgaar	Soloist	ETV Marathi
Concert	Rutu Hirawa	Soloist	Mi Marathi
Concert	Good Morning Maharashtra	Soloist	Zee Marathi
Music Competition	Idea SaReGaMaPa – Season 2	Guest Judge	Zee Marathi
Music Competition	Idea SaReGaMaPa – Season 2 Grand Finale	Special Appearance	Zee Marathi

Performances[edit]

Ankalikar-Tikekar has performed all over the world at prestigious venues, including the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada in 2019 for the Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto.^[1]

Accomplishments and awards[edit]

Ankalikar-Tikekar received her first National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the Konkani cinema, Anternaad, based on the life of a classical singer for the year 2006.^[2]

She received Maharashtra State Film Awards, for the Marathi Film, De Dhakka. Later, in 2013, she was awarded with National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the second time in the Marathi movie, Samhita.^[3] She is married to Indian film actor, Uday Tikekar.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Stree Shakti: Celebrating Women in Music | Aga Khan Museum (September 7, 2019)". Aga Khan Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
↑ "National Film Awards 2013". dff.nic.in. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
↑ Report pubes Arati ankalikar; tikekar bags national award for a second time. DNA India.

External links[edit]

[1] "Stree Shakti: Celebrating Women in Music | Aga Khan Museum (September 7, 2019)". Aga Khan Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[2] "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[3] "National Film Awards 2013". dff.nic.in. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[4] Report pubes Arati ankalikar; tikekar bags national award for a second time. DNA India.

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v t e National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
1968–1980	P. Susheela (1968) K. B. Sundarambal (1969) Sandhya Mukherjee (1970) P. Susheela (1971) Lata Mangeshkar (1972) Lata Mangeshkar (1974) Vani Jairam (1975) P. Susheela (1976) S. Janaki (1977) Chhaya Ganguli (1978) Vani Jairam (1979) S. Janaki (1980)
1981–2000	Asha Bhosle (1981) P. Susheela (1982) P. Susheela (1983) S. Janaki (1984) K. S. Chithra (1985) K. S. Chithra (1986) Asha Bhosle (1987) K. S. Chithra (1988) Anuradha Paudwal (1989) Lata Mangeshkar (1990) Vani Jairam (1991) S. Janaki (1992) Alka Yagnik (1993) Swarnalatha (1994) Anjali Marathe (1995) K. S. Chithra (1996) K. S. Chithra (1997) Alka Yagnik (1998) Jayashree Dasgupta (1999) Bhavatharini (2000)
2001–present	Sadhana Sargam (2001) Shreya Ghoshal (2002) Tarali Sarma (2003) K. S. Chithra (2004) Shreya Ghoshal (2005) Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (2006) Shreya Ghoshal (2007) Shreya Ghoshal (2008) Nilanjana Sarkar (2009) Rekha Bhardwaj (2010) Roopa Ganguly (2011) Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (2012) Bela Shende (2013) Uthara Unnikrishnan (2014) Monali Thakur (2015) Iman Chakraborty (2016) Shashaa Tirupati (2017) Bindhu Malini (2018)