Avika Gor Explained

Avika Gor
Birth Date:30 June 1997
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Years Active:2008–present

Avika Gor (pronounced as /hns/; born 30 June 1997) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films and television. Gor is best recognised for her portrayal of Anandi Singh in Balika Vadhu and Roli Dwivedi Bhardwaj in Sasural Simar Ka. She is a recipient of several accolades including four ITA Awards and one SIIMA Award.[1]

Following her work as a child artist on television, Gor made her film debut with the Hindi film Morning Walk (2009). She expanded to Telugu films with Uyyala Jampala (2013), for which she won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. Her other notable films include Cinema Choopistha Mava (2015), Care of Footpath 2 (2015), Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada (2016), Raju Gari Gadhi 3 (2019), (2023) and Shanmukha (2025).

Early life

Gor was born on 30 June 1997,[2] in a Gujarati family in Mumbai.[3] [4] She attended Sharon English High School in the Mulund suburb of Mumbai.[5]

Career

She made her Hindi television debut with Ssshhhh...Koi Hai in 2007.[6] She made her film debut in Tollywood with Uyyala Jampala in 2013[7] and won SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu.[8]

In 2022, Gor made her debut in Kazakhstan with the Kazakh film Kazakh Business in India.[9] [10] [11] She was also featured in the film's spin-off movie, I go to school.[12]

In 2025, Gor played an investigative journalist in Shanmukha opposite Aadi Saikumar.[13] A critic from 123telugu stated, "Avika is adequate in her role, and she looks appealing in the college sequences. Her chemistry with Aadi works to an extent."[14] In the same year, she participated in the reality show, Pati Patni Aur Panga – Jodiyon Ka Reality Check along with her fiancee, Milind Chandwani.[15]

Personal life

Gor met social activist Milind Chandwani in 2019 and the couple began dating in 2020.[16] Following a five year relationship, the couple got engaged in June 2025.[17] [18] On 30 September 2025, Gor married Chandwani on the sets of TV series Pati Patni Aur Panga – Jodiyon Ka Reality Check.[19] [20]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguage NotesRef.
2009Morning WalkGargiHindiChild artist
2010Paathshala Avika
2012TezzPiya Raina
2013Uyyala Jampala Uma DeviTelugucredited as Avika[21]
2014Lakshmi Raave Maa IntikiLakshmi Rao[22]
2015Cinema Choopistha MavaParineeta Chatterjee
Thanu NenuKeerthi
Care of Footpath 2GeethaKannadaBilingual film [23]
Kill Them YoungHindi
2016Ankahi BaateinShort film[24]
Ekkadiki Pothavu ChinnavadaAyesha / AmalaTelugu[25]
2017I, Me, MyselfHindiShort film; also writer
2019NatasaarvabhowmaBrideKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Tajaa Samcahara"
Raju Gari Gadhi 3MayaTelugu[26]
2021NetPriya
BroSubhadra "Subbu"
202210th Class DiariesChandini[27]
Thank YouSravani "Chinnu" Reddy [28]
Kazakh Business in IndiaAvikaKazakh[29]
Kahani Rubberband KiKavyaHindi
2023PopcornSameeranaTelugu Also producer
MeghanaHindi[30]
UmapathiUmaTelugu [31]
I go to schoolKazakh
2024Bloody IshqNehaHindi[32]
2025Shanmukha Sara MaheswaranTelugu[33]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguage NotesRef.
2008Raajkumar AaryyanYoung Rajkumari BhairaviHindi
Ssshhhh... Phir Koi HaiLittle girl in Rachit's dream
2008–2010Balika Vadhu Young Anandi Singh [34]
2011–2016Sasural Simar Ka Roli Dwivedi Bhardwaj[35]
2017–18Laado – Veerpur Ki MardaniAnushka Sangwan Choudhary [36]
2019Khatra Khatra KhatraHerself[37] [38]
Contestant12th place
2023Mansion 24SwapnaTelugu [39]
VadhuvuAnjuri Indu[40]
2025Pati Patni Aur PangaContestantHindi6th place [41]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2019"Doggy"Ishaan Khan[42]
2021"Dil Ko Mere"Rahul Jain
"Qurbaan"Stebin Ben, Asad Khan[43]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Ceremony Category Work Result Ref.
20088th Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Child ArtistBalika Vadhu[44]
[45]
Best Actress – Drama (Jury)
20099th Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Child Artist[46]
201010th Indian Television Academy Awards[47]
[48]
20143rd South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Female Debut – TeluguUyyala Jampala

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stars sizzle at Rajiv Gandhi Awards . 2 February 2024 . India Today . 19 August 2009 . en.
  2. Web site: Happy Birthday Avika Gor: Five interesting facts we bet you didn't know about Balika Vadhu's Anandi . . 30 June 2021 . 30 June 2021 . 26 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126221631/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/happy-birthday-avika-gor-five-interesting-facts-we-bet-you-didnt-know-about-balika-vadhus-anandi-794047?amp . dead.
  3. Web site: Avika Gor turns 19, brings in her birthday with Sasural Simar Ka actor Manish Raisinghan? . 30 June 2016 . India Today . en . 21 April 2020 . 26 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126221628/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/avika-gor-turns-19-happy-birthday-sasural-simar-ka-manish-raisinghan-lifetv-17189-2016-06-30 . live.
  4. News: 29 April 2018 . I'd love to do a Gujarati movie: Avika Gor . 13 February 2024 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  5. News: Roshni K. . Olivera . Work? Acting is my hobby! . . 22 December 2008 . 2 June 2021 . 3 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603012746/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/work-acting-is-my-hobby/articleshow/3869672.cms . live.
  6. Web site: Avika Gor says she gets work because of her talent and not social media: 'If you're trying to please...' . 2 February 2024 . DNA India . en.
  7. Web site: Exclusive: Avika Gor talks about Balika Vadhu, her Bollywood debut and the lessons she learnt . 2 February 2024 . filmfare.com . en.
  8. News: 15 January 2017 . 2014 SIIMA award winners list . 2 February 2024 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  9. News: After debut Kazakh film, Avika Gor aims to be a global actor . Hindustan Times . Chowdhury . Titas . 15 March 2022.
  10. News: Avika Gor on working in a Kazakh project . The Tribune . 24 March 2022 . 6 April 2022 . 26 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126221627/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/avika-gor-on-working-in-a-kazakh-project-380296 . live.
  11. News: Avika Gor: People In Kazakhstan Are Familiar With Raj Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Mithun Chakraborty . Outlook . Sur . Prateek . 24 March 2022 . 6 April 2022 . 6 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406142629/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/avika-gor-people-in-kazakhstan-are-familiar-with-raj-kapoor-shah-rukh-khan-mithun-chakraborty-news-188371 . live.
  12. Web site: Қоянбаевтың тағы бір фильмі кассалық рекорд жаңартты . Yet another movie by Koyanbayev has broken a box office record . kk . sn.kz . 24 March 2022 . 28 September 2025.
  13. Web site: Naresh . Nelki . Shanmukha Review: ష‌ణ్ముఖ రివ్యూ - ఆది సాయికుమార్ డివోష‌న‌ల్ థ్రిల్ల‌ర్ మూవీ ఎలా ఉందంటే? . 2025-03-27 . Hindustantimes Telugu . te.
  14. Web site: 31 March 2025 . Shanmukha Review: A disappointing crime thriller . 123telugu.
  15. News: Mazumdar. Shreyanka. 11 June 2025. After Hina Khan-RockyJaiswal, Avika Gor And Fiance Milind Chandwani Join Pati Patni Aur Panga. 31 July 2025. News18. en.
  16. News: 2021-11-15 . Exclusive! Avika Gor reveals how boyfriend Milind Chandwani and she manage their long distance relationship . 2024-10-28 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  17. News: 11 June 2025 . How Avika Gor met IIT graduate future husband Milind Chandwani? Check Balika Vadhu star's love story . 22 June 2025 . The Economic Times.
  18. News: 11 June 2025 . Exclusive! Avika Gor reveals how boyfriend Milind Chandwani and she manage their long distance relationship . 21 June 2025 . The Indian Express.
  19. News: 30 September 2025. Avika Gor marries long-time boyfriend Milind Chandwani on Pati, Patni Aur Panga. 30 September 2025. India Today. en.
  20. News: Keswani. Simran. 30 September 2025. Balika Vadhu fame Avika Gor ties the knot with longtime partner Milind Chandwani, SEE FIRST PICS. 30 September 2025. India.com. en.
  21. Web site: Avika Gor's serial a hit in the Telugu market - NDTV Movies . NDTVMovies.com . 22 November 2021 . 26 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170726002110/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/avika-gors-serial-a-hit-in-the-telugu-market-636598 . live.
  22. Web site: Avika Gor gets busy in Tollywood . 4 May 2014 . Deccan Chronicle . 22 November 2021 . 22 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122103239/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140503/entertainment-tollywood/article/avika-gor-gets-busy-tollywood . live.
  23. News: Avika Gor comes to Sandalwood . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110160855/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-07/news-interviews/45953978_1_avika-gor-sandalwood-slums . live . 10 January 2014 . . 7 January 2014.
  24. News: 19 May 2017 . I took a break to understand what I want: Avika Gor . Hindustan Times . 5 June 2017 . 12 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170512070511/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/i-took-a-break-to-understand-what-i-want-avika-gor/story-Vaw9d6VS1IO1Eu9IMPbyMP.html . live.
  25. Web site: Nayak . Elina Priyadarshini . Nikhil to revisit his Happy Days look in Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada . The Times of India . 5 May 2017 . 16 January 2017 . 13 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160613215124/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Nikhil-to-revisit-his-Happy-Days-look-in-Ekkadiki-Pothavu-Chinnavada/articleshow/52689103.cms . live.
  26. Web site: 'Raju Gari Gadhi 3' film review: Ashwin Babu and Avika Gor-starrer is a comedy gone rogue . . 19 October 2019 . India . 8 February 2020 . 23 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023182905/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/oct/19/raju-gari-gadhi-3-film-review-ashwin-babu-and-avika-gor-starrer-is-a-comedy-gone-rogue-2049853.html . live.
  27. Web site: 6 November 2021 . Avika Gor's next '10th Class Diaries' talks about friendship, career goals . Telangana Today . 5 February 2022 . 5 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205151506/https://telanganatoday.com/avika-gors-next-10th-class-diaries-talks-about-friendship-career-goals . live.
  28. Web site: Adivi . Sashidhar . 4 April 2021 . Raashii Khanna and Naga Chaitanya team up . 7 April 2021 . Deccan Chronicle . en . 6 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210406212343/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040421/raashii-khanna-and-naga-chaitanya-team-up.html . live.
  29. Web site: Знаменитая Ананди сыграет в фильме Коянбаева, о чем рассказала на казахском языке | NUR.KZ . 22 February 2021 . 19 February 2022 . 19 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219115138/https://www.nur.kz/showbiz/personal-life/1900162-znamenitaya-anandi-sygraet-v-filme-koyanbaeva-o-cem-rasskazala-na-kazaxskom-yazyke/ . live.
  30. Web site: Keshri . Shweta . 24 April 2022 . Balika Vadhu star Avika Gor is set to make her Bollywood debut with Vikram Bhatt's 1920 Horrors of Heart . India Today . 28 April 2022 . 26 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126221634/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/balika-vadhu-star-avika-gor-is-set-to-make-her-bollywood-debut-with-1920-horrors-of-heart-1941268-2022-04-24 . live.
  31. Web site: Umapathi Review: Avika Gor Shines in This Rural Drama . . 30 December 2023.
  32. Web site: Avika Gor starrer Bloody Ishq goes on floors . . 18 January 2024.
  33. Web site: 2024-07-09 . After Playing Bechari Roles Shanmukha Was A Good Change, Says Actress Avika Gor . 2025-03-27 . Times Now . en.
  34. News: 24 April 2009. Girl child woos viewers on Indian television. https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040348/https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39235620090424. 8 November 2023. Reuters. live.
  35. News: I quit Sasural Simar Ka because I wanted a break: Avika Gor. 4 March 2016. Hindustan Times. 11 April 2018. 22 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231222044241/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/i-quit-sasural-simar-ka-because-i-wanted-a-break-avika-gor/story-5UJWP56idOqOi0QLCOekJI.html. live.
  36. News: 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. 29 July 2024.
  37. News: Avika Gor on her role in TV show Laado 2: Won't be a victim of social evils but will stand up against them . 2 November 2017 . The Indian Express . 2 May 2018 . en-US . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502211019/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/avika-gor-laado-veerpur-ki-mardaani-tv-show-4919517/lite/ . live.
  38. News: Avika Gor aka Anushka steps into Ammaji's shoes in Laado - Veerpur Ki Mardaani . The Times of India . 2 May 2018 . 24 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180624111845/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/avika-gor-aka-anushka-steps-into-ammajis-shoes-in-laado-veerpur-ki-mardaani/articleshow/62712795.cms . live.
  39. Web site: Avika Gor Collaborates With Her 'Raju Gari Gadhi 3' Director For Series 'Mansion 24'. 25 September 2023 . 17 October 2023. 18 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231018062527/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/avika-gor-collaborates-with-her-raju-gari-gadhi-3-director-for-series-mansion-24--news-320486/. live.
  40. Web site: Trailer of Avika Gor's Vadhuvu out . .
  41. News: Das. Santanu. 12 June 2025. Day after announcing engagement, Avika Gor and Milind Chandwani join Pati Patni Aur Panga. Watch. 31 July 2025. Hindustan Times. en.
  42. Web site: 20 September 2019 . Avika Gor to feature in 'Doggy' music video with Ishaan Khan . 16 September 2021 . DNA India . en . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916101830/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-avika-gor-to-feature-in-doggy-music-video-with-ishaan-khan-2791028 . live.
  43. News: Music Video - 'Qurbaan' Sung By Stebin Ben And Asad Khan Featuring Aadil Khan And Avika Gor . live . 16 September 2021 . The Times of India . en . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916073255/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/watch-new-hindi-trending-song-music-video-qurbaan-sung-by-stebin-ben-and-asad-khan-featuring-aadil-khan-and-avika-gor/videoshow/86254281.cms.
  44. Web site: The Idea ITA Awards, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820113249/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2008 . 20 August 2010.
  45. Web site: IndianTelevisionAcademy.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120217190145/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=28 . 17 February 2012 . 24 October 2008.
  46. Web site: The Idea ITA Awards, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909212242/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2009 . 9 September 2015.
  47. Web site: The ITA Awards » The Indian Television Academy Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820113113/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2010 . dead . 20 August 2010 . IndianTelevisionAcademy.com . 27 November 2015.
  48. Web site: The 10th Indian Television Academy Awards – Top −4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201183607/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=48 . 1 February 2014 . IndianTelevisionAcademy.com . 6 October 2010.

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