The dusky Bengali beauty Kamalika Guhathakurta has carved a special niche for herself in the hearts of the small screen audiences with the character portrayal of Gayatri `chachi` in the very popular Balaji show `Kyunki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi`. This extremely talented actress actually hails from the `City of Joy` Kolkata and used to indulge in a lot of dancing and also grabbed some opportunities to do theater. For a considerable span of time she also worked as a copywriter in a reputed ad agency.

After a short span she landed in Mumbai for some work and it is during this time sh ewas introduced to Raja Bundela and Satish Kaushik. She fitted the criterion of the talented duo to portray the central role of Divya in the hugely hit Zee show `Mujhe Chand Chahiye`. She claims that it was one of the most memorable shows of her life and by the end of the show she was also married to the man of her life Rajnish whom she met during her work in the ad agency.

Soon after the success of her show `Mujhey Chand Chahiye` Kamalika Guhathakurta joined the workshop of Satyadev Dubey and continuously tried to work on her Hindi. It was at this time that the `soap queen` Ekta Kapoor sent some of EPs to spot some talented actors from the group who were recommended by Dubey himself. From there she was picked up for a show called `Kashti` and while she was working in `Kashti` she also bagged the plum role in the most popular Balaji entertainer. She claims that she had done the best by believing some people who told her to stick to this role as it is surely going to turn into a big thing in future. Though she got straitjacketed in the group of `devranis` or sister-in-laws she is happy, as she was able to take the most of what she got in her life and was also happy, as the work was good and respectful. She is also very happy about the way her track developed in the serial and is still earning a round of accolades for the variety of shades punched in it.

Kamalika Guhathakurta has also done another Balaji soap called `Kya Hadsa Kya Haqeeqat` in which she plays a 28-year old girl and is a tarot-card reader by profession. Her role also dealt of nullifying the powers of the vamp (played by Urvashi Dholakia). As an articte she enjoyed a lot in this show as it was very different from the socials. She has also meted out brilliant performances in `Kamal`, `Manzilein` and `Babuji`. She also claims that she gets showered by film offers at frequent intervals but she is not ready to join if she is not able to bag roles of substance. About her personal life she claims that she is one of the happy souls that ever existed on earth. She loves to spend times with her husband and daughter when she is at home on Sundays. Sundays also means to her catching out on the latest Bollywood and Hollywood flicks and socializing with closest pals. An actress with such potential and flair for acting surely has a lot more in her kitty to delight the audiences.