Ridhima Pandit
Pandit in 2017
Born (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 33)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • television host
Years active2016–2021
Known for

Ridhima Pandit (born 25 June 1990) is an Indian actress and model who works in Hindi television. She is known for her role of Rajni in Life OK's Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant. In 2019, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 and became the 2nd runner-up. In 2021, she participated in Bigg Boss OTT.[1]

Early life

Pandit was born on 25 June 1990[2] in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, to a Gujarati mother named Jayshree and a Maharashtrian father named Pandit. Her father's language is Marathi while her mother's language is Gujarati.[citation needed]

Career

Modelling & debut (2016-2018)

She started her career as a model; her modeling projects included Sunsilk, Fair & Lovely, Dove, Harpic, Veet, Luminous, and Set Wet.[3]

In February 2016, Ridhima made her acting debut in the Hindi television industry with Life OK's sitcom Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant.[4] The show garnered her praise for the main role of Rajni, a super-humanoid robot, and she received the Gold Award for Best Debut Actress. The show ended in February 2017.[5]

In 2017, she performed in Sony Entertainment Television's The Drama Company.[6] Venturing into digital content, she appeared in Voot's web series Yo Ke Hua Bro.[7] Star Plus signed her to host the dance competition reality show Dance Champions that year.[8]

After a cameo role in Big Magic's Deewane Anjane, she starred as the simple and sweet Devina Kapoor in ALT Balaji's romantic web series Hum - I'm Because of Us, created by Ekta Kapoor in 2018.[citation needed]

Khatron Ke Khiladi and beyond (2019–present)

Pandit at Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards

In 2019, Pandit participated in Colors TV's stunt-based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9, emerging as the second runner-up.[citation needed]

She then appeared in a second Colors TV production, the comical game show Khatra Khatra Khatra.[9]

From August 2019 to February 2020, Ridhima portrayed Amrita Sharma in Zee TV's science fiction drama Haiwaan : The Monster, produced by Kapoor.[citation needed] In 2021, she participated in Bigg Boss OTT, and was evicted on Day 18 along with her connection Karan Nath.[10]

Filmography

Television

Year Show Role Notes Ref.
2016–2017 Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant Rajni Kant/Rajjo [5]
2017 The Drama Company Contestant [5]
Dance Champions Host [8]
Yo Ke Hua Bro Ragini Web series [6]
2018 Hum - I'm Because of Us Devina Kapoor [citation needed]
Deewane Anjane Herself Guest
2019 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 Contestant 2nd runner-up [9]
Kitchen Champion 5 Herself Guest
Khatra Khatra Khatra
2019–2020 Haiwaan : The Monster Amrita Agnihotri
2020 Kundali Bhagya Guest
2021 Bigg Boss OTT Contestant 11th place (Evicted on day 15)

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2016 Gold Awards Best Debut Actress Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant Won [11][12]
2021 Iconic Gold Awards Iconic Participant For The Year For Reality Show Bigg Boss OTT Won

References

  1. ^ "Bigg Boss OTT CONFIRMED CONTESTANTS LIST: From Neha Bhasin, VJ Anusha To Ridhima Pandit & Divya Agarwal, Meet The Final 12 Of Karan Johar's Show". 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Actress Ridhima Pandit has special plans for her birthday". The Times of India. 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Ridhima Pandit of Bahu Hamari Rajni_Kant says will never be part of regressive shows on TV". The Times of India. TNN. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Is Ridhima Pandit of Bahu Humari Rajni_kant dating Hrithik's cousin?". The Times of India. TNN. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Rishabh Suri (30 July 2017). "Ridhima Pandit: I will never do crappy roles like heroine ki behen in films". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Aparshakti Khurana relates to his character in the new web series Yo Ke Hua Bro". The Indian Express. Mumbai. Indo-Asian News Service. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Voot originals' strategy of disruptive shows unfolds with 'Yo Ke Hua Bro' from 18 Aug". 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. ^ a b "'Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant' actress Riddhima Pandit to host 'Dance Champions' with Raghav Juyal". Mid-Day. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b Shruti Shiksha (12 July 2018). "Khatron Ke Khiladi Is Back. Contestants Include Vikas Gupta, Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa". NDTV. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Ridhima Pandit and Karan Nath evicted from Bigg Boss OTT". 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ Sarika Sharmaj (10 June 2016). "Ridhima Pandit of Bahu Hamari Rajni_Kant wins first award". TNN. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Zee Gold Award 2016 winner list". India Today. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

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