Rishika Singh

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Rishika Singh
Born
Rohini Singh

Bangalore
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Parent(s)Rajendra Singh Babu (father)
FamilyAditya (brother)

Rishika Singh (born Rohini Singh) is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada-language films. She is the daughter of film director Rajendra Singh Babu and granddaughter of Mysore-based film producer Shankar Singh and former Kannada actress Pratima Devi. Her brother Aditya also appears in Kannada films.[1]

Early life[]

Rishika Singh was born as Rohini Singh to film director Rajendra Singh Babu in Bengaluru. She was born to a family of film personalities with her grandfather Shankar Singh being a film producer and grandmother Pratima Devi, a Kannada film actress. She is the niece of Sangram Singh and actors Vijayalakshmi Singh and Jai Jagadish.

She completed her graduation from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, in the year 2008.

Career[]

Rishika Singh made her debut in films in the 2011 Kannada-language film Kanteerava.[2] She then appeared in the multi-starrer comedy film Kalla Malla Sulla in the same year. In 2012, Singh hosted a talk show titled Ragale with Rishika that aired on Zee Kannada.[3][4] In 2013, she got into a controversy after her morphed obscene video clip was uploaded on a social website by the actor-director S. K. Basheed of her film Benki Birugali, against whom she filed a case.[5] She was one of the contestants in the reality TV show Bigg Boss in its first season.[6] She appeared in an item song for Maanikya (2014).[7]

Personal life[]

Rishika Singh was engaged to Sandeep, a businessman from Bangalore in December 2012.[8] However, the wedding was called off, following which Singh was hospitalized due to a nervous breakdown in March 2013.[9]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Notes
2011 Kanteerava Kasturi
2011 Kalla Malla Sulla Sanjana
2012 Katari Veera Surasundarangi Special appearance
2013 Benki Birugali
2014 Maanikya Special appearance
2017 Kireeta
2018 Tunturu
2018 Devayani Filming (Also directional debut)
2018 Fm Filming

Television[]

Year Show Role
2013 Bigg Boss Kannada Contestant
2012 Ragale With Rishika Herself (Host)

References[]

  1. ^ "Risheeka storms into Kannada". oneindia.com. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Kanteerava on Jan 21". sify.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Rishika arrives on TV with talk show". The New Indian Express. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ^ "I have never felt jealous of other heroines: Rishika Singh". ibnlive.com. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Actor Rishika Singh files case against director". The Hindu. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Controversial Rishika Singh enters Bigg Boss house". One India. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Risheeka Singh to direct short film". The Times of India. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Rishika Engaged". indiaglitz.com. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Rishika Singh Hospitalised Following Break Up With Her Beau". karnataka.indiaeveryday.in. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

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