Malishka Mendonsa, popularly known as RJ Malishka, is an Indian radio personality. She participated in the
YouTube Originals series ''Pretty Fit'' hosted by
Prajakta Koli. Malishka hosts ''Morning No. 1 with Malishka'' on the
Red FM 93.5 radio station.
Biography
Early life
Malishka was born and brought up in
Mumbai
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, India. She completed her schooling at St. Charles High School. Having lost her father at an early age, she was raised by her mother Lily Mendonsa. She claims to have gone from "galli" to global" She graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in political science from
St. Xavier College,
University of Mumbai
University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges.
It was est ...
. After a year break, she did her
Master of Arts
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in Mass Communication at
Sophia College, University of Mumbai.
Career
Malishka started her career as a radio jockey. Her
Red FM 93.5 show "Morning No 1 with Malishka", in particular, won the "Best Breakfast Programme/Show (Hindi) at the Indian Excellence in Radio Awards" in 2010.
In 2010 she also hosted a travel show on
Fox Traveller titled ''It Happens only in India''. She has also done shows like ''Best Breakfast Programme'' and ''M Bole Toh''. On 13 July 2014, Malishka entered the dance reality show ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7'' as a wild card contestant but was eliminated in the 9th week of the program. Bollywood actress
Vidya Balan was trained by Malishka for playing the role of an RJ in the 2006
Bollywood
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film ''
Lage Raho Munnabhai''.
She later played the role of a radio jockey in the 2017 Bollywood film ''
Tumhari Sulu'' starring
Vidya Balan.
Malishka published a song on YouTube about Mumbai's monsoon problems people face every year, including potholes, traffic jams, and railway disruptions. The song was themed around the question "Mumbai, do you trust the BMC?" and referred to the
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), or the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra.
Salman Khan Is Now Brand Ambassador of BMC from 2016. The BMC is India ...
(BMC). With the success of the song, in 2018, she published a new song targeting the BMC. Subsequently, in 2019, the BMC invited Malishka for road inspection where she was explained about the functioning of the civic body and how it takes up efforts to maintain the city roads during the monsoons.
In 2020, she participated in ''
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10''; she was eliminated in the 4th week of the program.
Dubbing roles
Live action films
Animated films
As actress
Filmography
Television
Web series
References
External links
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Websitehttp://rjmalishka.com
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Indian women radio presenters
Indian radio presenters
Artists from Mumbai
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Contestants on Indian game shows
Participants in Indian reality television series