Ridhima Pandit (born 25 June 1990) is an Indian actress, model, and television host who works in

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television. She is known for her role of Rajni in

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's ''

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''. In 2019, she participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9'' and became the 2nd runner-up. In 2021, she participated in ''

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''.

Early life

Pandit was born on 25 June 1990 in

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, 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.

Career

Modelling & debut (2016–2018)

She started her career as a model; her modeling projects included

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, Fair & Lovely,

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, Luminous, and Set Wet. In February 2016, Ridhima made her acting debut in the Hindi television industry with

's sitcom ''

''. 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. In 2017, she performed in

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's ''

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''. Venturing into digital content, she appeared in

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's web series ''Yo Ke Hua Bro''.

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signed her to host the dance competition reality show ''

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'' that year. After a cameo role in Big Magic's ''Deewane Anjane'', she starred as the simple and sweet Devina Kapoor in

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's romantic web series ''

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'', created by

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in 2018.

''Khatron Ke Khiladi'' and beyond (2019–present)

In 2019, Pandit participated in

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's stunt-based reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9'', emerging as the second runner-up. She then appeared in a second Colors TV production, the comical game show ''

Khatra Khatra Khatra ''Khatra Khatra Khatra'' (''Danger Danger Danger'') also known as ''The Khatra Khatra Show'' ( ''The Danger Danger Show'') and ''The Khatra Show'', is an Indian comedy game show series starring Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa, along with ma ...

''. From August 2019 to February 2020, Ridhima portrayed Amrita Sharma in

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drama '' Haiwaan : The Monster'', produced by Kapoor. In 2021, she participated in ''

'', and was evicted on Day 18 along with her connection

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. She played the role of Priya Sawant in the 2024 Netflix movie Sikandar ka Muqaddar

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandit, Ridhima Actresses from Mumbai Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Indian television actresses Actresses in Hindi television Contestants on Indian game shows Participants in Indian reality television series 1990 births