Rashi Mal

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Rashi Mal
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Born1993or1994(age 30–31) [1]
OccupationActress
Known for Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
Helicopter Eela
A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend
Paanch 5 Wrongs Make A Right

Rashi Mal is an Indian actress, dancer and musician. [3] She made her Hindi film debut in 2018 with Helicopter Eela [4] alongside Kajol and Riddhi Sen. [5] [1]

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Early life and career

Mal was born and raised in Delhi. [2] She started her career on stage and is trained in method acting. Mal made her Hindi debut with Helicopter Eela and played a pivotal role in the 2018 film Sir , that won the GAN Foundation award at Cannes Film Festival. [6] [7]

She has worked on multiple web series, each very unique in concept such as Samaira Jal in Hindmata on Eros, [8] Abigail in A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend Voot/TF1 (France) [9] [10] and Saba in "Pyaar Actually" on Hotstar. [11]

In 2014, Rashi played Gauri Laada's role in MTV's Paanch 5 Wrongs Make A Right . [12]

In 2017, She sang the song Buri buri for the film Dear Maya . [13]

Rashi released her debut single Misaal (Hindi) and Paradigm (English) that she wrote and sang in 2020. [2] [14]

She also worked in short films #Letters for MTV-Fameistan, directed by Gautam Govind Sharma and mentored by Mohit Suri and Food for Thought which was nominated for Filmfare Awards 2021. [15] [16] [17]

As of March 2021, Mal is shooting for Ayan Mukerji's Brahmāstra alongside Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor. [18]

Rashi has most recently worked on Ayan Mukerji's magnum opus Brahmāstra alongside Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor. [19] [20] [21] The film released on 9th September 2022. [22]

Filmography

Films

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRole
2017#LettersPrakriti
2018 Helicopter Eela Nikita
2018 Sir Sabina
2020Food for ThoughtSimran
2022 Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Shaina

Web series

YearShow NameRolePlatform
2017 Boygiri Anahita Alt Balaji
2017TimeoutKaya Voot
2019Pyaar ActuallySaba Hotstar
2017-2019 A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend Abigail Arre
2020The Missing StonePayal MX Player
2021HindmataSamaira Jal Eros Now

Television

YearProgramRoleChannel
2014 Paanch 5 Wrongs Make A Right Gauri Lada Channel V India
2015 Gulmohar Grand Saloni Star Plus

Discography

Awards and honors

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