Ruhanika Dhawan

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Ruhanika Dhawan
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Dhawan in 2015
Born (2007-09-25) 25 September 2007 (age 16) [1] [2] [3]
OccupationActress
Years active2010–2021
Notable work Yeh Hai Mohabbatein

Ruhaanika Dhawan is an Indian television actress. She started her career with the 2012 Zee TV's show Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein as Aashi. She was then approached to play the roles of Child Ruhi Bhalla and Child Pihu Bhalla in Star Plus's series Yeh Hai Mohabbatein . For her performance she won several awards, including the Indian Telly Award for Most Popular Child Actress.

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Later in January 2014, Dhawan played a cameo in the 2014 Bollywood film Jai Ho . In February 2015, she signed the 2016 Sunny Deol starrer action drama film Ghayal Once Again .

Life and career

Ruhanika Dhawan was born on 25 September 2007 in Mumbai, India. [1] [2] [3] She studies at IGCSE school. [4] [5] She lives in Mumbai. [6] She can speak Hindi and English, and learned Punjabi from actor Sunny Deol in 2014. [7] [8]

Dhawan began her career with the 2012 soap opera Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein , which she played the role of Aashi on Zee TV. [9] Later she featured to play the pivotal role in Ekta Kapoor's romance-drama series Yeh Hai Mohabbatein .She is portraying alongside an ensemble cast including Divyanka Tripathi, Karan Patel and plays the role of Child Ruhi Bhalla on Star Plus channel. The story of the show is based on Manju Kapur's novel "Custody". It tells the story of Dr. Ishita (played by Tripathi), who is Tamilian whereas Raman (played by Patel), who is Punjabi. Ishita marries Raman and gets attached emotionally to Raman's daughter, Ruhi, who lives with her divorced father. [10] [11] [12] For her performance in this series she won the 2014 Indian Telly Award for Most Popular Child Actress. [13] The show recently took a 7-year leap. After this leap, Ruhanika is playing the character of Child Pihu Bhalla who is the step younger sister of Ruhi and the biological daughter of Raman and Ishita.

While working in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein , she approached to play in the 2014 Salman Khan starred action drama film Jai Ho , in which she appeared as a cameo. [14]

She walked the ramp as a showstopper for a fashion show, at which she appeared in Barbie attire. The event was held at the end of August 2014. [15] On 22 November 2014, she appeared as a guest in K9 productions comedy show Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colors TV. [16]

In February 2015, Dhawan bagged to play in the 2016 action drama film Ghayal Once Again . [17] The film is written and directed by actor Sunny Deol and produced by Dharmendra. [18] It is the sequel of the 1990 film Ghayal and is based on the life of an encounter specialist officer of the Mumbai Police. [19] The film was scheduled to release on 15 January 2016. [18]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Jai Ho SanjanaCameo appearance
2016 Ghayal: Once Again Ananya Bansal

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein Child Aashi
2013–2016 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Child Ruhi Bhalla
2016–2019Child Pihu Bhalla
2014 Comedy Nights with Kapil HerselfSpecial appearance
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Season 2; Episode 1
Tuyul & Mba Yul Reborn Guest appearance
2021 Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi Rama

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014 Indian Television Academy Awards Most Promising Child Star
(Desh Ka Ladla)
Ye Hai Mohabbatein Nominated [20] [21]
2014 Indian Telly Awards Most Popular Child Artiste - Female Ye Hai Mohabbatein Won [13] [22]

See also

List of Indian television actresses

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