Ridhima Pandit

Ridhima Pandit
Pandit in 2017
Born (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 36)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • television host
Years active2016–present

Ridhima Pandit (born 25 June 1990) is an Indian actress, model, and television host who works in Hindi television. She is known for her role of Rajni Kant in Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant. In 2019, she participated in Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 and became the 2nd runner-up. In 2021, she participated in Bigg Boss OTT 1.

Early life

Pandit was born on 25 June 1990 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Career

Pandit at an event in 2019

Pandit started her career as a model; her modeling projects included Sunsilk, Fair & Lovely, Dove, Harpic, Veet, Luminous, and Set Wet.

In February 2016, Ridhima made her acting debut in the Hindi television industry with Life OK's sitcom Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant. The show garnered her praise for her portrayal of Rajni, a super-humanoid robot, and she received the Gold Award for Debut in a Lead Role – Female. The show ended in February 2017. In 2017, she also performed in Sony Entertainment Television's The Drama Company.

Venturing into digital content, Pandit appeared in Voot's web series Yo Ke Hua Bro. Star Plus signed her to host the dance competition reality show Dance Champions that year. She also portrayed a sweet Devina Kapoor in ALT Balaji's romantic web series Hum - I'm Because of Us, created by Ekta Kapoor in 2018.

In 2019, Pandit participated in Colors TV'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.

From August 2019 to February 2020, Ridhima portrayed Amrita Sharma in Zee TV's science fiction drama Haiwaan : The Monster, produced by Kapoor. In 2021, she participated in Bigg Boss OTT, and was evicted on Day 18 along with her connection Karan Nath.

She played the role of Priya Sawant in the 2024 Netflix movie Sikandar Ka Muqaddar. In August 2025 she joined the Sony Sab show Ufff..Yeh Love Hai Mushkil, playing the role of Lata.

Media image

In the Times Most Desirable Women on Indian Television list, Pandit was placed 8th in 2017, 9th in 2018 and 16th in 2019.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Language Ref.
2024 Sikandar Ka Muqaddar Priya Sawant Hindi
2025 Ari: My Name Is Nobody Telugu
Premachi Goshta 2 Priya Marathi

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016–2017 Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant Rajni "Rajjo" Kant
2017 The Drama Company Contestant
Dance Champions Host
2019 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 Contestant 2nd runner-up
2019–2020 Haiwaan : The Monster Amrita Agnihotri
2020 Kundali Bhagya Guest appearance
2021 Bigg Boss OTT Contestant 11th place
2025 Ufff..Yeh Love Hai Mushkil Snehlata "Lata" Jha
2026 The 50 Contestant

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Yo Ke Hua Bro Ragini
2018 Hum – I'm Because of Us Devina Kapoor
2026 Heartbeats Naina Verma Season 2

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Gold Awards Best Debut – Female Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant Won
2021 Iconic Gold Awards Iconic Participant of the Year – Reality Show Bigg Boss OTT Won

References

  1. ↑ "Actress Ridhima Pandit has special plans for her birthday". The Times of India. 22 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ridhima Pandit of Bahu Hamari Rajni_Kant says will never be part of regressive shows on TV". The Times of India. TNN. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Is Ridhima Pandit of Bahu Humari Rajni_kant dating Hrithik's cousin?". The Times of India. TNN. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Rishabh Suri (30 July 2017). "Ridhima Pandit: I will never do crappy roles like heroine ki behen in films". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Aparshakti Khurana relates to his character in the new web series Yo Ke Hua Bro". The Indian Express. Mumbai. Indo-Asian News Service. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "'Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant' actress Riddhima Pandit to host 'Dance Champions' with Raghav Juyal". Mid-Day. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hum review: Kushal Tandon, Ridhima Pandit and Karishma Sharma starrer is another winner from Ekta Kapoor's stable". India Today. 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Choreographer Punit J Pathak wins Khatron Ke Khiladi". 11 March 2019.
  9. 1 2 Shruti Shiksha (12 July 2018). "Khatron Ke Khiladi Is Back. Contestants Include Vikas Gupta, Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa". NDTV. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ekta Kapoor's upcoming sci fi thriller Haivan to star Param Singh and Ridhima Pandit?". PINKVILLA. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ridhima Pandit and Karan Nath evicted from Bigg Boss OTT". 23 August 2021.
  12. ↑ HT Entertainment Desk (11 November 2024). "Sikandar Ka Muqaddar trailer: Jimmy Shergill, Tamannaah Bhatia, Avinash Tiwary pull off a diamond heist". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Ridhima Pandit returns to TV after five years with Ufff...Yeh Love Hai Mushkil". The Times of India. 19 August 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Meet The Times 20 Most Desirable Women on TV". The Times of India. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Meet TV's most desirable actresses". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Meet the Times Top 20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020.
  17. ↑ बोडके, चेतन (9 July 2025). "लव्हस्टोरीच्या अरेंज मॅरेजची गोष्ट, 'प्रेमाची गोष्ट २'चा हटके टीझर प्रदर्शित; चित्रपट केव्हा होणार रिलीज". Navarashtra (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "ALTBALAji's New Web Series 'Hum-I Am Because of Us'". Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Heartbeats: Pyaar aur Armaan Review A Fresh And Captivating Take On Medical Student Life". ABP News. 30 November 2024. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  20. ↑ Sarika Sharmaj (10 June 2016). "Ridhima Pandit of Bahu Hamari Rajni_Kant wins first award". TNN. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Zee Gold Award 2016 winner list". India Today. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Hina Khan, Shaheer Sheikh and others grace Iconic Gold Awards 2021". India Express. Retrieved 10 November 2025.