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. Malishka hosts ''Morning No. 1 with Malishka'' on the

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radio station.

Biography

Early life

Malishka was born and brought up in

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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 graduated with a

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degree in political science from

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. After a year break, she did her

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in Mass Communication at

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, University of Mumbai.

Career

Malishka started her career as a radio jockey. Her

show "Morning No 1 with Malishka", in particular, won the "Best Breakfast Programme/Show (Hindi) at the Indian Excellence in Radio Awards" in 2010. She has also done shows like ''Best Breakfast Programme'' and ''M Bole Toh''. On 13 July 2014, Malishka entered the dance reality show ''

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'' as a wild card contestant but was eliminated in the 9th week of the program. Bollywood actress

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was trained by Malishka for playing the role of an RJ in the 2006

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film ''

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''. She later played the role of a radio jockey in the 2017 Bollywood film ''

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'' starring

. 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

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(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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Website
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