Raashii Khanna made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film Madras Cafe and subsequently had starring roles in the Telugu film Oohalu Gusagusalade, Tamil film Imaikkaa Nodigal and Malayalam film Villain.
24 Facts About Raashii Khanna
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Raashii Khanna has since starred in the streaming series Rudra: The Edge of Darkness and Farzi.
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Raashii Khanna was born on 30 November 1990 and hails from Delhi.
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Raashii Khanna did her schooling at St Mark's Senior Secondary Public School, Delhi and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in English at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi.
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When Raashii Khanna was young, she wanted to become a singer but as she grew up, she was more interested into studying and aspired to become an IAS officer.
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Raashii Khanna made her on-screen debut with a supporting role in the 2013 Hindi political spy thriller film Madras Cafe directed by Shoojit Sircar, where she played the role of Ruby Singh, the wife of an Indian intelligence officer portrayed by John Abraham, who was the producer.
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Raashii Khanna had to undergo acting workshops before taking up the role.
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Raashii Khanna initially felt that it would be more of a dancing role with little scope for acting when approached for narration, but found her character practically in every scene in the film.
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Raashii Khanna called her character Prabhavati as a grey, stubborn, arrogant girl but in a lovable way, which she claimed to be very different from what she was in real life except for the fact that she hails from Delhi.
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Raashii Khanna confirmed in early April 2014 that she appeared in a small role in the Telugu film Manam, which had its theatrical release before Oohalu Gusagusalade.
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Oohalu Gusagusalade opened to positive reviews from critics and Raashii Khanna received praise for her work.
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Raashii Khanna played the role of Annapurna, whom Khanna described as a "modern yet traditional" girl who "is highly emotional and cries at the drop of a hat", which she called the exact opposite of the character of Prabhavati she played in her previous film.
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Raashii Khanna's next was Jil, directed by Radha Krishna Kumar opposite Gopichand, which she signed in early July 2014 after the makers approached her considering her performance in Oohalu Gusagusalade.
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Raashii Khanna's next release was Hyper, opposite Ram Pothineni for the second time which opened to mixed reviews and was an average grosser at the box office.
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Raashii Khanna's next release was a multi-starrer Imaikkaa Nodigal, marking her debut in Tamil cinema opening to highly positive reviews with critics praising her performance as a girl-next-door character and was commercially successful at box office.
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In October 2021, Raashii Khanna had two of her movies released.
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In 2017, Raashii Khanna started shooting for a Tamil film Shaitan Ka Bachcha opposite Siddharth.
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Raashii Khanna is considered among the most popular actor of Telugu cinema.
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Raashii Khanna stood at the 16th place on Forbes India's most influential stars on Instagram in South cinema for the year 2021.
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Raashii Khanna has been widely praised for her performance in films such as Oohalu Gusagusalade, Bengal Tiger, Jai Lava Kusa, Tholi Prema and Prati Roju Pandage.
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Raashii Khanna has frequently featured in Hyderabad Times' 30 Most Desirable Woman list.
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Raashii Khanna was placed 28th in 2018,15th in 2019 and 10th in 2020.
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Raashii Khanna ranked 22nd in 2018 and 23rd in 2019 in Chennai Times' 30 Most Desirable Woman list.
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Raashii Khanna launched an NGO called "Roti Bank" foundation, where she tied up with several NGOs that cater to the different needs and issues facing people during the Covid 19 pandemic.