Ruhanika Dhawan

Ruhanika 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 young Ruhi Bhalla and Pihu in Star Plus's series Ye Hai Mohabbatein. For her performance she won several awards, including the Indian Telly Award for Most Popular Child Actress.

Ruhanika Dhawan
Dhawan in 2015
Born (2007-09-25) 25 September 2007
Delhi, India
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Notable work
Ye Hai Mohabbatein

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 Delhi, 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 Ye Hai Mohabbatein.She is portraying alongside an ensemble cast including Divyanka Tripathi, Karan Patel and plays the role of Ruhi Raman Kumar 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 Pihu Raman Kumar Bhalla who is the younger sister of Ruhi, biological daughter of Raman and Ishita.

While working in Ye 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
Year Title Character Notes
2014 Jai Ho Sanjana Cameo appearance
2016 Ghayal: Once Again Ananya Bansal

Television
Year Title Character Notes
2012 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein Aashi
2013–2019 Ye Hai Mohabbatein Ruhi Kumar Bhalla (Young)

Pihu Kumar Bhalla
2014 Comedy Nights with Kapil Herself Special Appearance
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Taza (Comedy Nights Bachao season 2) Herself Cameo Contestant for 1 episode
2016 Tuyul & Mba Yul Reborn Herself Guest Star

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
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

References
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  2. Indo Asian News Service (16 September 2015). "Ruhanika Dhawan's Disneyland birthday wish". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. Times News Network (28 September 2014). "Ruhi From Ye Hai Mohabbatein celebrated her birthday". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. Trivedi, Tanvi (16 February 2015). "Child actors to go missing on TV in march". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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  7. Indo Asian News Service (11 January 2015). "Sunny Deol's Punjabi class for Ruhanika Dhawan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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  10. Tribune News Service (23 December 2014). "Child star from 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' comes to city". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  11. Keshri, Shweta (3 December 2013). "Ekta's latest show". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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  14. Maheshwri, Neha (9 July 2015). "Ruhi's mole leaves Salman puzzled". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  15. "Ruhanika walks the ramp". The Tribune Chandigarh. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  16. "Comedy Nights with Kapil - Full Episodes". Colors TV. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  17. Coutinho, Natasha (9 February 2015). "Ruhanika bags a role in Ghayal 2". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  18. Press Trust of India (13 September 2015). "Sunny Deol's 'Ghayal Once Again' release pushed to January 2016". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  19. Indo Asian News Service (6 May 2015). "Soha Ali Khan enjoyed shooting 'Ghayal Once Again'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  20. "Indian Television Academy Awards - Top 5 Nominees (Jury & Popular)". Indian Television Academy Awards. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  21. "Indian Television Academy Awards winners". Indian Television Academy Awards. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  22. Narayan, Girija (20 October 2014). "13th Indian Telly Awards 2014 - Winners List; Harshad, Preetika, Karan, Divyanka Shine Bright!". Filmibeat. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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