Manisha Rani
{{Short description|Social media personality}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Manisha Rani
| image = Manisha Rani snapped at the launch party of Dreamiyata Dramaa (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rani in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|06|09}}
| birth_place = Munger, Bihar, India
| occupation = Social media personality
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality |embed=yes
| channels = {{ubl|[https://www.youtube.com/@ManishaRaniComedy Manisha Rani]|}}
| years_active = 2017–present
| genre = {{hlist|Comedy|Entertainment|Vlogs|}}
| subscribers = {{ubl|4.01
million |}}
| views = {{ubl|1.88 billion |}}}}
}}
Manisha Rani (born 9 June 1997){{Cite web |date=2023-09-03 |title=The Million-Hearted Woman: Manisha Rani's Rags To Riches Story {{!}} GlamWorldTalks |url=https://www.glamworldtalks.com/manisha-rani-rags-to-riches-story-maisha-rani-biography/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |language=en-US}} is an Indian dancer, and internet personality. She participated in the reality show Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 in 2023 where she finished as 2nd runner-up. In 2024. Previously she participated in the dance-reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11 as a wild-card contestant and emerged as the winner of the season.
Early life
Manisha was born in a middle-class family in the Munger District of Bihar to her father Manoj Kumar Chandi and mother Ragini Devi. In an interview, Manisha Rani revealed that her parents were separated when she was 8 years old and she along with her four siblings was raised by her father alone.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=All about BB OTT 2's Manisha Rani |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/visualstories/entertainment/all-about-bb-ott-2s-manisha-rani-43831-21-06-2023 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.indiatoday.in |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=Bigg Boss OTT 2 contestant Manisha Rani reveals she ran away from home, worked as a waitress and background dancer in Kolkata to make ends meet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/bigg-boss-ott-2-contestant-manisha-rani-reveals-she-ran-away-from-home-worked-as-a-waitress-background-dancer-in-kolkata-to-make-ends-meet-8676308/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Manisha Rani completed her education from her hometown in Munger and then she ran away from Bihar to Kolkata to learn dancing.{{Cite news |date=2023-06-21 |title=Bigg Boss OTT 2: Manisha Rani ran away to Kolkata, worked as waitress during her struggling days |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/bigg-boss-ott-2-manisha-rani-worked-as-waitress-in-kolkata-101687327854620.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230629085947/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/bigg-boss-ott-2-manisha-rani-worked-as-waitress-in-kolkata-101687327854620.html |archive-date=2023-06-29 |access-date=2025-02-12 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}} In Kolkata, she took various jobs like working as a waitress{{Cite news |title=From working as a waitress to winning audience hearts in Bigg Boss OTT 2: A look at Manisha Rani's journey |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/from-working-as-a-waitress-to-winning-audience-hearts-in-bigg-boss-ott-2-a-look-at-manisha-ranis-journey/photostory/103533303.cms |access-date=2023-09-22 |issn=0971-8257}} and background dancer.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=Struggle To Stardom, The Inspiring Journey Of Bigg Boss OTT 2 Contestant Manisha Rani |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/struggle-to-stardom-the-inspiring-journey-of-bigg-boss-ott-2-contestant-manisha-rani-8528188.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=News18 |language=en}}
Career
Manisha Rani first appeared on Indian Television in a dance reality show Dance India Dance Season 5 where she was evicted in the first round itself. After that, she did a small role in the &TV serial Gudiya Hamari Sabhi Pe Bhari in 2020.
In 2023, after almost 9 years of struggle, Manisha Rani participated in the reality show Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 where she finished as the 2nd runner-up. In 2024, she participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11 as a wild-card contestant and emerged as the winner of the season.
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes !Ref. |
|---|
| 2020
|Manisha |Guest appearance |
| 2023
|Contestant |2nd runner-up |
| 2024
|Contestant |Winner |
| 2024
|India’s Best Dancer vs Super Dancer: Champions Ka Tashan |Manisha Rani |Guest appearance |
| 2025
|Hip Hop India Season 2 |Manisha Rani |Host |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Singer(s) !Ref. |
|---|
| 2022
|Sath |B Paras |
| rowspan="6" |2023
|Tinkiya |
| Jamna Paar |
| Tu Duniya Meri
| |
| Nazar Na Lage{{Cite news |date=2023-09-26 |title=Manisha Rani is not open to doing Bigg Boss 17; says 'I've gained immense name, fame and love from the OTT version and want to enjoy it to the fullest' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/manisha-rani-is-not-open-to-doing-bigg-boss-17-says-ive-gained-immense-name-fame-and-love-from-the-ott-version-and-want-to-enjoy-it-to-the-fullest/articleshow/103942570.cms |access-date=2025-02-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
| |
| Bolero
|Preetinder, Asees Kaur | |
| Baarish Ke Aane Se
| |
| 2024
|Bairan Begani |Renuka Panwar, Nit-C | |
| 2025
|Holiya Mein Ude Re Gulal |Nikhita Gandhi, Romy, Ila Arjun, Lijo George |
References
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External links
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- {{YouTube|channel=UCYHU3nB-21PeM1FmmLbergA}}
{{Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa}}
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Category:21st-century Indian actresses