Manisha Rani

Manisha Rani
Rani in 2024
Born (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27)
Munger, Bihar, India
OccupationSocial media personality
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Manisha Rani (born 9 June 1997)[1] is a dancer, and a social media influencer. She participated in the reality show Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 in 2023 where she finished as 2nd runner-up. In 2024, she participated in the dance-reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11 as a wild-card contestant and emerged as the winner of the season. She was later called an unfair winner of the show by fans on social media.[citation needed]

Early life

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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.[2][3]

Manisha Rani completed her education from her hometown in Munger and then she ran away from Bihar to Kolkata to learn dancing. In Kolkata, she took various jobs like working as a waitress[4] and background dancer.[5][6][7]

Career

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Manisha Rani first appeared on Indian Television in a dance reality show Dance India Dance Season 5 [8] 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

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Gudiya Hamari Sabhi Pe Bhari Manisha Guest appearance [9]
2023 Bigg Boss OTT 2 Contestant 2nd runner-up [10]
2024 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11 Contestant Winner [11]

Music videos

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Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2022 Sath B Paras [12]
2023 Tinkiya Akshara Singh [13]
Jamna Paar Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar [14]
Tu Duniya Meri Tony Kakkar [15]
Nazar Na Lage Payal Dev [16]
Bolero Preetinder, Asees Kaur [17]
Baarish Ke Aane Se Shreya Ghoshal, Tony Kakkar [18]
2024 Bairan Begani Renuka Panwar, Nit-C

References

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  1. ^ "The Million-Hearted Woman: Manisha Rani's Rags To Riches Story | GlamWorldTalks". 3 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ Manisha Rani : 'I liked Asim Riaz more than Sidharth Shukla !', 22 June 2023, retrieved 22 September 2023
  3. ^ "The Million-Hearted Woman: Manisha Rani's Rags To Riches Story | GlamWorldTalks". 3 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ "From working as a waitress to winning audience hearts in Bigg Boss OTT 2: A look at Manisha Rani's journey". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ Manisha Rani : 'I was locked in a room to force me to Dance!', 19 June 2023, retrieved 22 September 2023
  6. ^ "The Million-Hearted Woman: Manisha Rani's Rags To Riches Story | GlamWorldTalks". 3 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Struggle To Stardom, The Inspiring Journey Of Bigg Boss OTT 2 Contestant Manisha Rani". News18. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Did you know Bigg Boss OTT 2's second runner-up Manisha Rani auditioned for Dance India Dance 5?". PINKVILLA. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  9. ^ गुड़िया हमारी सभी पे भारी - Gudiya Humari Sabhi Pe Bhari - Full Ep - 120 -And TV, 30 June 2022, retrieved 22 September 2023
  10. ^ "Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 : Watch Bigg Boss OTT All Seasons, Episodes and Videos Online". www.jiocinema.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  11. ^ Tiwari, Vijaya. "Exclusive - Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11's Manisha Rani on dream come true moment with Shahid Kapoor, elder sister's sacrifices for her and entering the Top 6". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  12. ^ Sath - B Paras Feat.Md Desi Rockstar, Manisha Rani, Priya Sharma | New Haryanvi Songs Haryanavi 2022, 10 November 2022, retrieved 22 September 2023
  13. ^ #Video | Tinkiya | टिंकिया | #Akshara Singh | Manisha Rani | #Bhojpuri Gaana, 30 January 2023, retrieved 22 September 2023
  14. ^ JAMNA PAAR - Tony Kakkar ft. Manisha Rani | Neha Kakkar | Tony Jr.| Adil Shaikh, 5 September 2023, retrieved 22 September 2023
  15. ^ Tu Duniya Meri – Tony Kakkar ft. Manisha Rani | Official Visualiser, 19 September 2023, retrieved 21 September 2023
  16. ^ Nazar Na Lage Official Video | Payal Dev ft. Manisha Rani | Youngveer | Aditya Dev | Wedding Song, 20 September 2023, retrieved 22 September 2023
  17. ^ BOLERO - Elvish Yadav & Manisha Rani | Preetinder | Asees Kaur | Rajat Nagpal | Babbu | Anshul Garg, 19 October 2023, retrieved 28 October 2023
  18. ^ BAARISH KE AANE SE - Manisha Rani & Parth Samthaan | Shreya Ghoshal | Tony Kakkar | Adil Shaikh | Bhushan K, 7 November 2023, retrieved 8 November 2023
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