Malishka Mendonsa, popularly known as RJ Malishka, is an Indian radio personality. She participated in the YouTube Originals series Pretty Fit hosted by Prajakta Koli. Malishka hosts Morning No. 1 with Malishka on the Red FM 93.5 radio station.

RJ Malishka
Born
Malishka Mendonsa

Mumbai, India
Other nameRJ Malishka
Alma materSophia College for Women
Occupationradio jockey

Biography

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Early life

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Malishka was born and brought up in Mumbai, 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 claims to have gone from "galli" to global"[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from St. Xavier College, University of Mumbai. After a year break, she did her Master of Arts in Mass Communication at Sophia College for Women in Mumbai.[citation needed]

Career

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Malishka started her career as a radio jockey. Her Red FM 93.5 show "Morning No 1 with Malishka", in particular, won the "Best Breakfast Programme/Show (Hindi) at the Indian Excellence in Radio Awards" in 2010.[2] In 2010 she also hosted a travel show on Fox Traveller titled It Happens only in India.[3] She has also done shows like Best Breakfast Programme and M Bole Toh.[citation needed] On 13 July 2014, Malishka entered the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 as a wild card contestant but was eliminated in the 9th week of the program.[4] Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was trained by Malishka for playing the role of an RJ in the 2006 Bollywood film Lage Raho Munnabhai.[5] She later played the role of a radio jockey in the 2017 Bollywood film Tumhari Sulu starring Vidya Balan.[6][7]

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 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). With the success of the song, in 2018, she published a new song targeting the BMC.[citation needed] 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.[8]

In 2020, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10; she was eliminated in the 4th week of the program.

Dubbing roles

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Live action films

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Film titleActressCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year Release
Thor: RagnarokTessa ThompsonValkyrie / Scrapper 142HindiEnglish20172017
Avengers: Endgame Tessa Thompson Valkyrie Hindi English 2019 2019
Thor: Love and Thunder Tessa Thompson Valkyrie Hindi English 2022 2022
The Marvels Tessa Thompson Valkyrie Hindi English 2023 2023

Animated films

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Film titleOriginal Voice(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year releaseDub Year release
The IncrediblesElizabeth PeñaMirage (Mona)HindiEnglish20042004
Inside Out 2 Maya Hawke Anxiety (Inside Out) Hindi English 2024 2024

As actress

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Year Name Role
2017 Tumhari Sulu RJ Albeli Anjali

Filmography

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Television

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YearNameRoleChannelNotes
2010It Happens only in IndiaHostFox Traveller
2014Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7ContestantColors TV9th place
2020Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10ContestantColors TV9th place
2020Dancing Queen Size Large, Full ChargeJudgeZee Marathi

Web series

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Year Name Role Platform
2018 XXX Kinky ALTBalaji
2024 Freedom at Midnight Sarojini Naidu SonyLIV

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