{{Short description|Indian radio personality}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = RJ Malishka | image = RJ Malishka at Special screening of Thor Ragnarok.jpg | birth_name = Malishka Mendonsa | other_names = RJ Malishka | birth_date = | birth_place = Mumbai, India | alma_mater = Sophia College for Women | occupation = radio jockey }} '''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.
== Biography == === Early life === 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"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/all-by-myself-malishka-mendonsa|title=All By Myself: Malishka Mendonsa|date=2018-10-21|website=Verve Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref> 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|date=August 2022}}
=== Career === 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.<ref name=rediff>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/interview-with-rj-malishka/20100520.htm|title='Amitabh called me 'howleracious'!'|work=rediff.com|accessdate=2016-04-03}}</ref> In 2010 she also hosted a travel show on Fox Traveller titled ''It Happens only in India''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10703706/ | title=It Happens only in India | website=IMDb }}</ref> She has also done shows like ''Best Breakfast Programme'' and ''M Bole Toh''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/rj-malishka-jhalak-dikkhla-jaa-eliminated-host-203500-2014-08-10 |title = RJ Malishka gets eliminated from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, wants to host next season| date=10 August 2014 }}</ref> Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was trained by Malishka for playing the role of an RJ in the 2006 Bollywood film ''Lage Raho Munnabhai''.<ref name="radioandmusic.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/just-talk/red-fm-rj-malishka-i-was-destined-be-radio#|title = RED FM RJ Malishka - I was destined to be in radio}}</ref> She later played the role of a radio jockey in the 2017 Bollywood film ''Tumhari Sulu'' starring Vidya Balan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-news-rj-malishka-makes-her-filmi-debut-in-vidya-balan-s-tumhari-sulu-2438239|title=NEWS! RJ Malishka makes her filmi debut in Vidya Balan's 'Tumhari Sulu'|date=2017-05-15|work=dna|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170130-big-boss-participants-are-brave-rj-malishka|title=Big Boss participants are brave: RJ Malishka|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en}}</ref>
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|date=August 2022}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/bmc-invites-rj-malishka-to-inspect-pre-monsoon-work-pics-2213109.html|title=BMC invites RJ Malishka to inspect pre-monsoon work - Pics|date=2019-06-20|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>
In 2020, she participated in ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10''; she was eliminated in the 4th week of the program.
==Dubbing roles== ===Live action films=== {| class="wikitable" ! Film title !! Actress !! Character !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year Release !! Dub Year Release |- | ''Thor: Ragnarok'' || Tessa Thompson || Valkyrie / Scrapper 142 || Hindi || English || 2017 || 2017 |- |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=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Film title !! Original Voice(s) !! Character(s) !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year release !! Dub Year release |- | ''The Incredibles'' || Elizabeth Peña || Mirage (Mona) || Hindi || English || 2004 || 2004 |- |Inside Out 2 |Maya Hawke |Anxiety (Inside Out) |Hindi |English |2024 |2024 |- |}
===As actress=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Name !Role |- |2017 |''Tumhari Sulu'' |RJ Albeli Anjali |}
== Filmography == === Television === {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Name !! Role !! Channel !! Notes |- | 2010 || ''It Happens only in India'' || Host || Fox Traveller || |- |- | 2014 || ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7'' || Contestant || Colors TV ||9th place |- | 2020 || ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10'' || Contestant || Colors TV || 9th place |- | 2020 || ''Dancing Queen {{small|Size Large, Full Charge}}'' || Judge ||Zee Marathi || |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Name !Role !Platform |- |2018 |''XXX'' |Kinky |ALTBalaji |- |2024 |''Freedom at Midnight'' |Sarojini Naidu |SonyLIV |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|7838160}} * [http://rjmalishka.com Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124234613/http://rjmalishka.com/ |date=24 January 2019 }} http://rjmalishka.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124234613/http://rjmalishka.com/ |date=24 January 2019 }}
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