Rashmika Mandanna: Rashmika Mandanna never thought she’d end up in acting. Her dream was to join her dad’s business, but life had different plans.
Now, Rashmika is playing Ranbir Kapoor’s wife, Geetanjali Singh, in the movie ‘Animal’ directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. She’s a big name in South Indian films and is winning hearts in Hindi cinema too. But here’s the surprise—Rashmika originally wanted to do business, not movies.
In a recent chat, she shared that after finishing her studies, she wanted to help her dad with his business. Becoming an actress was never on her radar.
“I thought I’d go home after graduation and work with my dad. But life had other ideas,” she said.
Rashmika stumbled into modeling while studying, and that opened the door to acting. When she signed up for her first movie, she kept it a secret from her family.
For that first film, she got a paycheck of Rs 1.5 lakh. The amount shocked her, so she handed the check to her mom. Even her mom was surprised by the big amount.
Around that time, Rashmika finally spilled the beans to her mom about wanting to be an actress. Surprisingly, her dad, who once dreamed of being an actor himself, was thrilled with her decision.
Just a heads up, Rashmika Mandanna started her film journey in 2016 with the Kannada film ‘Kirik Party.’ After that, she rocked in South Indian hits like ‘Anjani Putra,’ ‘Chamak,’ ‘Chalo,’ ‘Geeta Govindam,’ ‘Bhishma,’ and ‘Pushpa.’
