Riva Arora is an Indian child actor and model who predominantly works in Bollywood. Riva’s performance in the films like ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ (2019) and ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ (2020) was appreciated by the viewers.
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Wiki/Biography
Riva Arora was born in Delhi. Her age has been a subject of controversy. In 2022, some sources claimed that she was 12 years old; however, Riva and her family never revealed her actual age. In February 2023, Riva, during an interview, dismissed the claim that she was 12 years old and said that her age will be revealed soon. [1]The Indian Express
Newborn Riva Arora
Physical Appearance
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Riva Arora belongs to a family from Delhi.
Parents & Siblings
Riva Arora’s mother, Nisha Arora, is an advocate. Riva Arora lost her father when she was very young. She has a sister, Muskan Arora.
Riva Arora with her mother, Nisha
An image from Riva’s childhood with her father
Riva Arora with her sister, Muskan (right)
Religious Views
According to Riva, she would prefer to call herself an Indian rather than mention her religion. [2]Riva Arora – YouTube
Career
Film
Bollywood
In 2011, Riva Arora made her debut with Imtiaz Ali‘s musical romantic drama film “Rockstar.” Later, Riva appeared in many films including ‘Mom’ (2017) as Piyaa Sabarwal, ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ (2019) as Suhani Kashyap, ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ (2020) as young Gunjan, and many more.
Riva Arora as Suhani Kashyap in the film ‘Uri – The Surgical Strike’ – a snip from the film
Riva as (young) Gunjan in the film ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ (2020)
Short Films
In 2018, Riva made her debut with the Bollywood short film titled ‘Naina.’ She played the role of Naina, a girl suffering from Tourette Syndrome. In 2019, she appeared in another short film titled ‘Rakshak.’
Riva Arora as Naina in the film ‘Naina’ (2018)
Hollywood
In 2018, Riva appeared for the first time in the Hollywood film ‘Best Friends.’
Riva Arora in the film ‘Best Friends’ (2018)
Riva Arora on the sets of the Hollywood film ‘Best Friends’ (2018)
Television
Riva Arora made her debut in the television industry with ‘Mere Papa Hero Hiralal’ in 2018. She played the role of ‘Gungun’ in the daily soap opera. Riva has appeared in many television commercials as well.
Riva Arora (as Gungun), along with co-star, Sarwar Ahuja (as Hiralal), in ‘Mere Papa Hero Hiralal’
Controversy
Trolled for featuring romantically with 38-year-old Karan Kundrra in a promotional music video
Riva Arora was criticised for appearing alongside Karan Kundrra in a romantic video considering her age; the video got viral in October 2022. [3]Hindustan Times The netizens trolled Karan Kundrra and targeted Riva’s parents for allowing her to feature in such videos and claimed that Riva’s real age was being kept a secret. Riva’s mother, Nisha, however, took it to Instagram and declared all such allegations false. Nisha Arora wrote,
I was calm, but not anymore. The allegations on my daughter’s age are completely false and it’s a saying that false news travels faster then ever and many reputed social media channel proved it. It is sad to see and disheartening for me. Atleast you should have cross checked with me before upload on reputed pages. My daughter is an actor and working in industry since years (sic).” [4]Hindustan Times
Awards
In 2021, Riva won the most popular actress of the year award. [5]Riva Arora – Instagram
Riva Arora with her award of the most popular actress of the year – 2021
Favourites
- Food: Dal Makhani, Paneer [6]Riva Arora – YouTube
- Beverage: Starbucks drink – Strawberry Frappuccino [7]Riva Arora – YouTube
- Actor(s): Ranbir Kapoor, Adnan Siddiqui [8]Riva Arora – YouTube
Car Collection
In March 2023, she owned a black Audi car worth Rs 44 lakh; the car was gifted to her by her mother, Nisha, on the occasion of Riva completing 10 million followers on Instagram. [9]India Today
Facts/Trivia
- According to some sources, Riva was merely one and a half years old when she was selected for her debut film ‘Rockstar’ (2011).
- Reportedly, she has been a brand ambassador of the ‘Biba’ clothing brand twice.
Riva Arora as the face of ‘Biba’ clothing
- In an interview, Riva’s mother, Nisha, revealed that Riva was so active in her school curricular activities that she won the title of ‘Miss Mother’s Pride.’
An image from the time when Riva won the title of ‘Miss Mother’s Pride’
- According to Riva’s mother, Riva loves Dal Makhani so much that she once ate it for forty-five days during her shoot for a film. [10]Riva Arora – YouTube
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