Riva Arora is an Indian child actress and model who mostly works in Bollywood. Riva’s performances in films like ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ (2019) and ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ (2020) were appreciated by the audience.
Wiki/Biography
Riva Arora was born in Delhi. His age has been the subject of controversy. In 2022, some sources claim that he is 12 years old; however, Riva and his family never revealed his real age. In February 2023, Riva, during an interview, denied claims that she was 12 years old and said that her age would be revealed soon.
New born Riva Arora
Physical appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: 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 a child. He has a sister, Muskan Arora.
Riva Arora with her mother, Nisha
Images from Riva’s childhood with her father
Riva Arora with her sister Muskan (right)
religious views
According to Riva, he prefers to call himself an Indian rather than mention his religion.
Career
Movie
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 movie ‘Uri – The Surgical Strike’ – stills from the movie
Riva as (young) Gunjan in ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ (2020)
Short Film
In 2018, Riva made her Bollywood debut with a short film titled ‘Naina.’ She plays the role of Naina, a girl with Tourette Syndrome. In 2019, he appeared in another short film titled ‘Rakshak.’
Riva Arora as Naina in the movie ‘Naina’ (2018)
Hollywood
In 2018, Riva appeared for the first time in the Hollywood film ‘Best Friends.’
Riva Arora in the movie ‘Best Friends’ (2018)
Riva Arora on the set of Hollywood movie ‘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 actor, Sarwar Ahuja (as Hiralal), in ‘Mere Papa Hero Hiralal’
Controversy
Crazy about acting romantically with 38-year-old Karan Kundrra in the promotional music video
Riva Arora was criticized for appearing with Karan Kundrra in a romantic video considering her age; the video went viral in October 2022. Netizens went after Karan Kundrra and targeted Riva’s parents for allowing him to post such a video and claimed that Riva’s real age was kept under wraps. Riva’s mother, Nisha however took it to Instagram and declared all the allegations to be false. Nisha Arora wrote,
I was calm, but not anymore. The allegations regarding my daughter’s age are completely false and it is a saying that fake news travels faster than ever and many prominent social media channels prove it. Sad to see and disappointed me. At least you should have cross-checked with me before uploading on a reputable page. My daughter is an actress and working in the industry since years (sic).”
Award
In 2021, Riva won the most popular actress of the year award.
Riva Arora with the most popular actress award of the year – 2021
Favourite
- Food: Dal Makhani, Paneer
- Beverage: Starbucks Beverage – Strawberry Frappuccino
Car Collection
In March 2023, he owned a black Audi car worth Rs 44 lakh; the car was gifted by his mother, Nisha, in conjunction with Riva completing 10 million followers on Instagram.
Facts/Trivia
- According to some sources, Riva was only one and a half years old when he was chosen for his debut film ‘Rockstar’ (2011).
- Reportedly, he has twice been the ambassador of the clothing brand ‘Biba’.
Riva Arora as the face of ‘Biba’ clothing
- In an interview, Riva’s mother, Nisha, revealed that Riva was so active in her school’s curriculum activities that she won the title of ‘Mother’s Pride.’
Images from when Riva won the title of ‘Mother’s Pride’
- According to Riva’s mother, Riva loved Dal Makhani so much that she once ate it for forty-five days during her shoot for a film.
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