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Rashmika Mandanna: From Bangalore Crush to Bollywood Queen in 2025

In 2023, when a deepfake photo of Rashmika Mandanna went viral on social media, even Amitabh Bachchan stood up in her defense.

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In 2023, when a deepfake photo of Rashmika Mandanna went viral on social media, even Amitabh Bachchan stood up in her defense. People said, “If someone as big as Big B is standing up for her, she can't be an ordinary girl.” At that time, her recognition among Hindi audiences was still limited. But by the end of the year, people all over India got to know who this South Indian sensation was. Yes, we’re talking about Rashmika Mandanna, who is being hailed as India’s biggest heroine in 2025.

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Rashmika's Hindi filmography includes hits like Pushpa:

The Rise (with Allu Arjun), Animal (with Ranbir Kapoor), and Pushpa 2: The Rule (with Allu Arjun), all of which show how her films perform phenomenally at the box office. However, Rashmika has been a part of other Hindi films too, such as Goodbye, Mission Majnu, Bheeshma, and Sita Ramam. But it was Pushpa who truly established her as a pan-India star, proving that she was destined for immense success. Pushpa: The Rise earned over 365 crores, Animal crossed the 1000 crore mark, and Pushpa 2: The Rule has already made a whopping 1500 crores at the box office.

In the South, things were no different. She starred in five Kannada and five Telugu films, all of which created a storm at the box office. She was known as the Bangalore Crush, and rightfully so, as her films in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil – including Kirik Party, Anjani Putra, Chamak, Geetha Govindam, Sultan, Devadas, Dear Comrade, Varisu, Sita Ramam, and Chalo – became huge hits.

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Rashmika Mandanna’s journey is truly inspiring. Hailing from a small town, Virajpet, in Karnataka, she was just a simple girl from a Hindu family, studying psychology and journalism. Her life took a turn when she received an award from Akshay Kumar at an event, changing the course of her dreams. Starting her career as a model, she eventually became one of the highest-paid stars in the South Indian film industry. Her name even made it to Forbes India’s Under 30 list.

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Today, at just 28 years old, Rashmika Mandanna is the number one star in Bollywood. It’s being said that 2025 will truly be her year. She will star opposite Salman Khan in Sikandar, play the role of Maharani Yesubai (Shivaji Maharaj’s queen) in Chhawa with Vicky Kaushal, and be the heroine in Thama with Ayushmann Khurrana. Additionally, her pan-India films The Girlfriend and Kuber are set to release this year. In other words, Rashmika Mandanna, now called India’s Crush, is all set to become Bollywood’s reigning queen in 2025.

Congratulations to Bollywood’s new queen!

-Editor

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