Arishfa Khan

From Child Actor to Lead Role

Khan’s mother worked as a stuntwoman, and she has said her interest in acting grew from time spent on sets. She made her television debut in 2012 in Chhal: Sheh Aur Maat and played the young Gunjan in Ek Veer Ki Ardaas… Veera the same year. Other credits include Jeannie Aur Juju, Uttaran, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Gangaa, Meri Durga and episodes of Crime Patrol. Her first leading role came in 2018 in Papa By Chance on Star Bharat. Brut reports she left school because of her acting schedule and resumed studies through online classes during the lockdown.

A Digital Audience and Music Videos

Khan became popular in the short-video era with dance, lip-sync, fashion and beauty content, and later built an audience on Instagram and YouTube. Her official website lists more than 29 million Instagram followers as of September 2026, a total that Bollywood Shaadis noted was higher than that of several film stars and of every other contestant in the house. She has appeared in music videos including Yaara, Dildari and Chal Koi Gal Nai, and in Ishq Abhi Baaki Hai (2026) with Samarthya Gupta. Reports describe no major theatrical film roles.

The Mishy Me Skincare Launch

In December 2021, aged 18, she launched a daily-use skincare cream under the brand Mishy Me at an event in Mumbai on December 9. She told The Tribune that her team spent almost a year on research and testing, and that starting a beauty line had been a childhood dream.

Bigg Boss 20: A Season in Clashes

Khan entered the house on premiere night, September 6, 2026, one of the original housemates in a season themed around two lives per contestant. Her season so far has been defined by confrontations.

On September 8, Pinkvilla reported that she confronted Aamrapali Dubey for calling her a kid; Khan said she had a sharper mind than the others and called the housemates hypocrites, and Mahhi Vij told her angrily to be quiet. She apologised the next day, and Dubey said she had not meant to underestimate her. Khan was among the first four nominees that week.

On September 16, her team issued an Instagram statement after a captaincy task clash with Tanmay Singh, known as ScoutOP. According to Bollywood Shaadis, which presented both accounts without verifying either, ScoutOP told another housemate that Khan had hit him twice during the task after he warned her not to touch him, and made remarks about her profession; her team said respect has no gender, said alleged threats of physical force should not be accepted, and asked viewers to judge from the full footage.

On October 17, according to Leisure Byte, housemates voted her out of one of her lives in a ration task, with six votes, after she had repeatedly pressed housemates to clear their dishes. On November 3, Dubey nominated her and called her arrogant, and the exchange turned personal, with remarks directed at Dubey and at Vij.

Bigg Boss 20 Timeline