Ishitta Arun
Indian actress
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Ishitta Arun is an Indian actress, writer, model, VJ and producer.[1][2] She is the daughter of the renowned Bollywood folk singer Ila Arun. She is best known for her roles in series like Scoop (2023), Rana Naidu (2023), Good Bad Girl (2022) and the musical The Merchants of Bollywood (2006-2007).[3]
Career
Ishitta made her acting debut in the year 2000 with the film Snegithiye.[4] In 2003, she acted in the film Kahan Ho Tum.[5] Other than this, she has acted in noted projects like Scoop, Rana Naidu and Good Bad Girl.[6][7]
She is also known for her contributions in theatre. She has acted in multiple theatre plays like The Merchants of Bollywood, Goonj, Mumbai Talkies and Mareechika.[8][9][10][11]
In 2009, she participated as a contestant in the show, Dancing Queen, which aired on Colors TV.[12] In 2010, she participated as a contestant and finished as the second runner up in the NDTV imagine's show Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl.[citation needed] She contributed as a writer and producer in the play Gaa Re Maa.[13][14] She also wrote the lyrics of the title track for the film Dhaakad, the song "So Ja Re", Coke Studio's "Ae Rab" by Master Saleem and Dhruv Ghanekar, and "I'm Alive" by Atif Aslam and Maher Zain.[15][16][17]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Snegithiye | Geetha Damodaran | Tamil film |
| 2003 | Kahan Ho Tum | Mansi | |
| 2004 | Stop! | Sonia | |
| 2007 | Raakilipattu | Geetha Damodaran | Malayalam film |
| 2024 | Khel Khel Mein | Malti Mehra |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Yatra | Child | |
| 2009 | Dancing Queen | Contestant | |
| 2010 | Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl | Contestant | Second runner up |
| 2022 | Good Bad Girl | Dipika | |
| 2023 | Rana Naidu | Anna | |
| Scoop | Naila Siddiqui | ||
| 2025 | Single Papa | Meenu Minocha | Netflix series |
Theatre plays
| Play | Notes |
|---|---|
| The Merchants of Bollywood | |
| Gaa Re Maa | Also producer and writer |
| Goonj | |
| Mumbai Talkies | |
| Mareechika |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Singer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Bijuria" | Sonu Nigam | [18] |
| 2002 | "Aika Dajiba" | Vaishali Samant | [19] |
| 2006 | "Loye Loye" | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | [20] |
| 2012 | "Lak Tunu Tunu" | Surjit Bindrakhia | [21] |
As a Lyricist
| Year | Song | Singer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Stay With Me" | Dhruv Voyage | |
| 2015 | "Ae Rabb" | Master Saleem, Dhruv Ghanekar | Coke Studio |
| "I'm Alive" | Atif Aslam, Maher Zane | ||
| 2022 | "Dhaakad Title Song" | Vasundhara Vee | From the film Dhaakad |
| "So Ja Re" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Hariharan | ||
| 2025 | "Hasraton Ke Baazar" | Niranjan Menon | From the film Tehran |