Arishfa Khan

Arishfa Khan is an Indian actress, content creator and social-media influencer who started working in television as a child. Born in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, she entered acting early and appeared in programmes including Chhal – Sheh Aur Maat. Her most remembered child role was the younger Gunjan in Ek Veer Ki Ardaas... Veera.

As she grew older, Arishfa continued appearing in television projects such as Jeannie Aur Juju, Uttaran, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Gangaa, Meri Durga and other episodic work. Her career then expanded dramatically through short-form social media. She became a major creator during the TikTok era and transferred that audience to Instagram, YouTube and other platforms after TikTok was banned in India. By the time of Bigg Boss 20, her Instagram following was reported in the tens of millions.

Arishfa entered Bigg Boss Hindi Season 20 as a confirmed original contestant. Her first days immediately highlighted the challenge of moving from a carefully managed digital persona to a shared reality-TV environment, with disagreements and reactions becoming public in real time rather than edited into creator-led content.

Her profile should treat both halves of her career seriously: she is not only an influencer, because her screen career began years earlier as a child actor. Future Bigg Boss nominations and outcomes should be added as current-season data.