Malini Agarwal

Malini Agarwal
Born (1977-05-26) 26 May 1977 (age 47)
Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India
Other namesMissMalini
Occupations
Years active2000−present
SpouseNowshad Rizwanullah
Parents
  • Beni Prasad Agarwal (father)
  • Manjulika Agarwal (mother)
Websitehttps://www.missmalini.com/

Malini Agarwal (born 26 May 1977), also known as MissMalini, is an Indian digital influencer,[1][2] TV host,[3] entrepreneur,[4][5] and author.[6] She began her career as a radio jockey at Radio One in Mumbai, India, and later served as the head of digital content for Channel [v] India. In 2008, she established her blog, MissMalini.com, where she covers topics related to Bollywood, Indian television, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. Aside from radio and her blog, she has also guest anchored several television shows, including CNN-IBN's Tech Toyz[7] and UTV Bindass' Style Police,[8] as well as several seasons of her own show, MissMalini's World on TLC,[9][10] Inside Access with MissMalini on Vh1 Kya Scene Hai on Zoom, Feet Up With the Stars on Voot.[11]

Malini, founder of MissMalini Entertainment and its creative director,[12] also founded Girl Tribe by MissMalini, a community where women connect, share, and support one another.[13] After the acquisition of MissMalini Entertainment by Good Glamm Group in 2021, she co-founded Good Creator Co.[14] Her debut book, To the Moon: How I Blogged My Way to Bollywood, was published by Harper Collins India in 2018.[15]

  1. ^ "Miss Malini Dot Who?". Open The Magazine. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ Reuters "Meet the face of the new India: 'Blogging princess' Miss Malini", The Globe & Mail, 12 February 2013[dead link]
  3. ^ "Vh1 – Inside Access with Miss Malini". Indian Television Dot Com. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ Behal, Ambika. "How India's First Bollywood Blog Turned into A Media House: A Question and Answer With MissMalini". Forbes. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ Duttagupta, Ishani (14 September 2015). "MissMalini.com: How Malini Agarwal has opened a new growth avenue of Bollywood fashion in lifestyle e-tail". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. ^ "HT-Nielsen top 10: Miss Malini's to the Moon new entrant on nonfiction list". hindustantimes.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Tech Toyz: gossip special with Miss Malini - Videos - Tech - IBNLive". 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ^ Firstpost "Rahul Khanna, Manasi Scott, Poorna Jagannathan with MissMalini on UTVBindass Style Police Episode #7", Firstpost, 9 June 2011
  9. ^ "New show on TV: Get up close & personal with Bollywood's biggies". India Today. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Moving from website to TV: MissMalini.com". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Bollywood biggies get candid with Malini Agarwal on 'Feet Up With The Stars'". Telangana Today. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  12. ^ Sabharwal, Punita (25 March 2017). "Here's Miss and Mr Malini". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Her tribal comfort: MissMalini founder launches digital platform 'Girl Tribe App' solely for women". The New Indian Express. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  14. ^ Bhalla, Tarush (13 December 2021). "Good Glamm Group makes fifth acquisition in 2021, acquires Miss Malini". Mint.
  15. ^ "MissMalini's first interview with Abhishek Bachchan "crashed and burned"". Vogue India. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2023.