RISHIBUDHRANI

PERSONALINFORMATION

Height 183cmWeight 86kgEyes Dark BrownD.O.B 9th June 1984Age range 23-45

Special skills Bollywood dance instructor/performerLanguages English, Hindi, Sindhi, MalayAccents Indian, American, Persian, Afghan, Italian, Malay, and Filipino

QUALIFICATIONS /TRAINING

Bachelor of Communication Studies (Honors) from Nanyang Tech. Uni. Wee Kim Wee Sch. of Communication and Information

Minor in Drama and Performance from National Institute of Education

Exxon Mobil Acting Program Scholar with Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Young Company

12-week Vocal Workshop with Michael Corbidge

Shakespeare Workshop with Dakin Mathews from The Bridge Project

Hosting workshop with Wendy Ho and Danny Yeo from Artist-e Entertainment

Acting workshop with Kevin Spacey (Coming up in November 2011)

Acting workshop with resident director of The Lion King in Singapore, Michael Eckel.

“..greatly pleased at the breadth of your research and your composure as the moderator and MC for the two forums”Vashdev Khialani, Sindhi Merchants Association

“Rishi has a strong voice, with strong stage presence and a jovial personality” Chua Wee Lee, Adidas Group

“His quick wit and spontaneity ensured there was never a dull moment”Jean Chan, Standard Chartered Bank

HOSTINGDnDsKnight FrankToshibaCAREER 2011 Exhibitor’s Night

Conferences and Awards CeremoniesSingapore’s National Day Invitational in Chennai, India, organized by Consul General of Singapore to Chennai, Mr Ajit Singh

MICA and Creative Industries Awards Ceremony- GOH Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts and Minister in-charge of Muslim Affairs

Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce- International Conference on Trilateral Relationship Between India, China and Singapore- GOH Mr S. Iswaran, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry

Lighting Association of Singapore and Housing Development Board LED Seminar- GOH Dr. Amy Khor, Minster of State (Environment and Water Resources) and Mayor for South West CDC

RoadshowsGreat Eastern Women’s 10kDunlopillowCOMEX 2011

Competitions and Sports EventsCold Storage Kid’s Run Race DayStandard Chartered Bank Young Apprentice ProgrammeInter-school Memory Challenge

Cultural and Lifestyle EventsCLAP! Singapore I AM Festival- Bollywood in the HeartlandsInaugural FUNtastic Family CongressSocial Development Network Event- Monumental Encounters

ACTINGTV/Film/Web series:

Rishi (Host)PickledRupture, 2011- Web series

Rishi DelicatessenMediacrop Suria, Fine Cut Media, 2010- TV (Malay)

Habib SavimHiding Under CoversNgee Ann Polytechnic Sch. of Film & Media Studies 2010- Short Film

Mr. SinghMy Best FriendVideoHouze, 2011- Short Film

Theater:

John Proctor Arthur Miller’s The CrucibleSingapore Repertory Theater 2009

Jivaj Bhatt Rafta RaftaHum Theatre 2010

Berowne William Shakespeare’sLove’s Labors Lost Singapore Repertory Theater 2008

Teddy SlaughterThe Full MontyPangdemonium Productions 2010

Abid SaidFriendly FireIzaara Productions 2010

Gary NicholsNeil Simon’s California SuiteVisual Monsters 2011

AmitThe Doctor is IndianKri Art Productions 2011

“Rishi Parkash Budhrani turned in a stand-out performance as Proctor, a plain-speaking man racked by shame over his one transgression, but who redeems himself with his last act of integrity”

Adeline ChiaThe Straits Times, LIFE!

“What staggers me about his abilities is the fact that Rishi is not only an ac-complished, young performer, he is an all rounder in terms of his skills base and is very adept at managing many roles”

Michael Corbidge Associate Artistic DirectorSingapore Repertory Theatre

SINDA Corporate Video 2011

OCBC Corporate Video 2011

Sunsilk Shampoo & Conditioner 2010 (Hindi)

Sony Kaun Banega Crorepati ContestSony Television Asia 2010

VOICE-OVER

Ramesh Travel Service TVCSony Television Asia 2010

CommentatorWorld Sport Stacking Assoc. Inter-School ChallengeMega Media Pte. Ltd. 2009

CommentatorSafra Doubles Foosball ChallengeMega Media Pte. Ltd. 2009

Feature Act, Laugh off Asia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2011

Opening act, The Comedy Club Asia Singapore Repertory Theatre, August 2011

COMEDY

Opening act, Dan NainanSingapore Repertory Theatre, June 2011

Weekly open- mic performer, Comedy MasalaHome Club, Singapore

“Rishi, whose self-deprecating style of humor, delivered in a delightfully deadpan way, combined with hilarious material, made him one of the night’s strongest acts.”

Terrance TohThe Star Online, MalaysiaReview, Laugh off Asia, 28th July 2011