Alisha Abdullah

Some Lesser Known Facts About Alisha Abdullah

• Does Alisha Abdullah smoke?: Not Known

• Does Alisha Abdullah drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Alisha’s father is a 7 time National Biking Champion, and watching him she developed an interest in racing. 

• At the age of 9, she started doing go-karting.

• She started winning go-karting races by the time she was 11.

• Alisha won the MRF National Go-Karting Championship when she was just 13 years old.

• On her 18th birthday, her parents gifted her a superbike, which motivated her to make her career in bike racing.

• She is very popular in media and is considered as the 1st Indian female Car & Bike Racer. 

• She can do 50-60 push-ups in a minute. 

• In 2004, she switched from 4-wheels to bikes and talking about this her father said- “The fact is formula car racing can get very expensive. Motorbike racing is easier to manage financially, and moreover, I know what is what in motorbike racing and I can guide her. So I asked Alisha to try bike racing.” 

• She also does modelling and has also debuted in a Tamil film- Irumbu Kuthirai (2014) in which she played the role of a biker’s (villain) girlfriend.

• Alisha’s role models are Danica Patrick (American Professional Car Racer), and Late Kalpana Chawla (Astronaut).

• In 2014, she launched an exclusive Racing Academy for Women in Chennai. 

• She is an avid dog lover and promotes stray dog adoption.