[3][4] Riya was born on 1 January 1998, hails from Indranagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,[3] and completed her education from M.K.S.D.

Riya entered the entertainment world as a contestant with reality TV show Hindustan Ke Hunarbaaz.

[3] In 2015, she made her film debut with Nil Battey Sannata as Appu.

For this role she won best child artist at Star Screen Award.

She also appeared in Netflix thriller Raat Akeli Hai as Chunni.