[2] During her spare time she discovered a passion for acting in Amateur Dramatics, and then choosing to change professions took a postgraduate course at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
[3] Since graduation, Rishi has played PC Kapoor on ITV's The Last Detective, and is regular on the BBC radio soap Silver Street.
In 2005 she guest-starred in the Doctor Who spin-off audio drama UNIT: The Longest Night and in 2007 appeared in the television episode Smith and Jones.
In late June and early July 2008, Rishi appeared in the BBC thriller Criminal Justice, playing lawyer Frances Kapoor who is assigned to fight for a murder suspect in court.
[4] Rishi joined the cast of Holby City as Lucky Simpson, a mental health nurse, in November 2020, during the drama's twenty-second series.