Hansika attended Podar International School. Hansika mainly speaks Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, English, Hindi and Tulu, although her native tongue is Sindhi.
Her father is Pradeep Motwani, a businessman, and her mother is Mona Motwani, a dermatologist. She is learning Tamil as she is making her debut in the Tamil film industry.
She began her television career with a serial called Shakalaka Boom Boom, a story about a boy named Sanju and his magic pencil.
Simultaneously, she also acted a child’s role in the Indian serial Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chaand, for which she received the Favorite Child Award at the Star Parivaar Awards. She also appeared as one of the children in “Koi Mil Gaya”.