She started her acting career at an early age as a child artist. It was Juhi Chawla who first noticed Hansika’s acting abilities and recommended her to the director of the now shelved film "Yahoo" starring Govinda and Juhi Chawla where she acted as a child artist with Juhi Chawla and Govinda. Then it was Rakesh Roshan's Koi Mil Gaya acting in Super Six with Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta. Later on she appeared in the Hyundai Santro ad with Shahrukh Khan. Hannsikaa has also done ad films and television serials for Samsung, Pepsi and Bournvita. Recently she made her debut in the movie called Desamuduru, a Telugu movie by Puri Jagannadh simultaneously she appeared in the latest Bollywood film Aap Ka Suroor Where she plays the leading lady. Hansika Motwani is currently acting in the movie "He - The Only One", wherein she is playing the role of a killer trying to take revenge for her family.