Gurmeet Choudhary

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gurmeet Choudhary

• Does Gurmeet Choudhary smoke?: No

• Does Gurmeet Choudhary drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Gurmeet was born in Chandigarh and was brought up in Chennai and Jabalpur.

• His grandfather used to call him ‘Shashi Kapoor’ and that’s how he got his nickname, Shashi.

• His friends call him ‘Patnivrata’ jokingly.

• Since his childhood, Gurmeet has a keen interest in acting and used to participate in drama competitions during his school days.

• He won the title of ‘Mr. Jabalpur.’

• He also participated in the contest of ‘Mr. India.’

• During the initial days of his acting career, he had to face lots of financial problems.

• His first salary was ₹ 500 for a short film.

• Gurmeet Choudhary is a trained dancer and has got training from Shiamak Davar’s dance academy in Mumbai.

• He got his first role in 2004 in the TV serial ‘Yeh Meri Life Hai’ as Gurmeet.

• He is a black belt in Karate and would like to do an action movie.

• Gurmeet is a loyal supporter of Shah Rukh Khan’s IPL team ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR).

• Because of his eyes, he bagged the character of Lord Ram in NDTV Imagine’s TV serial ‘Ramayan’ (2008-2009).

  

• In 2009, he, along with “Debina Bonnerjee” (now his wife), participated in the reality TV show ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh.’

  

• Before his marriage with “Debina Bonnerjee” officially in 2011, they had secretly married in 2006 at a temple in Goregaon without the consent of their parents. Their friends and fans fondly call them, “Gurbina.”

  

• Gurmeet had a huge crush on “Madhuri Dixit” and also got an opportunity to romance her on the famous TV show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 5’ (2012). He was also the winner of that season.

• In 2013, he won the dance reality show ‘Nach Baliye Shriman v/s Shrimati.’

• In the same year, he, along with his wife, participated in another dance reality show ‘Nach Baliye Season 6’ where they ended up as the first runner-up.

  

• In 2014, Gurmeet participated in the reality game TV show ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi Darr Ka Blockbuster Season 5’ where he ended up as the first runner-up.

  

• In 2015, he took part in the reality TV show ‘I Can Do That.’

• He is a dog lover.

  

• Gurmeet is a fitness freak and visits the gym regularly.