Gauahar Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gauahar Khan

• Gauahar Khan is an Indian actor and model. In 2013, she won the reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Season 7.’

• She was born in Mumbai, and later, she moved to Pune along with her family.

  

• In her teens, she started working as a model. When she was 18 years old, she participated in Femina Miss India beauty pageant in which she was placed on fourth rank.
  

  

  In the sub-contest of the pageant, she won Miss Talented title. Later, she participated in Miss International beauty pageant.

  

• After she dropped out of her college in first year, she joined Anupam Kher’s Acting School. She has performed in many Hindi theatre plays such as ‘Kya Kare, Control Nahin Hota,’ ‘The Classroom,’ and ‘Freaky Friday.’ She is also known for performing in in the musical theatre play Zangoora at Nautanki Mahal of Kingdom of Dreams, Gurugram. She played the role of Lachi in the Zangoora.

  

• She then worked as a model in various print advertisemets and photoshoots.

  

• Khan has also been featured in various TV commercials like Godrej soap, Ford Ikon, Tanishq, and VLCC.

• She has walked the ramp in various fashion shows at national and international levels.

  

• Gauahar has appeared in many Hindi music videos such as “Baar Baar Dekho” (2002; by Jalwa III), “Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye” (2002; by Bombay Vikings), “Tohmat” (2021; by Shipra Goyal), and “Dil Ka Gehna” (2022; by Yasser Desai).

  

• In 2002, she acted in ‘Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India,’ a British TV documentary film.

• She started her Bollywood career in the 2003 Hindi film ‘Miss India: The Mystery,’ in a cameo role.

  

• In an interview, the Indian film director Sajid Khan shared that in 2003, he was in a relationship with Gauahar Khan. They dated for a year, and later, got engaged in a private ceremony. However, a few months later, they broke their engagement. Sajid said,
  

  I wasn’t even a bad person that time. I didn’t even cheat her. I think that she got bored of me.”

• She has been featured in various Hindi items songs like “Nasha” from ‘Aan: Men at Work’ (2004), “Parda” from ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai’ (2010), “Jawaani Le Doobi” from ‘Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3’ (2016), and “Barbie” from ‘Tera Intezaar’ (2017).

  

• She has participated in many reality TV shows like ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3’ (2009; Sony), ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 5’ (2014; Colors), and ‘I Can Do That’ (2015; Zee TV).

  

• She has also acted in the Hindi films like ‘Game’ (2011), ‘Ishaqzaade’ (2012), ‘Fever’ (2016), ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ (2017), and ’14 Phere’ (2021).

• In 2011, a reality TV show ‘The Khan Sisters’ was aired on UTV Bindass which was based on the life of Gauahar and her sister Nigaar.
  

  

  She was mocked for her lip surgery, which was noticed in the reality show The Khan Sisters.

  

• In 2013, she changed her name and added an extra ‘A’ to her name and changed it to Gauahar Khan from Gauhar Khan on her astrologer’s suggestion. ^[10]Mens XP

• In the same year, she participated in the reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Season 7.’ She finished as the winner of the show. During the show, she became good friends with her co-contestant Indian TV actor Kushal Tandon. During an episode, Kushal proposed Gauahar, and their fans gave them the name ‘Gaushal.’ They continued their relationship even after the show was over. After a few months of their relationship. Kushal took to his social media account, to share that he had broken up with Khan. Reportedly, Gauahar had asked him to change his religion from Hindu to Muslim. ^[11]News 18

  

• In 2014, she worked as a mentor in the NDTV Prime reality TV show ‘Ticket to Bollywood.’

• In 2017, Khan was rumoured to dating the Indian singer-actor Rupin Pahwa. In an interview, while talking about it, he said,
  

  It’s a joke… Can’t a girl and boy be friends? Boyfriend-girlfriend is not the only relationship in the world. Gossip bloggers need to get a life. Rupin is just a friend, we are not dating.”

• In the same year, she acted in the Hindi short films ‘Peanut Butter’ and ‘Ek Dopahar.’

  

• From 2014 to 2017, she was ranked in the top 10 sexiest women in Asia. ^[12]News 18

• She has acted in Hindi web series such as ‘The Office Season 2’ (2019; Disney+ Hotstar), ‘Tandav’ (2021; Amazon Prime Video), ‘Salt City’ (2022; SonyLIV), and ‘Shiksha Mandal’ (2022; MX Player).

  

• In 2020, the rumours of her affair with the Indian dancer Zaid Darbar started. The rumours turned out to be true when Zaid proposed to Gauahar at the end of their dance video on Neha Kakkar‘s song ‘Diamond Da Challa.’ In an interview, while talking about their relationship, Khan said that Zaid met her at a grocery store during the COVID-19 lockdown, and they started chatting with each other via texts. Soon, they became good friends and later, fell in love with each other.

  

• She has also started a clothing line www.gauahargeous.com.

• Khan has been featured on the cover of various magazines like Thnk Mkt Magazine, Fitlook, Fablook, and Women Fitness.

  

• Earlier, Khan was best friends with the Indian TV actor VJ Bani.

  

• She loves animals and owns a pet cat named Snow.

  

• On her self-titled YouTube channel, she has uploaded her makeup and dance videos.

  

• She has also featured in dance videos on various YouTube channels.

  

• Whenever she gets time from her leisure time, she loves to travel and hang out with her friends.

  

• She follows a regular workout regimen to maintain her fitness.

  

• She has been associated with various NGOs and charitable organisations like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for a very long time.

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