Gaurav Chopra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gaurav Chopra

• While he was in school, he participated in various sports like cricket and football.

  

• He also participated in many debate competitions and chess championships in school.

  

• After graduating from NIFT, he started working at a private company. However, he left his job there, to pursue his career in acting.

• He has acted in various Hindi TV serials like ‘Vikraal Aur Gabraal’ (2004), ‘Left Right Left’ (2007), ‘Uttaran’ (2010), ‘Aghori’ (2019), and ‘Sanjivani’ (2020).

  

• In 2005, he worked as a sound engineer in the Hindi film ‘Kasak.’

• As a contestant, he has participated in various Hindi reality TV shows like ‘Nach Baliye 2’ (2006), ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ (2008), ‘Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout’ (2011), and ‘Bigg Boss Season 10’ (2016).

  

• He has acted in a few Hindi films like ‘Men Will Be Men’ (2011), ‘Bachchan Pandey’ (2022), ‘Gadar 2’ (2023), and ‘Lakeerein’ (2023).

  

• In 2016, he participated in the Georgian TV series ‘Dancing with the Stars Georgia.’

  

• He hosted a few episodes of the Hindi TV series ‘Savdhaan India’ in 2017.

• In 2018, he was invited to TEDx Talks.

  

• Gaurav has appeared in a few Hindi web series such as ‘Love Lust and Confusion’ (2018), ‘Hello Mini’ (2019), and ‘Rana Naidu’ (2023).

  

• He has Hindi dubbed for the Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth in a few English films like ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (2017), ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018), ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019), and ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (2022).

• He has also Hindi dubbed in a few regional languages films like ‘Roberrt’ (2021; originally by Darshan Thoogudeep Srinivas in Kannada) and ‘Bheemla Nayak’ (2022; originally by Pawan Kalyan in Telugu).

• He has been performing the Hindi musical play Devdas for a few years.

  

• Gaurav Chopra considers himself an idealist and spiritualist.

• He once shared that he did not smoke or drink alcohol.

• He has walked the ramp in various fashion shows.

  

• He can speak various languages like Hindi, English, and Urdu.

• He is a spiritual person and often visits various religious places.

  

• He has been featured on the cover of various magazines like Uttarakhand Explore and Bollywood Town.

  

• Gaurav is also considered as the Amitabh Bachchan of the Hindi television because of his voice and height. He also considers Amitabh his idol.

  

• He is an avid animal lover and often shares pictures of animals on his social media accounts.

• He once shared that he was a sapiosexual, a person who is sexually attracted to highly intelligent people.

• As a sound mixer, he has worked in the documentary The Speaking Hand: Zakir Hussain and the Art of the Indian Drum.

• He has a crush on the Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie.

• He shares a good bond with his ex-girlfriend Narayani Shastri. Even after their breakup, they both appeared together in the Hindi talk show ‘Juzz Baat.’

  

• He is the national head at My Tirth India, a pilgrimage and darshan site.