Giaa Manek (Actress)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Giaa Manek

• Does Giaa Manek smoke?: No

• She was born in a modest family in Ahmedabad.

  

• Giaa became a household with her innocent character of Gopi in Star Plus’s serial Saath Nibhaana Saathiya.

• She left Saath Nibhaana Saathiya in 2012 after having issues with the producer as she wanted to do the serial as well as participate in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

• Her first salary was 25000 (INR) for an ad commercial when she was 17 years old.

• She considers Lord Krishna as her brother and tie rakhi to him as she doesn’t has any real brother.

• She is a huge fan of Salman Khan.

• She was once approached by serial Balika Vadhu’s team.

• In 2015, she won the 2015 Kalakar Awards for Best Actress in Jeannie Aur Juju.

• In 2012, she participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5.

• In 2016, she made her comeback to Saath Nibhaana Saathiya after 4 years.

• Giaa is an ardent devotee of Lord Ganesha.

  

• She is an animal lover and has a pet dog, Scrappy, and a pet cat, Snowbell.

  

• Giaa is very active in philanthropy and supports the “Smile Foundation India.” She has also ramp-walked for them to promote girl child education.

  

• She also appeared on the reality show “Box Cricket League;” supporting the Delhi Dragon’s team.

  

• In August 2020, a musical artist Yashraj Mukhate uploaded a medley of ‘Kokilaben Rap’ from the Indian television show Saath Nibhana Saathiya on his YouTube channel. Soon the video went viral on social media. In the music video, Mukhate recreated a scene from the show in which the character Kokilaben is repeating words like ‘Rashi’ and ‘Chadha Diya.’