Rakhi Sawant
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| Rakhi Sawant | |
|---|---|
| Born | Neeru Sawant 3 February 1980 |
| Other name(s) | Rakhi Sawant |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
Rakhi Sawant (Devanagari: राखी सावंत, born on February 3, 1980) is an Indian dancer, Hindi film and television actress, item girl, model and television talk show host.
[edit] Biography
Sawant was born as Neeru Sawant to Jaya Sawant and a Mumbai policeman, S.P Sawant who has been described as "very strict".[1] Hailing from a poor family, she had only a few years of formal education. She is the sister of film director Rakesh Sawant and former actress Usha Sawant.[2]
She dated Abhishek Awasthi with whom she participated in Nach Baliye 3. After the couple lost the contest against Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali in 2007, they filed a suit against Star Plus accusing the channel of tampering with the audience voting system.[3]
On August 2, 2009 Sawant chose her life partner on her show Rakhi Ka Swayamwar. She chose to marry a contestant from Markham, Canada, Elesh Parujanwala.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Bhasin, Prachi (January 25, 2006). "Lessons to learn from Rakhi Sawant". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1386202,flstry-1.cms. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Faleiro, Sonia (31 December 2005). "The prude in scant cloth". Tehelka. http://www.tehelka.com/story_main15.asp?filename=hub123105The_prude.asp. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Mazumdar, Suruchi (December 25, 2007). "Reality check". Express India. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/reality-check/253994/. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Aveling, Nick (July 24, 2009). "Toronto man gives India Bachelorette fever". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/671090. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
