Gauri Khan
Gauri Khan | |
|---|---|
 Gauri Khan (left), Shahrukh Khan and their children. | |
| Born | Gauri Chhibber 8 October 1970 |
| Other names | Gauri Gauri Chhibber Khan Gauri Shahrukh Khan |
| Occupation | Wife of Shahrukh Khan |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Shahrukh Khan (1991 – present) |
| Children | 2 |
Gauri Khan (born Gauri Chhibber on 8 October 1970) is the wife of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan.
Personal life
Gauri Khan is a Hindu, born into a Punjabi joint family in New Delhi, India where she grew up in a suburb called Rajinder Nagar. She did her schooling in Loreto Convent for 10 years and graduated from Modern School, New Delhi. She holds a degree in History from Lady Shri Ram College.[1]
She met Shahrukh Khan in 1984 and married him before any of his films were released, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991. They have two children, Aryan (Nov 1997) and Suhana (May 2000).[2][3]
Career
In 2002, she assisted Shahrukh Khan to establish the motion picture production and distribution company, Red Chillies Entertainment. Shahrukh Khan himself manages all the production of this company. He became producer of Farah Khan's directorial debut, Main Hoon Na which launched her career as a director in Bollywood. The film did well at the box office, becoming the second highest grossing film of the year. Since then Red Chilies has produced seven films for the company including some of the projects with Shahrukh himself as the main actor. Gauri Khan also made a guest appearance in Om Shanti Om (2007).[1]
Gauri Khan hosted a few episodes of a weekly Hindi music countdown show, Oye, for a music channel in the 1990s. Gauri Khan also has interest in interior design. She first expressed interest in interior design as hobby while doing up her Bandra bungalow, Mannat. However in 2010, she professionally ventured into interior designing in partnership with Sussanne Roshan to design exclusive interiors projects together.
In the media
Khan is known for keeping low profile and being media shy.
In 2008, she appeared in a television and print commercial for the home furnishings brand, D’décor along with her husband. The couple play as themselves in the commercial.[4] On 11 January 2009, while shooting in Los Angeles for My Name Is Khan, she accompanied her husband and director Karan Johar to attend the 66th Golden Globe Awards.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Gauri Khan Biography | Bollywood Producer | Fact File | Photo Gallery | Wallpapers | Videos | News | Oneindia.in". Popcorn.oneindia.in. 8 October 1970. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2852&picno=3§ion=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD
- ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/game-with-kids-helps-king-khan-beat-stress/1/176486.html
- ^ http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/gauri-khan-strikes-a-pose-as-husband-srk-looks-on-106460.html
- ^ "I don't regret turning down Slumdog: SRK". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
External links
- Gauri Khan at IMDb