Gauri Pradhan Tejwani



















Gauri Pradhan

Gauri Pradhan Screening of ‘Thoda Lutf Thoda Ishq’.jpg
Tejwani in 2017

Born
Gauri Pradhan
16 September 1977 (age 41)
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
Businesswoman, model, actress
Years active1998–present
Known forHer Portrayal in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi , Kutumb & Left Right Left
Home town
Pune, India
Spouse(s)
Hiten Tejwani (2004–present)
Children2

Gauri Pradhan is a former model turned Indian television actress best known for playing the roles of Gauri Mittal in Kutumb, Nandini Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Falguni Parekh in Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi and Anita Sharma in Tu Aashiqui.




Contents





  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Career


  • 4 Filmography

    • 4.1 Music videos


    • 4.2 Television


    • 4.3 Reality shows



  • 5 Awards and nominations


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Early life and education


Gauri Pradhan was born in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Her father Major Subhash Vasudeo Pradhan is a retired Indian Army Officer and her mother Asha is a homemaker. Pradhan is the second of three siblings; her elder brother Bharat, is a petrochemical engineer, while her younger sister Geetanjali, is a M.D. Pradhan is the only one in her family to have pursued modelling and acting as a career.[1]


Her childhood was spent travelling throughout the country owing to the nature of her father's job. As a result, she studied in different schools, one of them was the Carmel Convent School in Udhampur. After her father's retirement, the family settled in Pune (Maharashtra), where she attended Sir Parshurambhau College for a course in BSc (Electronics).[2] Later she enrolled for a course in psychology from an institute affiliated with London University.[3]



Personal life




Gauri with husband Hiten Tejwani at an event




Gauri with daughter Katya at the launch of Disney Princess Academy


Gauri met her future husband Hiten Tejwani in Hyderabad while shooting for a commercial for Breeze soap. Later on, they met on the sets of tele-series Kutumb and were coincidentally cast as the lead pair. The onscreen chemistry led to brewing of romance between them and they started dating. While playing the characters of star crossed lovers Karan and Nandini in another popular daily soap Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, they decided to get married.[4]


After two years of courtship, they got married as per Maharashtrian customs at a private ceremony in the Sun-n-Sand Hotel in Pune on 29 April 2004, with about 40-50 guests in attendance. Soon after they went to Ko Samui in Thailand for honeymoon. Their reception was held at Juhu's Army Club on 9 May 2004, with over 400 guests.[5][6]


On 11 November 2009, they became parents when Pradhan gave birth to twins, a son and a daughter, at the Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai.[7]



Career


Pradhan's modelling stint commenced at age 18, primarily in Pune. In 1998, while still in her second year of a B.Sc. course she moved to Mumbai to take part in Femina Miss India. She along with Smriti irani are those contestants who reached great stardom on TV. Dipannita Sharma was also a contestants and made it to top 5.[8][9][10] She did a lot of ramp shows and has done television commercials for many well known companies such as Sprite, Bru, Dabur, Ponds, Santoor, Colgate, Philips, Breeze, etc.[11]


Pradhan made her acting debut with the historical tele-series Noor Jahan which was telecasted in Doordarshan in 1999. She never thought of becoming an actor, but when Cinevistaas offered her the lead role in Noor Jahan, she decided to give it a shot.


She also appeared in three music videos (which were Talat Aziz's Khubsoorat, Hans Raj Hans's Jhanjar and Sonu Nigam's Yaad) during the year 2000 to 2001.


In October 2001, Pradhan rose to fame with tele-series Kutumb on Sony TV where she played the lead role of Gauri Agarwal Mittal. The show ended in 2002, but the channel & production house brought the second season of the show, Kutumb Season 2, with the same leads. Soon after in 2003, she did a cameo as Shweta in Krishna Arjun on Star Plus,[12] and she then appeared in another family drama named Naam Gum Jayega on Sony TV as the female lead Priyanka Singh. In 2003, she also appeared as Mayuri in one of the episodes of the horror tele-series Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat.
In 2002, she participated in one of the episodes of the singing reality show Kisme Kitna Hai Dum Star Plus along with other television actors.


After a string of cameos and a short series, Pradhan was approached in 2004 to play the supporting lead as Nandini Thakkar in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus. The role brought her numerous awards. In the same year, she appeared in Isse Kehte Hai Golmaal Ghar that aired on Sahara One channel as the main lead opposite Manav Gohil. The series premiered on 30 October 2004, and aired every Saturday at 8:30 p.m. IST.


In March 2005, she entered the popular show Special Squad on Star One as the Forensic Expert and Special Squad head Dr. Deepika Ghosh. Pradhan has also made special appearances in other Indian series like Rihaee and Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin on Sony TV.


In 2006, she participated in reality shows such as Nach Baliye 2 (a celebrity couple dance reality show) and Jodi Kamaal Ki (a celebrity couple game show) on Star Plus along with her husband Hiten Tejwani, and played the part of Kannan in the romantic drama-series Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai.


In May 2008, she entered the youth oriented show Left Right Left (that aired on SAB TV) as Captain Shona Das, an army consultant.[13] In that vary year, she along with her husband Hiten Tejwani appeared as contestant in two reality shows; Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar and Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?. In 2008, Pradhan and her husband also hosted some of the episodes of celebrity couple dance reality show Nach Baliye 4 on Star Plus.


In 2009, Pradhan did a long cameo in Star Plus's afternoon long running hit show Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan as Aditti along with her husband.


After having twins, Pradhan took a five-year break from television and decided not to work till her children turned four. During her break, she pursued her passion for porcelain painting. She learned about this form of painting under Sangita Shetty Chowhan. Gauri is also one of the partners of the company called Colours On Fire, owned by Chowhan.[14][15]


In 2010, Pradhan along with her husband opened a restro-bar named Barcode 053 (a franchise of Crepe Station Café) at Andheri in Mumbai.[16][17]


In the same year she also appeared in one of the episodes of the female celebrity game show Meethi Choori No 1 which aired on NDTV Imagine.


In 2014, after a long hiatus of five years, she made her comeback on television with Ekta Kapoor's show, Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi (which is aired on Colors) as Falguni Harshad Parekh.[18]



Filmography



Music videos






















Year
Album
Song
Singer
Co-star
2000

Khubsoorat (Venus Video CD)
Chera Subah E Banaras

Talat Aziz

Salil Ankola
2001

Jhanjar (Tips Music)
Teri Jhanjhar Kisne Banayi

Hans Raj Hans

John Abraham
2001

Yaad (T-Series)
Humein Tumse Pyar Hai Kaise Kahe

Sonu Nigam

Vivan Bhatena


Television


































































Year
Show
Role
Notes
1999–2000

Noorjahan (TV Series)
Mehr-un-Nissa / Empress Noor Jahan
Lead Role
2001–2002

Kutumb Season 1
Gauri Agarwal / Gauri Pratham Mittal
Lead Role
2002–2003

Kutumb Season 2
Gauri Pradhan / Gauri Pratham Mann / Shweta Chattopadhya Mann
Lead Role
2003

Krishna Arjun
Shweta

2003

Naam Gum Jayegaa
Priyanka Singh
Lead Role
2003

Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat
Mayuri / Gauri
Episodic [Kab kyun kahan]
2004–2008

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Nandini Thakkar / Nandini Ansh Virani / Nandini Karan Virani
Supporting Role
2005

Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin
Herself
Guest Appearance
2005–2006

Special Squad
Forensic Expert Dr. Deepika Ghosh
Lead Role
2006

Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai
Kanan Angad Khanna
Parallel lead
2008

Left Right Left
Captain Shona Das
Supporting Role
2009

Kumkum
Aditi

2014–2016

Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi
Falguni Nitin Joshi / Falguni Harshad Parekh
Supporting Role
2015

Mela (TV series)
Neha

2017–18

Tu Aashiqui
Anita Sharma/Pankti's Mother
Negative Role


Reality shows





























Year
Show
Notes
2002

Kisme Kitna Hai Dum
Participant
2006

Nach Baliye 2
Participant
(Along with Hiten Tejwani)
2006

Jodi Kamaal Ki
Participant
(Along with Hiten Tejwani)
2008

Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar
Participant
(Along with Hiten Tejwani and Nandini Singh)
2008

Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?
Participant
(Along with Hiten Tejwani)
2008

Nach Baliye 4
Host
(Along with Hiten Tejwani)
2010

Meethi Choori No 1
Participant
2017

Bigg Boss 11
Guest (To Take part in family task)


Awards and nominations
































Year
Awards
Category
Nominated
Results
2004

MTV Style Lycra Awards
Most Stylist Person on TV (Female)

Nominated

Star Parivaar Awards
Favourite Yogya Bahu

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Won
2005
Favourite Jodi
The Hottest Spouse Favorite

Indian Telly Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2007

Sansui Television Awards
Best Actress in Supporting Role (Popular)

Star Parivaar Awards
The Hottest Spouse Favorite
Favourite Jodi
2008
Favourite Bahu
The Hottest Spouse Favorite
Favourite Jodi
2018

Boroplus Gold Awards
Best Actor in a Lead Role Female (Negative)

Tu Aashiqui
Nominated


References




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External links





  • Gauri Pradhan Tejwani on IMDb








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