ABOUT GAURI KHAN:-
Gauri Khan (born Gauri Chibber; 8 October 1970), is an
Indian film producer and interior designer. She is the co-owner of the
film production and distribution company Red Chillies Entertainment along with her husband, the Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan.
Khan has produced several critically acclaimed and blockbuster films, including Main Hoon Na (2004), Om Shanti Om (2007), My Name Is Khan (2010), Ra.One (2011), Chennai Express (2013), Happy New Year (2014) Dilwale (2015) and Raees (2016)—the last four ranks among the Highest grossing Hindi films.
Personal life
Gauri Khan with her husband Shah Rukh Khan in 2014
Shahrukh Khan with his wife Gauri Khan at Karan Johar's 40th birthday bash at Taj Lands End
Gauri Chibber was born in Delhi to Punjabi parents Savita and Colonel Ramesh Chandra Chhibber[1] and raised in the suburb of Panchsheel Park. She completed her schooling at Loreto Convent School and graduated from Lady Shri Ram College with a bachelor's degree in History.[citation needed]
She met Shah Rukh Khan
in 1984, and married him on 25 October 1991 prior to his successful
Bollywood career. They have 3 children: son Aryan Khan (b. 12 November
1997), daughter Suhana Khan (b. 22 May 2000), and son AbRam Khan (b. 27
May 2013 via surrogacy).[2]
Career
Khan at an event in 2015
In 2004, together with Shah Rukh Khan and distribution company Red Chillies Entertainment where she serves as the main producer, she became producer of Farah Khan's directorial debut Main Hoon Na,
which launched her career as a producer in Bollywood. The film did well
at the box office, becoming the second highest grossing film of the
year. Since then she has produced seven films for the company including
some of the projects in which her husband is the lead actor. She also
made a guest appearance in Om Shanti Om (2007) and Happy New Year (2014).[3]
She used to host a weekly Hindi music countdown show, Oye, for MTV India in the 1990s. She is also the face of the fashion line, Aftershock.[4] Khan first expressed interest in interior design as a hobby while doing up her Bandra bungalow, Mannat. However, in 2010, she professionally ventured into interior designing in partnership with Hrithik Roshan's ex-wife Sussanne Khan to design exclusive interior projects together.[5] The same year, they collaborated on their first commercial project together in Vadodara of a massive 60 thousand square foot private home.
In 2012, Khan launched her own line of furniture in partnership with
Roshan's home store in Mumbai – The Charcoal Project. In an interview
with Vogue magazine
she stated that she choose interior design because of her interest in
art, she explained: "I started off as an artist in school with various
sketches. I continued that as a hobby for many years, and I think that
is where my designs come from.
Khan has launched her brand new interior store in Mumbai named Design Cell. She has so far received positive responses towards her creativity.[6]
In the media
Khan at The Charcoal Project event in Mumbai, 2014
Khan is known for keeping low profile and being media shy, though she
is often cited as one of the most stylish women in Bollywood. She
appeared on the cover of Vogue in January 2008. The magazine called her the "First Lady of Bollywood".[7]
Priya Tanna, the editor of Vogue India wrote : "That she is stylish,
enigmatic, and poised is known, but at the shoot we saw another side of
her. Even in the frames she shares with Shah Rukh, she holds her own
impressively." She also walked the ramp alongside her husband for
filmmaker turned fashion designer Karan Johar at the HDIL India Couture Week 2009.[8]
In 2008, she appeared in a television and print commercial for the home furnishings brand, D'decor along with her husband. The couple play themselves in the commercial.[9] 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.[10]
In October 2013, she earned much publicity when she accompanied Shah
Rukh to attend the wedding of British-Asian socialite Pamela Grover's
son in the city of Cannes.[11]
Filmography
Filmography as a producer
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Main Hoon Na | Farah Khan | |
| 2005 | Kaal | Soham Shah | Co-produced with Dharma Productions |
| 2005 | Paheli | Amol Palekar | |
| 2007 | Om Shanti Om | Farah Khan | |
| 2009 | Billu | Priyadarshan | |
| 2010 | My Name Is Khan | Karan Johar | Co-produced with Dharma Productions |
| 2011 | Always Kabhi Kabhi | Roshan Abbas | |
| Ra.One | Anubhav Sinha | ||
| 2012 | Student Of The Year | Karan Johar | Co-produced with Dharma Productions |
| 2013 | Chennai Express | Rohit Shetty | |
| 2014 | Happy New Year | Farah Khan | |
| 2015 | Dilwale | Rohit Shetty | Co-produced with Rohit Shetty Productions |
| 2016 | Raees | Rahul Dholakia | Co-produced with Excel Entertainment |
