Gauri Khan is a fashion designer, interior designer, business owner and Indian film producer. She is the wife of Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan. She was born in India on October 8, 1970. She was born and bought up in a Punjabi family in New Delhi, India. She finished her schooling at the Modern School in New Delhi and graduated from Lady Sriram College of Delhi University. She has produced a few films starring her husband, including Main Hoon Na, Om Shanti Om, and Paheli, an unsuccessful Indian entry for the 2005 Oscars. Additionally, she had a brief cameo in Om Shanti Om.
She was on the magazine cover for Vogue in India in January 2008 edition. Gauri and Shahrukh Khan jointly own and produce movies through their production house Red Chillies Entertainment (RCE). This production house has produced many movies; one of the blockbuster movies was directed by Farah Khan, who is a friend of Shahrukh Khan and also a famous choreographer of Bollywood. She directed Main Hoon Na, which was her first directorial debut, produced by Gauri Khan (Red Chilly Entertainment). She was also named the 2008 Zee Cine Awards’ Queen of Bollywood.
Quick Information
Name – Gauri Khan
Profession – Film Producer, Interior Designer, Costume Designer
Date of Birth – October 8, 1970
Height – 1.6m
Place of Birth- New Delhi
Age – 52 years
Home Town – New Delhi
Parents – Father – Colonel Ramesh Chhibber
Mother – Savita Chhiber
Siblings- Vikrant Chhiber
Marital Status – Married
Date of Marriage- 25 October 1991
Husband – Shah Rukh Khan
Children- Aryan Khan, Suhana Khan, Abram Khan
Zodiac- Libra
Net Worth- ?1600 Crore (approx)
Early Life
She was born in a Hindu Punjabi family. Her parents are Savita and Colonel Ramesh Chandra Chhibber, and she also has a sibling Vikrant Chhibber. They are the Punjabi Hindus from Hoshiarpur. Before getting married to Shahrukh Khan, her name was Gauri Chhibber. She resided in Delhi’s Panchsheel Park area. She did her schooling at the Loreto Convent School and completed her high school at the Modern School Vasant Vihar in New Delhi. She later got herself enrolled in Lady Shri Ram College and received her B.A. (Hons.) in History. She also did a six-month fashion design course at the National Institute of Fashion Technology and learnt tailoring for her father’s garment business.
Career
Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri together founded Red Chillies Entertainment, a movie production and distribution company, in 2002. It was transformed from Dreamz Unlimited, which the pair had founded in 1999 but is now defunct. Gauri Khan is the main producer of all the movies made under the brand, and she also serves as co-chairperson. Her first movie was Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na, which was also a directorial debut of Farah Khan. The movie did well in theatres and ended up becoming the second-highest-grossing movie of that year.
She also had a short cameo in the movie Om Shanti Om, which she produced (2007). Tanaaz Bhatia, a close friend and confidante from New York City, and Bottomline Media are in charge of her management. In 2016, Gauri also created a clothing line for Satya Paul called “Cocktails and Dreams”.
When Shahrukh bought the house Mannat at Siraj Dokadia Road, which is their Bandra house, she first expressed her interest in interior design as a hobby while renovating this bungalow. The couple’s bungalow is a popular tourist destination, and it is also a heritage bungalow that is protected from demolition since it contributes to the townscape.
However, she started working professionally as an interior designer in 2010 in partnership with her close friend Sussanne Khan to provide distinctive home designs. In Vadodara the same year, they worked together on their first assignment for a business. Gauri and Sussanne teamed together once more in 2011 to introduce and launch The Charcoal Project foundation in Mumbai. Gauri launched The Design Cell, her first concept shop, in Worli, Mumbai, at the beginning of 2014. In 2016, Gauri was invited to the renowned Maison et Objet show in Paris to show her designs.
Gauri Khan launched her design studio by the name of Gauri Khan Design, in August 2017 in Juhu, Mumbai. For home accessories, Gauri Khan collaborated with a variety of foreign designers, including Roberto Cavalli and Ralph Lauren.
In a 2017 interview with Vogue India, Khan discussed her idea and remarked, “Watching it all come together has been a fantastic experience”. My trips throughout the world and to India have affected me. When I travel, I’m quite interested in the local architecture. Gauri Khan received the Excellence in Design Award for her efforts in the interior design industry in 2018 Hello! Hall of Fame Awards.
TISVA, a premium home decorative lighting brand from Usha International Limited that had smart-control magnetic systems and was introduced in India for the first time and Gauri selected a selection of designer lights for the brand.
Life in media
Even though Khan is frequently referred to be one of the most glamorous ladies in Bollywood, she is notorious for maintaining a low profile and being media-shy. She was on the front cover of Vogue India, a well-known lifestyle magazine in India, in January 2008. Chris Craymer, a well-known British lifestyle photographer, clicked the pictures for this magazine shoot. The magazine published this by naming her the “First Lady of Bollywood”. Together with Sussanne Khan, she once more graced the cover of Vogue India in April 2012. During 2009 HDIL India Couture Week, she shared the runway with her spouse for their friend and fashion designer Karan Johar.
Personal Life
Before starting his outstanding career in Bollywood, Khan first met Shah Rukh Khan in Delhi in 1984. The couple married on October 25, 1991, in a customary Hindu ceremony, capping up a six-year relationship.
The couple has three children – Aryan Khan was born on November 12, 1997; Suhana Khan was born on May 23, 2000; and Abram Khan was born in 2013. They welcomed son Abram through surrogacy as they both felt lonely after their first two born moved abroad for their higher studies. Shahrukh Khan claims that despite his belief in Islam, he has a great deal of respect for his wife’s faith. The Quran and Hindu deities are placed side by side in their house, and their children practise both religions.
Some Facts About Gauri Khan
- Gauri Khan doesn’t smoke.
- Gauri Khan doesn’t drink alcohol
- In New Delhi, she was born into a wealthy family.
- Gauri studied fashion design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology for six years.
- Gauri is fascinated with the arts.
- Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri fell in love when she was 14 years old.
- Before being married, King Khan and Gauri were lovers for seven years.
- She also became the producer and produced the film “Main Hoon Na” in 2004.
- She is the co-owner of Red Chilies Entertainment.