Gauri Khan

08 Oct, 1970 | New Delhi

Producer/Actress

Biography

Gauri Khan is an Indian movie producer and the wife of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan. Gauri Khan is a Hindu of Punjabi Mohyal origin, born in New Delhi, India. She graduated from Modern School, New Delhi and has a degree in History from Lady Sriram College. She then married Shah Rukh Khan, who went on to become one of the biggest actors in the Bollywood film industry, and has produced some of the movies in which he is the main actor, including Paheli, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om. She also made a short guest appearance in Om Shanti Om. She used to host a weekly Hindi music countdown show, Oye, for a music channel in the 1990s. She is the face of the fashion line, Aftershock. She appeared on the January 2008 cover of the Indian edition of Vogue. Together with Shahrukh Khan, Gauri is part-owner and part-producer of the production company, Red Chillies Entertainment (RCE). Shah Rukh started the company for his friend and colleague, director-choreographer Farah Khan. With the backing of RCE, Farah launched her directorial career with the movie, Main Hoon Na (2004). Gauri has three children, Aryan (born 1997), Suhana (born 2000) and AbRam.