Model-turned-actress Gauahar Khan has carved her niche in the entertainment industry. Be it the regular followers of television reality shows like ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, Bigg Boss’, ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi’, or making her screen presence felt in the song ‘Jhallah Wallah’, ‘Chokra Jawaan’, as part of the film ‘Ishaqzaade’, or sharing screen space with Bollywood stars like Vidya Balan and Ranbir Kapoor and in films like ‘Begum Jaan’ and ‘Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’, or recently in the web series ‘Tandav’ alongside Saif Ali Khan and Dimple Kapadia and her latest film ’14 Phere’ – Gauahar Khan has done it all.
Even though she is mostly grabbing headlines for her personal life and social life on social media, Gauhar says with time, her parameters on choosing films, have changed because she is looking to explore her acting skills now.
Gauahar told the news agency, ” Honestly speaking, I do not look at anything with regret. I do not regret why I do not have the role of female protagonist opposite Ranbir Kapoor in a Bollywood film or why directors, producers are not considering me for lead roles, etc. For films, the footage did not matter to me, the character did. If you look at my character in ‘Ishaqzaade’, ‘Begum Jaan’, those scenes and moments in the story were important. For me, it is always about creating something on-screen that resonates with the audience, and it did.”
“See, initially, for me, it was to use every opportunity with the best of my ability because I started from zero; today it is around 19 years that I am here in the business of entertainment. So much has changed! Really…now because of the OTT platform, actors like myself are getting the opportunity to showcase our acting talent; earlier in cinema chances were limited.”
Gauahar started her journey as a model in 2002 for the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. She went on gaining popularity with many non-fiction TV shows like ‘The Khan Sisters’, ‘Ticket to Bollywood’, ‘India’s Raw Star,’ ‘I Can Do That’, and different seasons of ‘Bigg Boss’. She was the winner of ‘Bigg Boss 7’.
“The webspace is interesting for me and I am getting good show offers from OTT platforms. ‘Tandav’ was an important show for me that was released on Amazon Prime Video. I have a couple of things lined up for OTT and again, all of them are very versatile and interesting. Now my parameter of choosing a project is to collaborate with directors and storytellers who will use my potential as an actress; I want to be challenged with new and exciting roles,” said Gauahar Khan.
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