Rakhi Sawant

Actress

Birthday November 25, 1978

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Age 45 years old

Nationality India

#5566 Most Popular

1978

Rakhi Sawant (also known as Fatima Durrani; born Neeru Bheda; 25 November 1978 ) is an Indian dancer, model, actress and television talk show host, who has appeared in many Hindi and a few Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Telugu and Tamil films.

Rakhi Sawant, born as Neeru Bheda on November 25, 1978 to Jaya Bheda in Mumbai.

After Jaya married Anand Sawant, a police constable at Worli Police Station, Rakhi adopted the surname of her step-father, Anand Sawant.

Sawant debuted in the film Agnichakra, using the name Ruhi Sawant, before eventually adopting the name Rakhi Sawant.

Her brother is named Rakesh Sawant, and she also has a sister named Usha Sawant.

1997

She made her film debut in the 1997 film Agnichakra under the name Ruhi Sawant.

She went on to other small roles and dance numbers in Bollywood films Joru Ka Ghulam, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain, and Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke.

2003

In 2003, she auditioned for an item number in the Bollywood film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne.

She auditioned about four times before being selected for her breakthrough item number, "Mohabbat Hai Mirchi", composed by Himesh Reshammiya.

Sawant acted in small roles in films including Masti and Main Hoon Na.

2005

In 2005, she appeared in the music video "Pardesiya", from the album D.J. Hot Remix - Vol 3.

2006

She was a contestant on the first season of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss 1 (2006) and a challenger and finalist in Bigg Boss 14 (2020).

She was the prospective bride in Season 1 of the Swayamvar TV series.

Sawant has established herself as a sex symbol in Bollywood.

In June 2006, Mika Singh attempted to kiss her at his birthday party, which caused a media controversy.

A few months later, she appeared in the first season of the reality show Bigg Boss.

She got evicted in week 4 but later made a re-entry.

2007

She was among the top four finalists but got evicted days before the grand finale (24 January 2007, Day 84).

In 2007, Rakhi made her singing debut in the album Super Girl launched by Venus Records & Tapes Pvt. Ltd. She later participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye with Abhishek Avasthi and emerged as the first runner up.

2008

In 2008, Sawant appeared in the film Krazzy 4 for the item song 'Dekhta Hai Tu Kya'.

2009

In 2009, Sawant launched the reality show Rakhi Ka Swayamwar in which she planned to select her future husband by the ancient ritual of Swayamvar.

On 2 August 2009 she chose her life partner, a contestant from Toronto, Canada, Elesh Parujanwala.

However, several months later, Sawant announced that the couple had separated due to irreconcilable differences.

After separation she said on interview that she got engaged to Elesh Parujanwala for money.

2010

In 2010, Rakhi hosted a talk show Rakhi Ka Insaaf which aired on Imagine TV.

The show saw a controversy after the death of a participant after Rakhi had called him impotent.

2011

In 2011, she participated in Sony TV's Maa Exchange along with mother Jaya Sawant.

Often appearing in reality shows as a host, judge or participant, Sawant is a regular stage performer.

2012

In 2012, she did a comedy act with Shahrukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor at the 57th Filmfare Awards and entry dance performance in 2015 with Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor in Malaysia.

2013

In 2013, she participated in Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki along with Anchal Sabharwal, Sangram Singh, Chetan Hansraj & Madhura Naik.

The show aired on Life OK.

She later was a contestant on Box Cricket League.

Sawant later played the leading role in thriller film Ek Kahani Julie Ki, and was seen in a cameo appearance in comedy fiction television series Bhaag Bakool Bhaag.

2014

Sawant launched her own political party, headed by Jai Shah, called the Rashtriya Aam Party, to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

However, after the election, she joined Republican Party of India (A).

On 26 March 2014, she announced her plans to contest 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai North-West as an Independent Candidate.

On 28 March, she founded the Rashtriya Aam Party (RAP).

The party has no symbol assigned by the election commission.

2020

From 2020 to 2021, Sawant appeared as a challenger in Bigg Boss 14.

She emerged as a finalist but decided to walk out, opting for the cash prize of 14 lakhs.