Gauri Khan
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Gauri Khan गौरी ख़ान |
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Gauri Khan with Her Husband Shahrukh Khan |
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Born | Gauri Chhibber October 8, 1970 New Delhi , India |
Other name(s) | Gauri Gauri Chibber Khan Gauri Shahrukh Khan |
Occupation | Director,Producer |
Years active | 2004 - present |
Spouse(s) | Shahrukh Khan (1991-present) |
Gauri Khan (Hindi: गौरी ख़ान) (née Chhibber) born 8 October 1970 is an Indian movie producer and movie director. A Hindu of Punjabi Mohyal origin, born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She graduated from Modern School, New Delhi and has a degree in History from Lady Sriram College. She is married to Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan[1], and has produced some of the movies in which he is the main actor, including Paheli (an unsuccessful Indian submission to the Oscars in 2005), Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om. She also made a short guest appearance in Om Shanti Om.[2]
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 magazine.[3]
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 two children Aryan Khan born 12th November 1997 and Suhana Khan, born 23rd May 2000.