:Gauri Khan

{{short description|Indian film producer and fashion designer (born 1970)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Gauri Chibber Khan

| image = Gauri Khan at Hindustan Times India Most Stylish Awards 2019 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Khan in 2019

| birth_name = Gauri Chhibber

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|10|08}}

| birth_place = New Delhi, Delhi, India

| alma_mater = University of Delhi

| occupation = {{hlist|Film producer|interior designer}}

| organization = Red Chillies Entertainment

| years_active = 1992–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Shah Rukh Khan|1991}}

| children = 3, including Aryan and Suhana

}}

Gauri Shah Rukh Khan{{Cite web |title=GAURI SHAH RUKH KHAN {{!}} DIN : 00780191 |url=https://www.indiafilings.com/search/gauri-shahrukh-khan-din-00780191 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=IndiaFilings |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Director Master Info |url=https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/master-data/MDS/director-master-info.html?DIN=bEEQM5DY6GE3XzR3iFDULA== |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.mca.gov.in}} (née Chhibber; born 8 October 1970) is an Indian film producer and fashion designer who works in Hindi films and the designing industry. She has produced films including Main Hoon Na, Om Shanti Om, RaOne, and Chennai Express under the production company Red Chillies Entertainment that she co-founded in 2002 with her husband, actor Shah Rukh Khan.

Khan is also an interior designer who has designed spaces for high-profile individuals,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/i-dont-want-to-make-my-business-mass-gauri-khan/102701|title=I don't want to make my business mass: Gauri Khan|website=www.fortuneindia.com|date=3 November 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}} among other celebrities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/gauri-khan-revamps-jacqueline-fernandez-s-apartment-shares-pics-on-instagram/story-wct82jvLWkFr8Rv2se9k3J.html|title=Gauri Khan revamps Jacqueline Fernandez's apartment, shares pics on Instagram|date=2018-06-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/gauri-khan-infuses-life-into-sidharth-malhotra-s-new-bachelor-pad-see-pic/story-GtqsB7G3U8rgjsERZG0UON.html|title=Gauri Khan designs Sidharth Malhotra's new home, Shah Rukh says they stole his hammock|date=2018-11-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}} In 2018, Gauri was named one of Fortune magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women".{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-calls-wife-gauri-their-family-s-fortunate-most-powerful-as-she-features-on-power-list/story-yt4ILb07ZoejtKFwJkev7M.html|title=Shah Rukh Khan calls wife Gauri their family's 'fortunate, most powerful' as she features on power list|date=2018-11-27|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}}

Early life

Gauri Chhibber was born in Delhi to Punjabi Hindu family of Vijayakumari and Colonel Jaggi Vasudev who belong to Hoshiarpur.{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/shah-rukh-khan-gauri-khan-father-dies-his-rare-pics-with-family-father-in-law/ | title=Shah Rukh Khan's father-in-law passes away, actor in Delhi with wife Gauri | work=The Indian Express | date=3 March 2016 | access-date=14 June 2016}} She was raised in the suburbs of Panchsheel Park, Delhi.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/a-big-fat-wedding/cid/507744 | title=A big fat wedding | date=13 June 2010 | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=India | access-date=6 November 2019 }} She completed her schooling at Loreto Convent School, completed high school at Modern School Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, and graduated from Lady Shri Ram College with a B.A. (Hons.) in history. She also completed a six-month course in fashion design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology and learned tailoring due to her father's garment business.{{Cite web |last=Wise-Guide-1186 |date=2021-05-07 |title=Part 2 of Gauri Khan interview's(sorry if a little long) |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/n6twd1/part_2_of_gauri_khan_interviewssorry_if_a_little/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=r/BollyBlindsNGossip}}

Career

In 2002, Gauri Khan and her husband Shah Rukh Khan established the film production and distribution company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was transformed from the now defunct Dreamz Unlimited which the couple first established in 1999. She serves as co-chairperson and the main producer of all the films produced under the banner. The first film she produced was Farah Khan's directorial debut Main Hoon Na. The film performed well at the box office, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year. She also made a guest appearance in one of the films she has produced Om Shanti Om (2007).

She is managed by Bottomline Media, and close confidante and friend named Tanaaz Bhatia from NYC. {{cite web|title=Gauri Khan turns model |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gauri-khan-turns-model--news-bollywood-kkfv9Meidfhsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218113515/http://www.sify.com/movies/gauri-khan-turns-model--news-bollywood-kkfv9Meidfhsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 February 2019 |website=Sify |date=17 January 2005 }} Khan also designed a fashion collection titled 'Cocktails and Dreams' for Satya Paul in 2016.{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/cocktails-and-dreams-satya-paul-gauri-khan-come-together-to-launch-new-collection/|title=Cocktails and dreams: Satya Paul, Gauri Khan launch their new collection|date=12 February 2016|access-date=14 June 2024|work=The Indian Express}}

Gauri first expressed interest in interior design as a hobby while renovating her Bandra bungalow, Mannat at Siraj Dokadia Road.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Mannat Lands End, Siraj Dokadia road |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mannat+Land%E2%80%99s/@19.0468038,72.819776,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3be7c9850914788d:0x24d44175e2957ac1!8m2!3d19.046872!4d72.8203336 |access-date=2021-02-08 |website=Mannat Lands End |language=en}} The bungalow is a tourist spot and a heritage building deemed important to the townscape and hence exempt from demolition. However, in 2010, she professionally ventured into interior designing in partnership with interior designer and close friend Sussanne Khan to design exclusive interior projects together.{{cite web|first=Zahra|last=Khan|title=Gauri Khan turns designer|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Gauri-Khan-turns-designer/articleshow/9161469.cms|website=Times of India (indiatimes.com) |date=10 July 2011 |access-date=14 June 2024}} The same year, they collaborated on their first commercial project together in Vadodara. In 2011, Gauri partnered with Sussanne again to launch and introduce The Charcoal Project foundation in Mumbai.{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sussanne-khan-gauri-shinde-feted-as-women-achievers-4604761/|title=Sussanne Khan, Gauri Shinde feted as women achievers|date=2017-04-08|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-19|language=en-US}}

File:Shahrukh Khan and Gauri at 'The Outsider' launch party.jpg in 2012]]

Gauri launched her first concept store called The Design Cell located in Worli, Mumbai in early 2014. The store showcases furniture designed by Gauri herself as well as various other Indian designers.{{Cite news|first=Manish D|last=Mishra|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-a-synonym-for-talent-1962386|title=A synonym for talent |work=Daily News and Analysis|date=2014-02-16|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en-IN}} In 2016, Gauri was invited to show her designs at the prestigious Maison et Objet show in Paris.{{Cite news|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/interviews/my-design-is-a-reflection-of-my-creativity-gauri-khan|title=My Design is a Reflection of My Creativity: Gauri Khan |work=Khaleej Times|date=2015-10-09|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en-IN}}

In August 2017, Gauri launched her design studio, 'Gauri Khan Designs' that spans over {cvt|8,700|sqft}} in Juhu, Mumbai.{{Cite news|url=http://in.fashionnetwork.com/news/Gauri-Khan-launches-design-store-in-Mumbai,859857.html#.WoaRE1pubIU|title=Gauri Khan launches design store in Mumbai|last=Crossley|first=FashionNetwork.com, Isabelle|work=FashionNetwork.com|access-date=2018-02-16|language=en-IN}} Khan has collaborated with various international artists including Roberto Cavalli and Ralph Lauren for home accessories.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/gauri-khan-designs-new-home-decor-store-juhu-mumbai/#s-cust0|title=Everything you need to know about Gauri Khan's new design store|work=vogue.in|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en-IN}} In a 2017 interview with Vogue India, she spoke about her project, and said "It’s been an exciting experience, seeing it all come together. I’ve been influenced by my travels across India and the globe. I take a keen interest in the architecture of places when I travel."{{cite web|title=Gauri Khan's decor advice is a must-read for anyone redoing their home |publisher=Inhome.rediff.com |url= https://www.vogue.in/content/gauri-khans-decor-advice-is-a-must-read-for-anyone-redoing-their-home/#gauri-khan-designs-opened-in-august-2017 | date=18 December 2017}} For her work in the field of interior design, Gauri was awarded with the Excellence in Design Award at the Hello! Hall of Fame Awards in 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/home-garden/gauri-khan-receives-the-excellence-in-design-award/articleshow/63267612.cms|title=Gauri Khan receives Excellence in Design Award |website=The Times of India|date=12 March 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-22}}

In 2017, Gauri Khan curated a collection of designer lights for TISVA, a premium home decorative lighting brand from Usha International Limited which introduced smart-control magnetic systems—launched for the first time in India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/119932/|title=Gauri Khan lights up the house with TISVA's new collection|date=2017-08-28|website=Architectural Design {{!}} Interior Design {{!}} Home Decoration Magazine {{!}} AD India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-26}}

= In the media =

Gauri Khan is known for keeping a low profile and being media shy, though she is often cited as one of the most stylish women in Bollywood.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/gauri-khan-complete-style-evolution|title=Gauri Khan's Complete Style Evolution|website=Vogue India|date=8 September 2017 |language=en-IN|access-date=2019-05-25}} She appeared on the cover of page of the popular Indian lifestyle magazine, Vogue India in January 2008. The photos were taken by the well-known British lifestyle photographer Chris Craymer. The magazine called her the "First Lady of Bollywood".{{cite web|title=Gauri Khan is Vogue's cover girl|url=https://m.rediff.com/%0Amovies/2007/dec/18look.htm|website=Rediff.com movies |publisher=Inhome.rediff.com |date=18 December 2007 }} She appeared again on the cover page of Vogue India along with Sussanne Khan in April 2012. She also walked the ramp alongside her husband for filmmaker turned fashion designer Karan Johar at the HDIL India Couture Week 2009.{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090112788&keyword=&subcatg= |title=SRK, Gauri walk the ramp for KJo |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |access-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019104534/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090112788&keyword=&subcatg= |archive-date=19 October 2009}}

In 2008, she appeared in a television and print commercial for the home furnishings brand, D'decor along with her husband. The couple play themselves in the commercial.{{Cite web|first=Rubina A|last=Khan|url=https://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/gauri-khan-strikes-a-pose-as-husband-srk-looks-on-106460.html|title=Gauri Khan strikes a pose as husband SRK looks on|date=13 October 2011|access-date=14 June 2024|website=Firstpost}}

Personal life

File:Shahrukh Khan with his wife Gauri Khan at Karan Johar's 40th birthday bash at Taj Lands End (30).jpg at Karan Johar's 40th birthday bash at Taj Lands End ]]

Gauri first met Shah Rukh Khan in 1984 in Delhi, before the start of his successful career in Bollywood.{{cite web|url=http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/valentinesday/famous-inter-religious-marriages?page=3|title=Famous inter-religious marriages|date=30 January 2014|publisher=MSN|access-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703032243/http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/valentinesday/famous-inter-religious-marriages?page=3|archive-date=3 July 2014}} The couple married on 25 October 1991, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony.{{cite news |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan/bday-special-shah-rukh-khan/articleshow/25059326.cms |title=B'day Special: Shah Rukh Khan (p. 16) |work=The Times of India |access-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109191757/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan/bday-special-shah-rukh-khan/articleshow/25059326.cms |archive-date=9 November 2014 |url-status=live}}

They have a son Aryan (born 1997) and a daughter Suhana (born 2000). In 2013, they became parents of a third child, a son named AbRam, who was born through a surrogate mother.{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-gauri-blessed-with-a-baby-boy/1137115/ |title=Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri blessed with a baby boy |work=The Indian Express |author=Sharma, Sarika |date=3 July 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905122414/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-gauri-blessed-with-a-baby-boy/1137115/ |archive-date= 5 September 2014 }} According to Shah Rukh Khan, while he believes in the religion of Islam, he respects his wife's religion greatly. Their children follow both religions; at home the Qur'an is situated next to the Hindu deities.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4274774.stm |title=Who's the real Shah Rukh Khan? |author=Zubair Ahmed |publisher=BBC News |date=23 September 2005 |access-date=26 August 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126235323/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4274774.stm |archive-date=26 January 2009 }}