Arshi Khan
{{Short description|Indian model and actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arshi Khan
| image = Arshi Khan graces Alt Balaji’s Digital Awards 2018 (17) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Khan in 2018
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Bhopal
| nationality =
| occupation = Actress, model
| years_active = 2014–present
| known_for = Bigg Boss 11
|}}
Arshi Khan, is an Indian model, actress, internet celebrity and reality television personality. She is known for participating in Bigg Boss 11. She joined the Indian National Congress party to contest the 2019 elections for Mumbai.{{cite web |date=27 February 2019 |title=Arshi Khan joins politics |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/arshi-khan-follows-in-shilpa-shinde-s-footsteps-joins-politics-1466668-2019-02-27 |access-date=18 May 2019 |work=India Today}}
Personal life
Recently, Khan opened up about her hardships moving to Mumbai after eviction from Bigg Boss 14.{{Cite news |title=Exclusive! Arshi Khan: I'm hoping to get married after two years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-arshi-khan-im-hoping-to-get-married-after-two-years/articleshow/80908071.cms |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=14 February 2021 |language=en}}
Career
She was chosen to portray a lead roe in India's first mainline Bollywood 4D historical action film titled "The Last Emperor".{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Indias-first-Bollywood-4D-film-is-low-budget/articleshow/29905841.cms |title=India's first Bollywood 4D film is low budget? |work=The Times of India |access-date=29 December 2017}} She has also appeared in the Tamil film Malli Mishtu.{{Cite news |date=4 October 2017 |title=Bigg Boss 11: Who is Arshi Khan? Profile, Biography, Photos and Video |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-11-who-is-arshi-khan-profile-biography-photos-and-video-4873871/ |access-date=24 April 2018 |work=The Indian Express}} In 2017, she was one of the participants in the reality television show Bigg Boss 11. She was earlier considered to participate in the last two seasons of the show.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/arshi-khan-to-take-part-in-bigg-boss-10/22137/ |title=Arshi Khan to take part in 'Bigg Boss 10' |work=BollywoodMantra |access-date=29 December 2017 |language=en-US |archive-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229172134/https://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/arshi-khan-to-take-part-in-bigg-boss-10/22137/ |url-status=dead}} During her appearances on the show, she was Google India's second-most searched entertainer of 2017.{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=Bigg Boss 11's Arshi Khan second most searched entertainer; Sunny Leone tops the list |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bigg-boss-11-arshi-khan-second-most-searched-entertainer-sunny-leone-lifetv/1/1110015.html |website=India Today}}
Arshi who had joined Indian National Congress resigned due to professional commitments.{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/former-bigg-boss-contestant-arshi-khan-quits-politics-here-s-why-1591343-2019-08-25 |title=Former Bigg Boss contestant Arshi Khan quits politics. Here's why |newspaper=India Today |language=en |access-date=31 August 2019 |agency=Ist}}
In 2018, Arshi featured in a Punjabi Music video- Nakhre.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/tv/hindi/face-off-arshi-khans-nakhre-vs-hina-khans-bhasoodi/videoshow/64980268.cms |title=Face off! Arshi Khan's 'Nakhre' vs Hina Khan's 'Bhasoodi' |website=The Times of India}} Khan has featured in 5 music videos that include "Bandi", which has already gained 4.2 million on YouTube and Nain Nasheele which already has started to hit 2 million worldwide.
She was a participant in Bigg Boss 14, where she joined in as one of the four challenger participants.{{cite news |title=Arshi Khan Bigg Boss 14 Has Bought New Hope to My Life |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/arshi-khan-bigg-boss-14-has-brought-new-hope-to-my-life/articleshow/79548939.cms |website=The Times of India |date=3 December 2020}}
Arshi joined The Great Khali's wrestling school CWE in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Nandan |title=Viral Video: एक्टिंग छोड़ रेसलर बन गईं अर्शी खान! रिंग में पुरुष पहलवान को मिनटों में किया चित- देखें वीडियो |url=https://www.india.com/hindi-news/viral/viral-video-of-arshi-khan-who-beat-wrestler-in-a-minute-in-ring-watch-this-trending-video-5182045/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=india.com |language=hi}}{{Cite web |title=The Great Khali's CWE Signs Actress Arshi Khan As A Wrestler |url=https://sportzwiki.com/wwe/actress-arshi-khan-joins-wwes-the-great-khali |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Sportzwiki |date=13 July 2021 |language=en-US}}
Controversies
In September 2015, Khan claimed to be in a relationship with Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} In the same year she said that self-proclaimed spiritual leader Radhe Maa ran a prostitution ring, and that she had been approached to join it.{{Cite news |url=http://www.india.com/news/india/model-arshi-khan-accusses-radhe-maa-of-running-a-sex-racket-539843/ |title=Model Arshi Khan accuses Radhe Maa of running a sex racket |last=Nair |first=Nithya |date=8 September 2015 |work=India.com |access-date=29 December 2017 |language=en}}
In 2016, the mufti of a madrassa in Pakistan issued a fatwa against Khan after she posted pictures of herself to Facebook wearing a bikini with a hijab, with another photo of herself in a burkha, after which her Facebook account was blocked.{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bigg-boss-11-did-you-know-contestant-arshi-khan-has-done-nude-photoshoots/story-1XWaDODIUjaBzGIKaqUXfP.html |title=Bigg Boss 11: A timeline of contestant Arshi Khan's scandalous past |work=Hindustan Times |date=2 October 2017}}
During her stay in Bigg Boss house, an arrest warrant was issued against her by a court in Jalandhar, which according to the sources was due to allegations.{{Cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1586258/4-arrest-warrant-issued-big-boss-contestant-arshi-khan/ |title=Arrest warrant issued against Big Boss contestant Arshi Khan |date=17 December 2017 |work=The Express Tribune |access-date=29 December 2017 |language=en-US}} Also, during Khan stay actress-model Gehana Vasisth claimed that Khan has been faking everything about her age, qualifications, and relationship with Shahid Afridi and is married to a 50-year-old man.{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/bigg-boss-11-arshi-khan-nudity-sex-controversies-married-ten-cases-gehana-vasisth-lifetv-1070344-2017-10-24 |title=Bigg Boss 11: Queen of controversies Arshi Khan is married, has ten cases against her |date=17 December 2017 |work=The Express Tribune |access-date=29 December 2017 |language=en-US}}
In 2018, Khan claimed that she was boosted out of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi on Vikas Gupta behest and fan made theories comparing the situation Khan was in with Shilpa Shinde previous controversy with the referenced producer.{{Cite news |title=Bigg Boss 11's Vikas Gupta ousted Arshi Khan from Khatron Ke Khiladi? The mastermind reacts |language=en-US |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/what-s-hot/story/bigg-boss-11-s-vikas-gupta-ousted-arshi-khan-from-khatron-ke-khiladi-the-mastermind-reacts-1412927-2018-12-19 |access-date=29 December 2017}}
In 2021, Khan was criticised and trolled for copying Lady Gaga and wearing a rip-off of her 2020 MTV Video Music Awards dress at Bigg Boss 14 afterparty.
In March 2021, Khan was being criticised badly after posting a post about Mufti Menk and said that he's an Islamic salesman.{{Cite web |date=24 February 2021 |first=Krishna Priya |last=Pallavi |title=Arshi Khan copies Lady Gaga's 2020 VMAs dress for Bigg Boss 14 finale, gets trolled |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/fashion/story/arshi-khan-copies-lady-gaga-s-2020-vmas-dress-for-bigg-boss-14-finale-gets-trolled-1772486-2021-02-24 |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Arshi Khan gets trolled after her golden outfit turns out to be a rip-off of Lady Gaga's dress |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/tv/hindi/arshi-khan-gets-trolled-after-her-golden-outfit-turns-out-to-be-a-rip-off-of-lady-gagas-dress/videoshow/81208410.cms |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
Filmography
= Television =
= Special appearances =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role | |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Herself | |
| Ishq Mein Marjawan | Herself |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Series !Role !Notes !Ref |
| 2020
|Mary Aur Marlow |Mary | |{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} |
| 2020
|The Evil Desires |Kamini | |{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} |
| 2021
|Raat Ki Rani Begum Jaan |Begum Jaan |2021 Mail trial |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Artist ! Role |
| 2017
|Garamm Chulha Me Hat N Lagava |Priya, Rajesh Jha |
| 2018
|Gaddi Hai Meri Ferrari |Vicky Thakur |
| rowspan="5" | 2019
|Bandi |Vijay Varma |
| Valentine Rose
|Vicky Kajla |
| Nain Nasheele
|SB The Haryanvi |
| Suit Patiyala
|Akki Aryan |
| Pyar Di ABC
|Jaidev |
| 2020
|Chameli |Vijay Varma |
| 2021
|Krupa Rahu De |Rushikesh Shelar |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Role ! Result |
|---|
| 2018
| Indian Affairs Entertainer of the Year 2018 | Herself | {{Won}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} |
| 2019
| Kalakar Awards | Popular Internet Celebrity & Entertainer Of The Year 2019 | Herself | {{Won}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} |
References
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Arshi Khan will participate for the first time in the "[https://fantaserye.su/ullu-web-series-name-list/ Ullu Web Series]". Hotspot Mail Trail 2022.
External links
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