- Gauri Pradhan Tejwani
Infobox actor
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name = Gauri Tejwani
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othername = Gauri Pradhan
Gauri Tejwani
Gauri Hiten Tejwani
Gauri Pradhan Tejwani
birthname = Gauri Pradhan
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|09|16
birth name = Gauri Pradhan
location = Flagicon|IndiaKashmir ,India
yearsactive =1999 -Present
occupation = Model,Actress
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nationality =Indian
religion =Hindurism
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spouse =Hiten Tejwani (2004 - Present)
website =Gauri Pradhan Tejwani was born on
16 September 1977 inKashmir ,India . She is a well known, talented and versatileIndian Television Actress .Early life
Gauri Pradhan's father was a
Major in theIndian Army so she lived in a lot of places inIndia throughout her childhood. After her father's retirement, her family settled down inPune where she studied Psychology in SP College. In 1998 she came to Mumbai to take part inMiss India and reached among the finalist.Career
Gauri started off her career doing some modelling and commercials. Her first major appearance was in and as Noorjehan, the Mughal Empress aired on DD and then came 'Kutumb' but she is best known for playing Nandini in
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi . She has also made an episodic appearance in the series 'Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin and Rihaee on Sony and played the role of the protagonist in Sony televisions 'Naam Gum Jayega'.In April 2008 she entered the popular show left Right Left.Accolades
In 2005, Gauri won the Best Evergreen Pair of the decade on Sony television with husband Hiten for Kutumb. She was nominated for the MTV Lycra Style Awards in the category for Most Stylish Person on TV (Female) in 2004. At the Star Parivaar Awards 2004,2006 and 2007 Gauri won Favourite Bahu for her role as Nandini in
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi .In 2005 & 2007 & recently in 2008 she won the star parivar favourite jodi award with husband Hiten (for Karan Nandini in KSBKBT).They are the only jodi to have won it thrice till date.She has also been awarded for best supporting actress in the Indian Television Awards in 2006.She has also made notable appearances with her hubby Hiten in several films produced in collaboration with "Balaji Telefilms" which is the same company which also runs many well known television serials in which she acts.Personal life
She is married to
Hiten Tejwani , her co-star from "Kutumb" and 'Kyunki'. She first met Hiten while doing an ad film 'Breeze'. They got married on 29 April 2004 inPune . [cite web|url=http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/wedding-couples/gauri-hiten-tejwani-040621|title=Gauri Married Hiten Her Onscreen Costar ] .References
External links
* [http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/celebrity-news/the-tejwani-040802/ Jodi no 1 Gauri Pradhan and Hiten Tejwani]
* [http://specials.rediff.com/getahead/2004/nov/18ga-sld.htm Rediff feature on Gauri Pradhan]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1650168/ IMDB page for Gauri Pradhan-Tejwani]
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