Aashka Goradia is a former Indian
television actor and
model. She has walked the ramp in several fashion events and has acted in various Hindi television serials. She became popular after portraying the role of Kumud in ''
Kkusum
''Kkusum'' is an Indian television series produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 14 May 2001 to 30 November 2005. and directed by Jasbir Bhati. The show follows the journey of a young, hardwo ...
'' and Kalavati in ''
Laagi Tujhse Lagan
''Laagi Tujhse Lagan'' (English: ''I am Devoted to Loving You'') is an Indian television series that aired Monday to Thursday on Colors TV from 28 December 2009 to 6 January 2012. It's dubbed in Tamil as ''Aval Oru Thodarkathai'' on Polimer T ...
''. She also appeared in the television series ''
Baal Veer'' and ''
Naagin''. Goradia also participated in reality shows like ''
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi
''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' (''Fear Factor: Players of Danger'') also known as (Khatron Ke Khiladi) is an Indian Hindi-language stunt based reality television series based on the American series ''Fear Factor''. First launched as ''Fea ...
'', ''
Bigg Boss'' and ''
Nach Baliye''. She was most recently seen playing the role of Saptroopa in ''
Daayan''.
Career
Goradia started her career with
Sony TV's ''
Achanak 37 Saal Baad'' in 2002 and comedy sitcom ''Acting Acting''. Soon after, she was signed on for ''
Kkusum
''Kkusum'' is an Indian television series produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 14 May 2001 to 30 November 2005. and directed by Jasbir Bhati. The show follows the journey of a young, hardwo ...
'' on
Sony TV in which she played the role of Kumud. She then acted in another serial ''Akela'' which also aired on
Sony TV. She also did a reality game show ''Jet Set Go'' on
Star One but was replaced by
Shama Sikander
Shama Sikander Ali Gesawat (born 4 August 1981) is an Indian actress, best recognised for her lead roles in TV series ''Yeh Meri Life Hai'' and short film ''Sexaholic'' and the mini-series ''Maaya: Slave of Her Desires''. Sikander has appeared ...
. She then played some roles in TV serials like ''
Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka'' on
Zee TV
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, ''Mere Apne'' on
9X and ''
Virrudh'' on
Sony TV. She was also seen as ''Kalika'' in
Zee TV
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's ''
Saat Phere'',
Sony TV's ''
Shubh Vivah'' and Kalavati ''
Laagi Tujhse Lagan
''Laagi Tujhse Lagan'' (English: ''I am Devoted to Loving You'') is an Indian television series that aired Monday to Thursday on Colors TV from 28 December 2009 to 6 January 2012. It's dubbed in Tamil as ''Aval Oru Thodarkathai'' on Polimer T ...
'' on
Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films.
History
It was launched on 2 ...
, which were all negative characters.
Goradia has also participated in some reality shows like ''
Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar'', ''
Mr. & Ms. TV'' and ''
Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 4''. In 2012, she participated as a contestant in the sixth season of ''
Bigg Boss'', the Indian version of the original UK show ''
Big Brother
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* Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''
** Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control
** Big Brother Awards, a sat ...
'' entering the ''Bigg Boss'' house on 6 October 2012 and getting evicted on 28 December 2012 (on the 83rd day of the show). Slamming reality shows in an interview in 2018, she alleged that the producers had misreprented her as a lesbian on the show.
From 2013 to 2015, she played the role of Maharani Dheer Bai Bhatiyani in the television series ''
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap
''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' () is an Indian historical fiction series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century ruler of Mewar kingdom. It starred Sharad Malhotra, Rac ...
'' on
Sony TV. In August 2015, she played the evil fairy Mahavinashini on
Sab TV's ''
Baal Veer''. She was then seen in the supernatural drama ''
Naagin'' from 2016 to 2017.
In 2017, she participated in the couple dance reality show ''
Nach Baliye Season 8'' on
StarPlus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, ...
with fiancé Brent Goble. First eliminated on 14 May, they as a wild card entry only to be eliminated again on 4 June.
She was most recently seen playing the role of Sapt-roopa on
&TV's show ''
Daayan''.
Personal life
Aashka dated television actor
Rohit Bakshi from 2006 to 2015. After her break-up, she started dating Brent Goble, an American businessman. Aashka married Brent on 1 December 2017 in a Christian wedding ceremony, followed with a traditional Hindu ceremony on 3 December 2017.
Trolled for undergoing a
lip job in 2018, Aashka responded by opening up about the surgery and claiming that her choice to look better did not make her fake. Earlier the same year, she slammed the reality show ''
Bigg Boss'' in an interview with actor and talkshow host
Rajeev Khandelwal on his show ''Juzzbaatt'' for misrepresenting her as a
lesbian
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by using editing tricks.
In 2018, she launched India's first double stitched 3D eyelashes under the brand ''Renee by Aashka'' named after her mother-in-law. She named the first products after close friends like actresses
Juhi Parmar and
Mouni Roy. She was also invited to be a speaker at a
TED Talk later that year.
Television
References
External links
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Indian television actresses
Living people
Actresses from Ahmedabad
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Hindi television
Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
Year of birth missing (living people)
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants