Meet Gaurav Khanna, strongest contender to win Salman Khan’s show, Anupamaa star, has also won…

Gaurav Khanna in Bigg Boss 19

Bigg Boss 19, the controversial reality show hosted by Salman Khan, is heading towards its Grand Finale on Sunday, December 7. The finale week started with six contestants: Tanya Mittal, Farrhana Bhatt, Gaurav Khanna, Malti Chahar, Amaal Mallik and Pranit More. According to reports, Malti will be eliminated in the mid-life eviction and others will remain as the top five contestants of Bigg Boss 19. Among them, the strongest contender to win this season of Bigg Boss is Gaurav Khanna.

Gaurav Khanna’s acting career

Hailing from Kanpur, Gaurav did an MBA in marketing and even worked as a marketing manager in an IT firm before following his passion for acting. Finally, in 2005, he made his acting debut with a short role in Siddhanth. Gaurav later appeared in supporting roles in Bhabhi and Kumkum until he bagged his first lead role in Meri Doli Tere Angana in 2007. In the next decade, Jeevan Saathi – Neil Fernandez in Humsafar Zindagi Ke, Inspector Kavin in CID, Dr. Tere. He rose to fame with notable roles like Akshay Sinha. Bin and Prince Virendra Singh in Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta. However, his portrayal of Anuj Kapadia in Anupamaa from 2021 to 2024 earned him widespread acclaim and cemented his place as a household name.

Gaurav Khanna in Bigg Boss 19

Unlike other contestants who rely on drama or confrontation to stay relevant, Gaurav Khanna has been consistent, mature and mentally strong throughout his entire journey on Bigg Boss 19. He avoided unnecessary conflict, spoke logically rather than emotionally, always remained down-to-earth and humble, and refused to compromise his integrity. These qualities have earned him a lot of respect from other contestants, viewers and also from Salman Khan, who promised to work with Gaurav soon in the last Weekend Ka Vaar episode of this season. After competing in Bigg Boss 19 for 15 weeks, he won the Ticket to Finale task and thus deserved to lift the trophy in the Grand Finale.

Gaurav Khanna’s previous reality show

Gaurav Khanna likes to keep his personal life private and hence stayed away from reality shows until this year. He participated in the first season of Celebrity MasterChef India in early 2025. The cooking-based reality show was judged by celebrity chefs Ranveer Brar and Vikas Khanna along with choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan, who also hosted. In the Grand Final, Gaurav beat Nikki Tamboli, Tejasswi Prakash, Faisal Shaikh and Rajiv Adatia to become the first champion of Celebrity MasterChef India.

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