Rakhi Sawant (born on 25 November 1978 is a dancer, Hindi film and television actress, model and television talk show host.
She was first noticed in a tiny role in Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na. Then came the remixed version of Pardesiya, where she donned the role of a ***y secretary. While she wasn’t popular, Rakhi Sawant had arrived. Her journey from a random item girl to reality television’s drama queen is quite a tale. We take a look at some of the shows that increased her popularity and got her into more reality shows.
Bigg Boss season 1
The season launched in 2006 and was based on the UK show Big Brother. Rakhi, who was one of the contestants, made such a huge impact that the TRPs of the show shot up. Her constant tantrums, cries of ‘Oh Jejus’ and random one-liners are still used by people today. On the show, she had a crush on Amit Sadh and also had a fight with him. She also had a fight with fellow housemate Kashmera Shah. She even managed to scare Carol Gracias. Her constant dramatics ensured that the doors to reality television were open to her.