Gaurav Khanna
Gaurav Khanna is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He has appeared in several successful television shows, including CID, Anupamaa, which earned him the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role, and the romantic drama Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam. In 2025, Khanna won Celebrity MasterChef India and ''Bigg Boss 19.''
Early life
Khanna spent almost a year working as a marketing manager for an IT company before entering the entertainment sector. He had a solid professional foundation from his schooling and work experience, which he later applied to his acting career.Career
Khanna worked as a marketing manager at an IT firm for nearly a year before switching careers. He began his acting career by appearing in television commercials.His first appearance on television was in Bhabhi. He next appeared in Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan. Khanna's first lead role was in Meri Doli Tere Angana in 2007. He rose to prominence with his roles as Neil Fernandez in Jeevan Saathi - Humsafar Zindagi Ke, Abeer Bajpayee in Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam, Inspector Kavin in CID, Dr. Akshay Sinha in Tere Bin and Prince Virendra Singh in Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta. He gained widespread attention for portraying Anuj Kapadia in Anupamaa from 2021 to 2024.
Khanna's first reality show appearance was in Celebrity MasterChef India in 2025, which he won. He subsequently participated in Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 19 and emerged as the winner.
Personal life
In early 2016, Khanna was revealed to be dating television actress Akanksha Chamola. The couple married on 24 November 2016 in Khanna's hometown of Kanpur.In 2025, he revealed on Celebrity MasterChef that he is colour-blind. He was also the only vegetarian contestant on the show.