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Aditi Govitrikar
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Born21 May 1976 (age 44)
Panvel, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress, Model, Doctor
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
TitleGladrags Megamodel 1996
Gladrags Mrs. India 2001
Mrs. World 2001
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1998; div. 2009)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Gladrags Megamodel 1996
(Winner)
Gladrags Mrs. India 2001

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    Aditi Govitrikar (born 21 May 1976) is an Indian model, actress and a doctor. From 1997 until 2004, Govitrikar remains the only Indian supermodel with the both medical doctor and psychologist qualification. She has been touted by Hindustan Times as "Beauty with Brains".[1] She is a vegetarian and ardent Vipassana practitioner.[2] She was a contestant on Bigg Boss in 2009.

    She won the Gladrags Megamodel Contest in 1996 and the Gladrags Mrs. India in 2000, subsequently winning Mrs. World contest in 2001. Govitrikar remains the first and the only Indian woman to have won the Mrs. World title.

    Govitrikar ventured into acting when she played a prominent role in Thammudu (1999), a movie that was a runaway hit. She went on to act in many movies including Paheli (2005) India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards and De Dana Dan (2009), that won an award at the International Indian Film Academy Award. She also played a leading role in several super hit music videos such as Kabhi to Nazar Milao by Adnan Sami and Asha Bhosle (1997) and Aaeena by Jagjit Singh (2000). In 2020, she is the host of the show Mother's Care On Zee Zest.

    Govitrikar launched PETA in India and has also endorsed top tier international brands such as Coca-Cola, Chopard, Fendi and Harry Winston.

    Early life[edit source]

    Govitrikar was born in Panvel, Maharashtra in a Chitpavan Brahmin family on 21 May 1976.[3][4] She did her schooling in Barns High School in Panvel and her MBBS at Grant Medical College in Mumbai and graduated in 1997.[5] She started doing her MS in Gynaecology and Obstetrics after finishing her MBBS, but could not finish it as she got into the field of modelling.[5]

    Career[edit source]

    Aditi Govitrikar at Bollywood Fashion Awards, 2006.

    She started her career as a model after winning the Gladrags Megamodel Contest in 1996. She also won the best body and best face prizes at the Asian Super Model Contest in 1997. She modeled for companies such as Kaya Skin Clinic, Pond's and appeared in TV commercials, including her immensely popular Coca-Cola ad with Hrithik Roshan.

    Since winning Mrs. World 2001, Govitrikar continued modeling and also appeared in minor roles in a number of Bollywood and South Indian films. She has acted in the Hindi TV serial Ye Meri Life Hai and participated in reality television series such Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi (2008), hosted by Akshay Kumar, and in the reality television series, Bigg Boss (Season 3) (2009).

    Personal life[edit source]

    Despite early parental opposition, she married a Dawoodi Bohra Muslim medical school senior, Muffazal Lakdawala, whom she met while still in college and dated for over 7 years. The couple married in 1998 under both civil and Muslim law and after her conversion to Islam, she took the name Sarah Lakdawala. They have a daughter Kiara, who was born in 1999. The couple had another baby in May 2007.[6][better source needed]

    She is now divorced from Muffazal Lakdawala.[7]

    Govitrikar has a younger sister, Arzoo Govitrikar, who is an electronics engineer-turned-actress.[8] In the show Kalakarz as being the judge she didn't like the judgments, she wanted Richa Tiwari from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh to win which later she did in the final round by Govitrikar's judgement.

    Recently she has completed a post graduate course in counselling from Tata Institute of Social Sciences and obtained a master's degree in Psychology from IGNOU. Currently she is pursuing a second master's degree in Psychology from Harvard University.

    Filmography[edit source]

    Films[edit source]

    YearFilmRoleDirectorLanguageSource
    1999ThammuduLovelyP.A. Arun PrasadTelugu
    2002SochMrs. Madhulika Raj MatthewsSushen BhatnagarHindi[1]
    200216 DecemberSonal JoshiMani ShankarHindi[2]
    2003Baaz: A Bird in DangerWinner of the beauty contestTinnu VermaHindi[3]
    2003Dhund: The FogSimran MalhotraShyam RamsayHindi[9]
    2005PaheliKamliAmol PalekarHindi[4]
    2006Manoranjan: The EntertainmentMaya / SalmaKaaran ChoudharyHindi[5]
    2007Victoria No. 203BabyjiAnanth Narayan MahadevanHindiVictoria No. 203
    2007Kaisay Kahein...Neha SaralMohit HusseinHindi
    2009De Dana DanPammi ChaddaPriyadarshanHindi
    2010Ringa RingaDream GirlSanjay JadhavMarathi
    2011Bheja Fry 2Raveena KapoorSagar BallaryHindiBheja Fry 2
    2011Hum Tum ShabanaJudgeSagar BallaryHindi[10]
    2014Myself GhaintAditi (maasi)Akashdeep Singh BatthHindi[11]
    2017Who is the first wife of my fatherSwatiZeeshan AhmadHindi[11]
    2019Smile PleaseDr AditiVikram PhadnisMarathi

    Web Series[edit source]

    YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
    2019ParchhayeeRosieZEE5

    Music Videos[edit source]

    Television[edit source]

    YearNameRoleChannelNotesRef
    2003Aktion Unlimited ... JoshHerselfStar PlusAction television series
    2004Kkehna Hai Kuch MujhkoAnujaSony TVDrama television series
    2005Ye Meri Life HaiAditi
    2006KalakarzJudgeDD NationalReality television series featuring a competition for new actors
    2008Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1ContestantColors TVSecond Runner-up
    2009Bigg Boss 3Reality game show television series based on Big Brother, Evicted, Day 76[6]
    2013Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi KiLife OKReality television series based on Come Dine with Me
    2014ArjunMohiniStar PlusCameo
    2015Badi Door Se Aaye HaiVidya MandodreSAB TVComedy series
    2015Suryaputra KarnGangaSony TVIndian historical television series
    2020Mother's careHost/Herself/ChefZee ZestIndian TV Food Program

    Awards and Nominations[edit source]

    YearAwardCategoryResultLocationSource
    1996Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel ContestModel of the YearWinnerMumbai, India
    1996Carrie's Asian Supermodel ContestClassic Face Best BodyWinnerSingapore[7]
    2000Gladrags Mrs. IndiaMrs. IndiaWinnerMumbai, India[8]
    2001Mrs. WorldMrs. WorldWinnerLas Vegas, Nevada, United States[9]
    2001Rajeev Gandhi AwardNational Personality of the YearWinnerMumbai, India[10]
    2001Maharshtra RatnaState Personality of the YearWinnerMumbai, India[11]
    2008Vegetarian Congress AwardVegetarian CelebrityWinnerMumbai, India[12]