Aditi Govitrikar (born 21 May 1976) is an Indian actress, physician and former model. She is the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. World title in 2001. From 1997 to 2004, Govitrikar remained the only Indian supermodel with both a medical doctor and a psychologist qualification. She has been touted by Hindustan Times as "Beauty with Brains". She is a vegetarian and ardent Vipassana practitioner. She was a contestant on Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 and Bigg Boss 3. Govitrikar won the Gladrags Megamodel Contest in 1996 and the Gladrags Mrs. India in 2000, subsequently winning Mrs. World Contest in 2001. She 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 hosted the show Mother's Care on Zee Zest. She launched PETA in India and has also endorsed top tier international brands such as Coca-Cola, Chopard, Fendi and Harry Winston.
Early life Govitrikar was born in Panvel, Maharashtra on 21 May 1976. After attending Barns High School in Panvel, she subsequently went to Grant Medical College in Mumbai where she graduated with an MBBS medical degree in 1997. After completing her MBBS, Govitrikar ventured into modelling.
Career
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 modelled 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 modelling 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 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 she took the name Sarah Lakdawala. They have a daughter Kiara, who was born in 1999. The couple had another baby in May 2007. She is divorced from Muffazal Lakdawala.
Govitrikar has a younger sister, Arzoo Govitrikar, who is an electronics engineer-turned-actress. She was a judge on the show Kalakarz.
Filmography
Films Year Film Role Language Notes Ref1999 Thammudu Lovely Telugu2002 Mounamelanoyi— special appearance in the song "Dancheti Ammalakkalalo" Soch Mrs. Madhulika Raj Matthews Hindi16 December Sonal Joshi2003Baaz: A Bird in Danger Winner of the Beauty ContestDhund: The Fog Simran Malhotra Lankesh Patrike — Kannada special appearance in the song "Sweetu Rasagolla" 2005Paheli Kamli Hindi2006Manoranjan: The Entertainment Maya / Salma2007Victoria No. 203 BabyjiKaisay Kahein... Neha Saral2009De Dana Dan Pammi Chaddha2010 Ringa Ringa Dream Girl Marathi2011 Bheja Fry 2 Raveena Kapoor Hindi Hum Tum Shabana Judge 2014 Myself Ghaint Aditi (Maasi)2017 Who Is The First Wife Of My Father Swati2019Smile PleaseDr. AditiMarathi2021Koi Jaane NaSuhana's motherHindi
Music Videos
Baarish Ho Rahi Hai (By Anu Malik) Kabhi To Nazar Milao (By Adnan Sami)
Television Year Name Role Ref 2003 Aktion Unlimited ... Josh Herself 2004 Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko Anuja 2005 Ye Meri Life Hai Aditi 2006 Kalakarz Judge 2008 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 (Contestant) (2nd runner up ) 2009 Bigg Boss Hindi (Season 3) (Contestant) Semi finalist (Evicted on Day 76) 2013 Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki 2014 Arjun Mohini 2015 Badi Doooor Se Aaye Hai Vidya Mandodre Suryaputra Karn Ganga 2019 Parchhayee Rosie 2020 Mother's Care Host 2022 Escaype Live Meenal Bhalla 2022 Mismatched Kalpana 2024 Backroad hustle 2024Life Hill GayiSmriti
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result Location Ref1996 Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel ContestModel of the Year Mumbai, India1996 Carrie's Asian Supermodel Contest Classic Face Best Body Singapore2000 Gladrags Mrs. India Mrs. India Mumbai, India2001Mrs. World Mrs. World Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesRajeev Gandhi AwardNational Personality of the Year Mumbai, IndiaMaharashtra RatnaState Personality of the Year Mumbai, India2008Vegetarian Congress Award Vegetarian Celebrity Mumbai, India
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