Gurmeet Choudhary Birthday Special: Unknown facts of the Ramayana star

Popular television star Gurmeet Choudhary is celebrating his birthday on February 22. The television heartthrob is known for his Greek god looks and chiselled body. The handsome hunk garnered much fame post his stint in the mythological series Ramayana as Ram. With his extraordinary good looks, macho physique, strong acting skills and powerful fan base Gurmeet is one of the superstar’s of Indian Television.

 

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Gurmeet has an army background as his father Mr Sitaram Choudhary was in the army. Hence, he got to stay in many different parts of India. However, he was born in Chandigarh and was brought up majorly in Jabalpur and Chennai. Married to television beauty Debina Bonnerjee, the actor was also seen in Star One’s Geet Hui Sabse Parayi. The audiences loved him as Maan Singh Khurana and then followed Punar Vivah where he was seen as Yash Sindhia. He has also participated in three reality shows namely Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Pati Patni Aur Woh and Nach Baliye.

Before Ramayan, Gurmeet and Debina had featured in a Tamil show titled Mayavi. The show aired on Jaya TV and won the Special Prize at Seoul International Drama Awards. On his Gurmeet Choudhary birthday, here are some unknown facts about the actor as a treat to his humongous fan base.

Check out some unknown facts about Gurmeet Choudhary here:

1. Gurmeet Choudhary comes from an army background, but he always wanted to be an actor. Not many know that Gurmeet was addressed as Shashi by his family and friends. Apparently, he looked like the veteran actor Shashi Kapoor when he was young.

 

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2. The Ramayana star is also known as Patnivrata by his friends. The reason is that Gurmeet is deeply in love with his wife Debina. Apparently, he has promised his wife that she would feature in every film he does.

 

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3. As he always dreamt of being an actor he started working on his acting skills at an early age. He also used to participate in stage plays during his school days.

 

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4. Gurmeet also bagged the title of ‘Mr Jabalpur, later he had also contested for the title of ‘Mr India.’

 

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5. He had also taken up modelling and his first salary was Rs. 1500 that he fetched for featuring in an advertisement.

 

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6. Gurmeet bagged the role of Ram in the hit mythological series Ramayana all thanks to his eyes. The producer of the show Anand Sagar wanted someone with Kamal-Nayan (Lotus shaped eyes) to play the role of Ram. Gurmeet’s eyes were perfect for the role. Gurmeet also grew his hair for one and a half years to add authenticity to his role.

 

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7. The actor prefers to perform his own stunts. Once during his guest performance in the show, Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, he decided to perform a dangerous fire stunt himself. But things went wrong with the stunt and his costume caught fire and he also injured his knee. But the dedicated actor completed the performance with grace.

 

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8. Khamoshiyaan is considered to be his Bollywood debut but not many know that Gurmeet has been a part of a movie called Cycle Kick produced by Subhash Ghai. He also played a small role in the movie Koi Apsa featuring Aftab Shivdasani and Anita Hassanandani. Gurmeet has also been a part of many music videos.

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