Gaurav Khanna Birthday Bash: Bigg Boss 19 Winner Celebrates With Abhishek-Ashnoor, Mridul, Nehal, Others

Gaurav Khanna marked his birthday with close friends from inside the Salman Khan–hosted Bigg Boss 19. The Anupamaa actor organised a celebratory bash attended by Mridul Tiwari, Pranit More, Abhishek Bajaj,

Ashnoor Kaur, Kunickaa Sadanand and others.

Gaurav Cuts His Birthday Cake

A viral video shows Gaurav cutting his birthday cake alongside his wife Akanksha, best friend Mridul, and fellow contestants Nehal Chudasama, Kunickaa Sadanand, Ashnoor Kaur and more, creating a wholesome moment for fans.

Visit to Siddhivinayak Temple

Gaurav’s visit to Siddhivinayak Temple was incomplete without his closest friends from the house — Pranit More and Mridul Tiwari. Their friendship was one of the most cherished bonds of the season. Considered by Pranit and Mridul as their elder brother, the trio posed together for the paparazzi outside the temple.

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Gaurav Opens Up on His Bigg Boss Victory

On December 7, Gaurav lifted the Bigg Boss 19 trophy along with a cash prize of ₹50 lakh. He defeated Farrhana Bhatt and Pranit More to secure the title.Reacting to being called “inactive” and a “misfit” of the season, he said to Zoom, "I would tell these people to watch the finale and when Salman sir raises his hand at the end of the finale, watch that as well, then you will get answers to your questions. I didn't answer the questions in the show as well, that seemed useless to me. Because I only had 15 weeks to win the hearts of the people, I didn't have to win the hearts of these people. I wanted to win the hearts of those 150 crore people who are out there and I was just in this that I shouldn't look wrong."(Translation: “I would tell them to watch the finale, and when Salman sir raises my hand at the end, they will get their answers. I didn’t respond to such comments in the show because it felt pointless. I only had 15 weeks to win the hearts of the audience — not a few people inside the house. I wanted to win over the 1.5 billion people outside, and my focus was simply on not appearing wrong in front of them.”)He further added, "I didn't want to say or do anything in front of my parents, I didn't want to do that in Bigg Boss as well, because people are watching with their families. I tried to convince Baseer and Bajaj as well, but they didn't listen and I stepped back."(Translation: “I didn’t want to do or say anything that my parents wouldn’t approve of. Bigg Boss is watched by families. I even tried convincing Baseer and Bajaj, but they didn’t agree, so I stepped back.”)Speaking about his career, Gaurav shared, "When I came on television, a lot of people told me that he is not made for this, he is not a trained actor, he is a misfit. I don't know where they are today, I am here because of people's love and I have always said that this four-month journey of Bigg Boss is a concise version of 20 years of my career."(Translation: “When I started on TV, many people said I wasn’t meant for this, that I wasn’t trained and didn’t fit in. I don’t know where those people are today — I am here because of the audience’s love. These four months in Bigg Boss feel like a condensed version of my 20-year journey.”)