Shonal Rawat

Shonal Rawat
Sonal Rawat in 2012
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)Model, Television presenter
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Spouse
Karan Vats
​
(m. 2013)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleFemina Miss India Asia-Pacific 2003
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India Asia-Pacific 2003
(Winner)
Miss Asia Pacific 2003
(1st Runner Up)
(Miss friendship)
(Miss talent)
(Miss Congeniality)

Shonal Rawat is an Indian former model[2] and Television anchor. She won Femina Miss India,[3] 2003 and was subsequently sent to Miss Asia Pacific, 2003.[4] She anchors Zoom Network talk shows and is a VJ.[5] She is best known for the music video, Bindiya Chamkegi remixed by Bally Sagoo.

Personal life

Her father is an Indian Police Service officer and her mother has her own kindergarten in Kolkata. Since her father was posted in West Bengal she had attended schooling in different parts of the states she done her matriculate from Loreto House, and other from Ashok Hall. She married her boyfriend, Karan Vats in 2013.[6]

Career

Modelling

She won Femina Miss India in 2003 and represented India at Miss Asia Pacific in that year[7] and finished second at the 43rd Pageant in Tokyo, Japan. In 2004, she appeared in the mega hit video Bindiya Chamkegi with Upen Patel. Subsequently she has been an active model, appearing in shows for Satya Paul.[8]

Television

Shonal Rawat has acted in Hindi comedy serial Aaj Ke Shriman Shrimati as a film actress Aishwarya Sen. She is all set to host Sony TV's comedy-based reality show Champion Chaalbaaz No.1. As the channel heads took a combined decision of not overexposing Mona Singh to the reality show scenario, keeping in mind the to-be-launched reality show, The Extreme Makeover, Shonal Rawat now takes over the anchoring responsibilities of Champion Chaalbaaz No. 1.[citation needed]

Filmography

Television
Title Role
Champion Chaalbaaz No.1 Host
Planet Bollywood Host/presenter

References

  1. ^ "Shonal Rawat". Rediff. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Fashion fad* Model Speak Shonal". The Hindu. India. 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Femina Miss India Shonal Rawat Bio". 16 June 2006.
  4. ^ "Catch-Up With The Past Miss Indias". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Shonal Rawat – The Time of India". The Times of India. India. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Year of the model wedding". Vogue India.
  7. ^ "Femina Miss India". 16 June 2006.
  8. ^ "Indian designs going places". The Hindu. India. 1 June 2004. Archived from the original on 29 September 2004.
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