Rakhi Sawant is one of the famous celebrities from the Indian Bollywood industry. She is a popular dancer as well as an actor. People love her for her amazing comic sense and fondly call her “Drama Queen.” She had called up “Swayamvar” (self-choice) for marriage in the popular reality show named “Mujhse Shaadi Korogi.” Swayamvar was a traditional practice of Hindu culture in ancient times where the girl used to choose her fiance from a group of eligible bachelors. The practice was that the participants who were willing to marry the girl had to impress her with their appearance, activities, presence of mind, and uprightness. Let’s have a look at the Rakhi ka swayamvar winner and details of the show, which drew the attraction of millions of audience.
Mujhse Shaadi Korogi reality show
Mujhse Shaadi Korogi, Rakhi ka Swayanvar was aired on the Colors TV channel by Shehnaz Gill and Paras Chhbra in the year 2009. This show called a number of boys from India as well as abroad for being selected as the groom of Rakhi. A total of 16 boys from a list of eligible bachelors were finally selected for performing on stage to win Rakhi with their eminent personalities. The names of the 16 finalists who competed to be the “Rakhi ka swayamvar winner“ are listed below.
- Ali Bana (Commercial Arts Diploma Holder)
- Aman Talwar (youngest participant, pursuing BA in 2009)
- Ather Parwez (policeman by profession)
- Ashwin Chaudhuri (marriage bureau owner)
- Atirek Sharma (actor by profession)
- Chittiz Jain (businessman of garments)
- Deepak Raghav (Fitness Trainer)
- Elesh Parujanwala (Gujarati NRI from Toronto)
- Kapil Mathur (postgraduate in retail management)
- Luv Khanna (Businessman)
- Manas Katyal (B-Tech, worked in IT firm, media professional)
- Manmohan Tiwari (Indian Television Actor)
- Pranav Damle (Mechanical Engineer)
- Kripal Singh (Bollywood stuntman)
- Raman Handa (astrologer and vastu consultant)
- Rishi Dwivedi (trained dancer)
Among the 16 finalists, Elesh Parujanwala, the Gujarati NRI, became the Rakhi ka swayamvar winner in the year 2009 and stole the heart of Rakhi. Rakhi got engaged with Elesh Parujanwala on the reality show and spent a few months together, but their marriage did not last so far. They broke the engagement and got separated, saying that the reality show marriage is not a real one. They participated in the show for money. The reality show helps to find the perfect match but does not force anyone for marriage. If anyone wants to do the marriage really, one can do it, and it is completely up to the couple. Rakhi earned Rs.1.5-2 crore from this reality show for maintaining the highest TRP at that time and was able to purchase a flat in Mumbai with that money.
FAQ
Who was the winner of Rakhi ka swayamvar?
Elesh Parujanwala was the winner of Rakhi ka swayamvar show in the year 2009.
Did they really marry?
No. It was a reality show. They got engaged after the show and spent time to know each other. But after revealing the mismatch, they decided to be parted.
