Archana Gautam

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Archana Gautam
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Gautam in 2023
Born1994or1995(age 29–30) [1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • politician
  • model
Years active2016–present
Known for
TitleMiss Uttar Pradesh 2014
Miss Bikini India 2018
Miss Cosmo India 2018
Miss Talent World 2018
Website archanagautam.in

Archana Gautam (born 1994 or 1995) is an Indian actress, politician, and model. She was crowned as Miss Uttar Pradesh 2014, Miss Bikini India 2018 and represented India at Miss Cosmos World 2018, and won sub title of Most Talent 2018. [2] She is known for participating in reality shows Bigg Boss 16 and where she emerged as third runner-up, and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 .

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Early life

Gautam was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh in a Dalit family. [3] [4] She has a brother younger than her. She has completed her studies in Mass Communication from her town. [1]

Acting career

Gautam in 2023 Archana Gautam.jpg
Gautam in 2023

She was awarded the title of Miss Uttar Pradesh in 2014. She has won Miss Bikini India 2018 and represented India at Miss Bikini Universe 2018. [5] Gautam also represented India in Miss Cosmos 2018 held at Malaysia and won the sub title Most Talent 2018.

From October 2022 to February 2023, she was seen as a participant in the Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 16 , [6] where she finished as the 3rd runner-up. [7] Next she was seen participating in the stunt-based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 .

Political career

She joined Indian National Congress in November 2021 and got a ticket from Hastinapur (Assembly constituency) for 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. [8] She was among the 8 candidates from this constituency. She lost the seat to BJP candidate Dinesh Khatik who won 107587 votes, while Gautam received only 1,519 votes. [9]

In 2023, Gautam was assaulted along with her father, when she tried to enter Indian National Congress office in New Delhi to congratulate Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi in the context of women reservation bill in Lok Sabha. Gautam alleged personal assistant of Priyanka Gandhi, Sandeep Kumar of harassing her with death threats. She also alleged that women worker of Congress party office physically assaulted her and she had to escape from there to save her life. It was reported that her driver was also assaulted along with her father and her. [10]

Filmography

Films

Year TitleRole LanguageNotes
2016 Great Grand Masti Gaav ki Gori (Uncredited) Hindi Cameo
2017 Haseena Parkar SalmaHindi
Baaraat CompanyAnita BhardwajHindi
2019Junction VaranasiUnnamedHindiAppearance in a song
2022Oh My GhostUnnamedTamil

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022–2023 Bigg Boss 16 Contestant3rd runner-up [11]
2023 Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull Herself [12]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 Contestant6th place [13]
2024 Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment Herself

Music videos

Year TitleSingerLanguage Ref.
2018Haale DilApeksha DandekarHindi [14]
2019BeintehaAltaaf SayyedHindi [15]
2020SaansSandeep SurilaHaryanvi [16]
EyelinerGaggu DaadPunjabi [17]
DynamiteShubhankit SharmaHindi [17]
Nasha ZyadaLovesta, Chirag BhatiaHindi [17]
Buggu OyeNavjeet, Nitika JainPunjabi [18]
2023AC LagwdeRanveer Singh Malik, Kavita ShobuHaryanvi[ citation needed ]

Pageants

Year TitlePlaceLocationNotesRef.
2014Miss Uttar PradeshWinner Lucknow [19]
2018Miss Bikini IndiaWinner Mangalore [17]
Miss Bikini Universe IndiaWinner Bangalore [20]
Miss Bikini UniverseParticipant China
Miss Cosmos India 2018Winner Bangalore [21]
Miss Cosmos World 2018Participant Malaysia Won Most Talent 2018 [22]

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