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Bani J
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Gurbani Judge in 2017
Born
Gurbani Judge

(1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 36)
Chandigarh, India
Other namesVJ Bani
Occupations
Years active2006–present
Known for MTV Roadies 4
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4
Bigg Boss 10
Four More Shots Please!

Gurbani Judge (born 29 November 1987), better known as Bani J or VJ Bani, is an Indian fitness model, actress and former MTV India presenter. She is known for participating in MTV Roadies 4 , Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 and Bigg Boss 10 . She has since starred in the web series Four More Shots Please!.

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Career

Judge started her career by competing in the reality show MTV Roadies 4 where she was the 1st runner-up. She continued her collaboration with MTV Roadies 5 . She was also a contestant on Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 . [1] Apart from her work on MTV, Bani also extended her performance to the big screen. [2] She was seen in films like Thikka and Aap Kaa Surroor - The Real Luv Story .

In September 2016, she appeared in Navv Inder's music video Att Tera Yaar. In October 2016, she was a contestant on Bigg Boss 10 , [3] where she finished as the 1st runner-up. [4] [5] [6] [7]

She also appeared in the web series Four More Shots Please! [8] as Umang Singh.

Personal life

Judge was born 29 November 1987. [9] She is from Chandigarh. Her family consists of her mother Tanya and her elder sister Saneya. [10] She promotes the sports nutrition company Myprotein [11] and the fitness app Mobiefit Body. [12] [13] she did her schooling from Woodstock International School, Mussoorie.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
2007 Aap Kaa Surroor - The Real Luv Story Bani Hindi Debut film
2011 Soundtrack HerselfCameo Appearance
2016 Zorawar Zoya Punjabi Punjabi Debut
Thikka Kamala Telugu Telugu Debut
2018 Ishqeria AshaHindi
2022 Valimai Sara Tamil Tamil Debut
2024 Double iSmart BentleyTelugu

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006–2007 MTV Roadies 4 Contestant1st runner-up [14]
2008–2009 MTV Roadies 6 Host
2009–2010 MTV Roadies 7
2011 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 Contestant9th place [15]
2012 MTV Roadies 9 Host
2012–2013MTV Vogue Style in 60Herself
2013 MTV Roadies 10 Host
2014 MTV Roadies 11
2014–2015Box Cricket League 1Contestant [16]
2015 MTV Roadies 12 Host
MTV Campus Diaries Herself
MTV Unplugged
I Can Do That Contestant
2016 NBA Slam HerselfGuest
Box Cricket League 2Contestant [17]
Comedy Nights Live HerselfGuest
2016–2017 Bigg Boss 10 Contestant1st runner-up [18]
2019 Nach Baliye 9 HerselfGuest [19]
2020 Ladies vs Gentlemen Panelist [20]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguagePlatformNotesRef.
2019–2022 Four More Shots Please! Umang SinghHindi Amazon Prime Video Web Debut; 2 seasons [21]

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