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Aashka Goradia (born on November 27, 1985) from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is an Indian television actress. She has been seen in many fashion events walking on the ramp. She has acted in many Hindi serials on television. She became popular after portraying the role of "Kumud" in popular drama series Kkusum (2003-05) on Sony TV. In 2012, she again gained popularity after participating as a contestant in Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 6.

Goradia was born on 27 November 1985 in Ahmedabad. She launched a beverage outlet in Oshiwara named Isayice along with Rohit and sister Jaanki Ravatia. She has also walked the ramp for Girl Child on 16 June 2012.

Career:

Aashka started her career with shows like Sony TV's Achanak - 37 saal baad and comedy sitcom Acting Acting. After that she was signed on in Ekta Kapoor's Kkusum on Sony TV in which she essayed the role of Kumud'. She then acted in another serial Akela which also aired on Sony.^[2] She also did a reality game show Jet Set Go on Star One. But she was replaced by Shama Sikander.^[3] Aashka then signed a show, Kahiin to Hoga with Balaji Telefilms Kkusum. Goradia then essayed some roles in TV serials like Sindoor Tere Naam Ka on Zee TV, Mere Apne on 9X and Virrudh on Sony TV. She also enacted the roles of Tara and Nayatai in Madhur Bhandarkar's "Heroine - Zindagi Ke Panno Se" and "Nayatai" segments in Specials @ 10 on Sony TV. She was also seen as Kalika in Zee TV's Saat Phere and Kalavati tai in Colors TV's Laagi Tujhse Lagan which were negative characters. Goradia also participated in some reality shows like Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar, Mr. & Ms. TV and Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 4 hosted by Bollywood actorAkshay Kumar. In 2010, she appeared in a special episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 hosted by Amitabh Bachchan with five other television actresses. In 2012, she participated as a contestant in the 6th season of Bigg Boss, the Indian version of original UK show Big Brother.^[4] She entered Bigg Boss house on 6 October 2012 and got evicted on 28 December 2012 (on the 83rd day of the show). She is currently interning under Advocate Shambo Nandy. From May 2013, she essayed the role of antagonist Maharani Dheer Bai Bhatiyani in the Indian television series Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, telecast on Sony TV.

Television:

Fiction shows:

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2002	Achanak 37 Saal Baad		[5]
2003-2005	Kkusum ... Ek Aam Ladki Ki Kahani	Kkumud	[6]
2004	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Razia	Cameo
2006	Akela	Kinnari
2006-2007	Kahiin to Hoga	Gayatri Ahluwalia
2006-2007	Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka	Arpita Raizada
2007-2008	Virrudh	Naina Chopra	[7]
2007-2008	Mere Apne	Saniya Pandey	[8]
2008-2009	Saat Phere	Kalika
2009	Specials @ 10	Tara	Story- Heroine - Zindagi Ke Panno Se
2010-2011	Laagi Tujhse Lagan	Kalavati	Nominated—Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role (Jury) (2012)
2013	Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap	Dheer Bai Bhatiyani

Reality shows:

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Jet Set Go	Contestant
2008	Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar	Contestant (Eliminated in Week 2)[9]
2010	Mr. & Ms. TV	Contestant
2010	Kaun Banega Crorepati 4	Guest appearance
2011	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi Torchaar 4	Contestant
2012	Bigg Boss 6	Contestant[10] (Evicted Day 83)