Gauri Khan

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Khan was born Gauri Chibber in Delhi to Punjabi Hindu Brahmin parents Savita and Colonel Ramesh Chandra Chibber[1] with roots in Rawalpindi and raised in the suburb of Panchsheel Park. She completed her schooling at Loreto Convent School, she completed twelfth from Modern School, Delhi; and graduated from Lady Shri Ram College with B.A (Hons.). She also completed six months course in fashion designing from NIFT, Delhi and learnt tailoring due to her father's garment business.[2]

Gauri first met Shah Rukh Khan in 1984 in Delhi, before the start of his successful career in Bollywood.[20] The couple married on 25 October 1991 in traditional Hindu wedding ceremony, after a six-year courtship.[21] They have a son Aryan (born 1997) and a daughter Suhana (born 2000). In 2013, they became parents of a third child named AbRam, who was born through a surrogate mother.[22] According to Sharukh, while he believes in the religion of Islam, he respects his wife's religion greatly. His children follow both religions; at home the Qur'an is situated next to the Hindu deities.[23]

In 2002, Gauri Khan and her husband Shah Rukh Khan together established ,the film production and distribution company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was transformed from the now defunct Dreamz Unlimited which the couple first established in 1999. She serves as co-chairperson and the main producer of all the films produced under the banner. the first film she produced was Farah Khan's directorial debut Main Hoon Na. The film performed well at the box office, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year. She also made a guest appearance in two of the film she has produced Om Shanti Om (2007) and Happy New Year (2014).[3]