Biography
Who is Sushant Divgikar?
Early life and education
Sushant Divgikar was born in Mumbai on July 2, 1990. They grew up in the Bandra West area of the city. Their parents are Pradeep and Bharati Divgikar.
Pradeep served as an Assistant Commissioner for Indian Customs and Central Excise. He also held the role of President for the Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatics Association.
Sushant is a certified psychologist. They earned a master's degree in Industrial psychology.
Pageant and television career
Sushant won the Mr Gay India title in July 2014. They represented India at the Mr Gay World 2014 pageant. They finished as one of the top 10 finalists.
Sushant won three individual sub titles at this event. These awards included Mister People's Choice and Mister Gay World Congeniality 2014. They also received the Mister Gay World Art 2014 award.
Sushant appeared as a contestant on Bigg Boss 8. Their television career began with Big Switch Season 3 on UTV Bindass. Rohit Shetty directed that program. Sushant also hosted Atyachaar Ka Punchnama for UTV Bindass.
Drag persona and music
Sushant performs as a drag queen under the name Rani Ko-HE-Nur. Rani competed in the singing show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 2018. This persona won a golden buzzer to reach the top 15.
Rani was the first LGBTQIA+ contestant to earn a golden buzzer on that show. In 2021, Rani joined the first season of Queen of the Universe. This singing competition for drag performers premiered on December 2, 2021.
Sushant filmed commercials for Maruti Suzuki and Idea mobiles. They worked on ads for Channel V India and MTV India.
Other projects and personal life
Sushant was a guest on Style Panga and India's Got Talent in 2015. They appeared in the finale of Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah. Sushant will appear in the web series Love, Life and Screw Ups.
GQ listed them as one of the 50 Most Influential Young Indians in 2018. Two documentary films about their life were screened at festivals.
Sushant has an older brother named Karan Divgikar. Karan is a flight attendant for Qatar Airways. In January 2021, Sushant announced they are genderfluid. They use he, she, and they as pronouns.
Birthday and age
Sushant Divgikar was born on July 2, 1990, which makes Sushant 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Sushant shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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