Rakhi Sawant (born Neeru Bheda; 25 November 1978 is an Indian dancer, model, actress and television talk show host, who has appeared in many Hindi and a few Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Telugu and Tamil films and was a contestant on the first season of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss 1 (2006) and as a challenger and finalist in Bigg Boss 14 (2020). Sawant has established herself as a sex symbol in Bollywood.
Sawant launched her own political party, headed by Jai Shah, called the Rashtriya Aam Party, to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. However, after the election, she joined Republican Party of India.She made her film debut in the 1997 film Agnichakra under the name Ruhi Sawant. She went on to other small roles and dance numbers in Bollywood films Joru Ka Ghulam, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain, and Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke.
Rakhi Sawant performing at Nach Baliye 3 in Madhuri Dixit's famous getup.
In 2003, she auditioned for an item number in the Bollywood film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne. She audi