Gaurav Khanna (गौरव खन्ना) is an Indian television actor born on 11 December 1981 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. After completing his MBA, he worked briefly as a marketing manager at an IT firm before transitioning into acting. He made his television debut in 2006 with Bhabhi, subsequently appearing in Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan, CID (as Senior Inspector Kavin), and several other shows. His career reached new heights in 2021 when he joined the long-running daily soap Anupamaa as the empathetic character Anuj Kapadia, earning the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role and becoming one of India's most recognised television faces. In 2025, he won Celebrity MasterChef India Season 1 and went on to win Bigg Boss 19, defeating four finalists in the grand finale on 7 December 2025 to take home ₹50 lakh and a car. He married television actress Akanksha Chamola in Kanpur on 24 November 2016. In 2025 he publicly revealed that he is colour-blind.
Portraying Anuj Kapadia in Anupamaa (2021–2024); winning Celebrity MasterChef India Season 1 (2025); winning Bigg Boss 19 (2025).
