Sushant Divgikar

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Not to be confused with Sushant Singh.

Sushant Divgikar
Sushant Divgikar.jpg
Divgikar at the launch party of HYMUS nightclub in Mumbai, 2014
NationalityIndian
Other namesRANI Ko-HE-Nur (Drag queen avatar)
CitizenshipIndian
EducationMasters Degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Occupation
Years active2006–present
AgentParambir Kaur (Mango films and Productions)
Parents
  • Pradeep Krishnarao Divgikar (father)
  • Bharati Rao Divgikar (mother)

Sushant Divgikar is an Indian model, actor, singer, columnist, psychologist, motivational speaker, drag queen, pageant director, and video jockey.

In July 2014, he was crowned Mr Gay India 2014. He represented India at Mr Gay World 2014.[1][2] He won various special awards during Mr Gay World 2014, and has been the only delegate from India to win three sub awards. Divgikar is the first Indian and the first delegate from any country to have won a record 3 individual sub titles and 2 group sub titles at the Mr Gay World 2014 contest.

He participated in the television reality show Bigg Boss 8.[3]

Divgikar, in his drag queen avatar , created history by becoming the first drag queen in India to participate in a singing reality show and win the golden buzzer, making Rani / Sushant the first contestant from the LGBTQIA+ community to win a golden buzzer and directly enter the top 15 of the reality competition show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in the year 2018.

Divgikar has featured in many television shows and has worked with most of the leading broadcasting channels, agencies and production houses, nationally and internationally.

Divgikar goes by the pronouns "he", "she" and "they" and appears in television shows, films, advertisements, audio plays and theatre productions.

Early life and background[]

Divgikar was born and raised in the western suburbs of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, in their family home in Bandra West. Divgikar was born to Goan Konkani parents, Pradeep Divgikar and Bharati Divgikar. His/their father, Pradeep is a retired Assistant Commissioner, Indian Customs and Central Excise and former President of the Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatics Association (GMAAA).[4]

Career[]

Divgikar started his TV career with UTV Bindass's Big Switch Season 3 directed by Rohit Shetty. He then did Atyachaar Ka Punchnama for UTV Bindass as a host. He was a contestant on Color TV's Bigg Boss 8.[5] He participated in Mr Gay World 2014. He was among the top 10 finalists and is the first person in the history of the pageant to have three sub awards - Mister Gay World Congeniality 2014, Mister People's Choice & Mister Gay World Art 2014.[6] He has also worked on TV commercials[7] for brands like Maruti Suzuki, MTV India, Channel V India, Idea mobiles.[8] Alongside acting and TV, he won several awards and titles between 2011 and 2013.[citation needed]

In 2015, he was the guest in Colors TV's India's Got Talent[9] and Zoom's Style Panga.[10] He was also the guest in the grand finale of &TV's Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah.[11] Two documentary films, both based on his life, have been nominated and screened at various national and international festivals.[citation needed] Presently, he will soon be seen in an online series Love, Life and Screw Ups.[12]

Television[]

Year Name Role Notes Ref
2012 Atyachaar Ka Punchnama Host
2012 Big Switch 3 Guest
2013 Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki Contestant Along with Sanaya Irani
2014 Bigg Boss 8 Contestant
2015 Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah Contestant Along with Sonali Raut
2015 India's Got Talent 6 Guest Along with Mouni Roy
2015 Style Panga Host
2016 Box Cricket League 2 Contestant Player in Ahmadabad Express
2018 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2018 Contestant Came as Rani Ko He Noor

Awards and nominations[]

  • Mr. Gay world India 2014 - Won
  • Mr. Congeniality, Mr. Gay world 2014 - Won
  • Mr. People's choice, Mr. Gay world 2014 - Won
  • Mr. Arts challenge, Mr. Gay world, 2014 - Nominated
  • Team sports challenge, Mr. Gay world 2014 - Nominated
  • Team Arts challenge, Mr. Gay world 2014 - Nominated
  • Mr. Gay world, 2014, Rome - Top 10 Grand Finalist
  • Best Anchor in a reality or music and danced based, Indian Television Academy Awards (Atyachaar Ka Punchnama) - Nominated

Personal life[]

Divgikar has an older brother, Karan Divgikar, who works as a flight attendant at Qatar Airways. Divgikar is a certified Psychologist and holds a master's degree in Industrial psychology.[13]

In January 2021, Divgikar came out as genderfluid via an Instagram post, stating his preferred pronouns are "he", "she", and "they".[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mumbai model to represent India at Mr Gay World". mid-day.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Sushant Divigak Mr Gay India 2014". pink-pages.co.in. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Sushant Divgikar reveals Bigg Boss 8 secrets and his life plans!". BuddyBits.com. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ "The Divgikars pool in to make a big splash". The Indian Express. 13 August 1998. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Entertainment News, Latest Entertainment News, Photos, Videos". in.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2005.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXN6jGxJ4k2KyPAbKh66sw Commercials
  8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjMR-yB5Vic Idea Commercial
  9. ^ [1][dead link] India's Got Talent
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CVNhy-z_dw Style Panga
  11. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kR3aSevgHY Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah
  12. ^ "Best friends Sushant and Diandra will act with Zeenat Aman - Times of India". The Times of India.
  13. ^ missmalini (18 January 2015). "11 Awesome Things Sushant Divgikar Told Us About Bigg Boss 8 (And Beyond!)". MissMalini.
  14. ^ K, Heena (22 January 2021). "Sushant Divgikar: 'I am Shiv as well as Shakti, I am gender fluid'". indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
India Nolan Lewis 		Mr Gay India
2014 		Succeeded by
India Anwesh Sahoo
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