Item girl Rakhi Sawant is celebrating her birthday today. Rakhi's name often remains in controversies, although her image has changed after participating in Bigg Boss 14. Even then, she is ready to go to any extent to garner publicity. In such a situation, let's have a look at some interesting facts about her life.

Working since the age of 10

Rakhi's real name is Neeru Bheda. Her mother Jaya Bheda remarried a constable Anand Sawant, after which Rakhi got the second father's surname. Rakhi was born on 25 November 1978 in Mumbai.

Rakhi's childhood was spent in very poor condition. This is the reason why she started working from the age of 10. At the age of 10, Rakhi did the work of serving food at the wedding of Anil Ambani and Tina Ambani. For this work, he got 50 rupees as remuneration.

After this, when Rakhi wanted to participate in a dandiya event at the age of 11, her mother hit her hard and cut her hair. Rakhi was very shocked by this and decided that she would work only against the wishes of the parents.

Too many rejections

Rakhi did her schooling at Goklibai High School located in Vile Parle, Mumbai. After this, she got admission to Mithibai College. During this time she decided to make a place in the film world and started approaching some producers but got rejected.

Due to the rejection, Rakhi underwent cosmetic surgery to correct her face and body. After this, she made her Bollywood debut in 1997 with the film 'Agnichakra'. She also appeared in films like 'Joru Ka Ghulam', 'Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Key, 'Jis Desh Mein Ganga Raha Hai'.

This song turned luck

In 2003, the song 'Mohabbat Hai Mirchi' changed her fortunes. She got this song after auditioning four times. After this, Rakhi was also seen doing small roles in films like 'Masti' and 'Main Hoon Naa. She reached the top four finalists in the first season of Bigg Boss in 2006.

She was in a relationship with dancer Abhishek Awasthi for three years. After this, she got engaged to NRI Ilesh Parujanwala in Rakhi Ka Swayamvar on national television but then broke the relationship.

Suspense has been created on marriage

Rakhi had revealed in 2019 that she has secretly married NRI Ritesh but to date, no picture of her husband has been revealed. In an interview, Rakhi had said about this, 'I was scared, yes I have got married. My husband's name is Ritesh and he is from the UK. He has gone back after getting married. My visa is about to arrive and after that, I will also go to him. Whatever work I get in India, I will continue to do it, I will keep coming and going here. I wanted to produce TV shows and now my dream is going to come true. I want to thank Jesus for giving me such a wonderful husband.'