From Working For Rs 50 To Making It Big In The Industry, Rakhi Sawant's Journey Has Not Been Easy

From serving food at Ambani's house for Rs 50 at the age of 10, contesting elections, dancing on item songs and acting in films including Shah Rukh Khan starrer Main Hoon Na to being kissed by a singer in public, featuring on Koffee With Karan, conducting a Swayamwar and promising a live Suhagraat with Deepak Kalal, Rakhi Sawant has done it all. Hailed as controversy queen, Rakhi Sawant's journey has been full of ups and downs.

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The ultimate item girl of Bollywood is currently being seen in Bigg Boss 14 as a challenger/contestant. Today, she often grabs headlines and becomes a topic of debate, but her journey wasn't easy. Did you know, she couldn't even afford basic needs at one point in time? Here are some facts that you may not know about her.

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1. Rakhi Sawant's real name is Neeru Bheda. She changed her name before venturing into the world of films.

2. She comes from a very poor family who used to struggle for basic needs. Her mother was a janitor at a hospital and her father was a police constable. She even said that no woman in her family was allowed to match eyes with a man.

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3. At Anil and Tina Ambani's wedding, Rakhi Sawant served food for just Rs 50. She was reportedly ten-years-old at that time.

4. Her family didn't like her inclination towards dance. She was not even allowed to practice. Her uncle once had cut her hair so that she won't be able to perform at Dandiya function. She used to even get beaten up. She then decided to leave her house to accomplish her dream.

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5. In Bollywood, she was rejected several times, but she didn't give up. She would convince directors of talent. She finally managed to get a lot of item songs and small roles.

6. Not only Hindi films, she has featured in Telugu, Marathi, Tamil and Kannada movies as well.

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7. From participating in shows like Nach Baliye with her then boyfriend Abhishek Avasthi to courting controversy for being kissed by singer Mika Singh, Rakhi has remained in news for her personal life too.

8. She has also featured in shows like Rakhi Ka Swayamvar and Bigg Boss 14, where in she got engaged to Elesh Parujanwala from Canada. However, the two soon separated. After separation, she said in one of her interviews that she had gotten engaged to him for money.

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9. Rakhi has also tried her hands at politics. In 2014, she announced her plans to contest 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai North-West as an independent candidate, and then, later, she founded the Rashtriya Aam Party. After getting just 15 votes in total, she lost the seat. In 2014, she resigned from RAP and joined RPI. She is party's state vice-president and president of the woman wing.

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10. Last year, she had announced that she is married to UK based businessman Ritesh who is 36 years old and also works for Donald Trump. However, she has never been seen with him. Never has she ever shared a photo of him. People believe she announced her marriage for publicity and that her husband Ritesh doesn't exist.

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11. Currently, Rakhi Sawant is a part of Bigg Boss 14. She had also participated in Bigg Boss 1, which featured contestants like Rahul Roy and Amit Sadh among others.

Rakhi Sawant may be a butt of jokes, but her journey is indeed inspiring.