Gauri Khan’s lavish life: how Shah Rukh Khan’s low profile wife built a US$215 million net worth all of her own

Jul 29 , 2021

Shah Rukh Khan’s wife, Gauri Khan, has built a US$215 million fortune of her own. Photo: @gaurikhan/Instagram

SRK’s spouse of 30 years has earned her own fortune thanks to her role in the couple’s Bollywood film production company, Red Chillies Entertainment

Nita Ambani employed her interior design firm Gauri Khan Designs to work on Antilia’s lounge – it also redecorated Jacqueline Fernandez’s Mumbai apartment

Most Bollywood fans know Gauri Khan as the doting wife of superstar Shah Rukh Khan. She once said in an interview that her husband’s success “was very organic and gradual”, adding: “We went through ups and downs. But he has accomplished so much and [has] done so well for himself.”

Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri – who has kept a surprisingly low profile during their 30-year marriage – pictured here at the wedding ceremony of Akash Ambani, son of Reliance Industries chair Mukesh Ambani, in Mumbai in 2019. Photo: Reuters

While she has always stood firm by her husband for 30 years and counting, preferring to largely stay away from the limelight herself, Gauri is not short of impressive achievements. The mother of three has paved her way as a top interior designer in the last decade and turned into a lucrative film producer, amassing a reported net worth of US$215 million. So how did she make her own fortune and achieve such quiet success?

She designed her US$27 million home

Gauri Khan in the home she shares with Shah Rukh Khan. Photo: @gaurikhan/Instagram

Not many got their big break at home, but Gauri is an exception. “I was redecorating my own home, and other related projects, when people started approaching me to design their properties as well,” she told Design Essentia Magazine.

Gauri Khan’s home decor efforts obviously attracted attention. Photo: @gaurikhan/Instagram

With her background in design and passion for art and painting, Gauri took the plunge and refurbished her super-expensive Mannat mansion. The US$27 million residence took 10 years to build and features life-size Hindu statues, crystal chandeliers and plenty of amenities for the family, such as a gym, library, boxing ring, tennis court and auditorium, according to Vogue India.

From the Ambanis to Bollywood stars

Since she started her design gig in 2013, Gauri has worked with a number of big-league Bollywood celebrities and business moguls. She helped Nita Ambani in designing her Antilia’s lounge area and was responsible for giving Reliance’s Jio World Centre its 3D photorealistic nuance.

Gauri Khan hanging out with Bollywood bestie Jacqueline Fernandez. Photo: @gaurikhan/Instagram