Carol Gracias

Carol Gracias
Gracias in July 2012
NationalityIndian
OccupationModel
Years active2005–2010
Known forBigg Boss 1

Carol Gracias is an Indian super model. She is a past winner of the coveted India's L'Oréal/Elite Look of the Year title. In 2006, she participated and became the runner-up in the reality show Bigg Boss 1.

Early life

Carol Gracias was brought up in Goan Catholic family in Mumbai.[1]

Career

Film career

Carol played a cameo role in the movie Being Cyrus. She also appeared in the music video for the song "Right Here Right Now" in the movie Bluffmaster!, starring Abhishek Bachchan. She was a contestant on Bigg Boss 1, the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother where she became the 1st runner-up. She also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2, the Indian version of Fear Factor and emerged as the 2nd runner-up.[2]

Wardrobe Malfunction

During the 2006 Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, Carol Gracias experienced a "wardrobe malfunction", when her halter top slipped off, completely exposing her breasts.[3] She recovered quickly enough and completed the walk, holding her top in place. This minor incident caused a huge furor, with some members of the public accusing the organisers of the show of promoting obscenity. The matter was raised in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, where the members condemned the organisers of the show.[4]

Later, a local court ordered the police to investigate the incident, after a social activist, Prakash Rajdev, registered an FIR against the organisers of Lakme India Fashion Week and the models involved, alleging that the incidents were intentional and the models indulged in "nudity and obscenity" which constituted offences under the Indian Penal Code.[5]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2005 Being Cyrus Girl in Dream/Beggar Girl Cameo
2005 Bluffmaster Dancer Appeared in the music video for the song "Right Here Right Now".
2015 Aisa Yeh Jahaan Appeared in the music video for the song "We Go Party"

Television

Year Name Role Notes Ref
2006–2007 Bigg Boss 1 Contestant 1st runner-up [6]
2009 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2 2nd runner-up [2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carol Gracias.
  1. ^ "Carol Gracias Indian Super Model Profile/Biography by IndiaXroads.com". Indiacrossroads.com. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b Admin-Mohit (15 September 2009). "Carol Gracias eliminated on September 15 - Episode 6 From Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2". Techtipspro.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  3. ^ Reference [unreliable source?]
  4. ^ Probe into Mumbai fashion gaffes Archived 16 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine bbc.co.uk 5 April 2006
  5. ^ stylelane (4 April 2007). "Carol Gracias's wardrobe malfunction video, Lakme India Fashion Week « Style | India | Fashion | News". Stylelane.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ^ "'I've learnt a lot from Bigg Boss'". 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.