Hazel Keech

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{{short description|British-Mauritian actress and model}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Hazel Keech
| image = Hazel Keech at the launch of 'Dongri To Dubai' book (1).jpg
| caption = Keech in May 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|2|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Essex]], [[England]], United Kingdom
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = [[British people|British]]<br/>[[Mauritian]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|Actress}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Yuvraj Singh]]|2016}}
| children =
| parents =
| relatives = [[Yograj Singh]]<br/>(father-in-law)
| other names = Gurbasant Kaur, Hazel Keech Singh
| years_active = 2007 – 2016
}}

'''Hazel Keech''' (born 28 February 1987), also known by her married name '''Gurbasant Kaur''',<ref name="DoB">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-03/news-interviews/28649938_1_sallu-tamil-film-atul-agnihotri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925061815/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-03/news-interviews/28649938_1_sallu-tamil-film-atul-agnihotri|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2012|title=Sallu's new girl Hazel Keech follows Kat|last=Sonal Chawla|date=3 March 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="NameChange"/> is a British−Mauritian film actress and model who has appeared in Indian television programs and films. She has appeared in ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' and ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' as well as in a [[Suzuki]] advertisement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Actress/4764.html|title=Christine Zedek — Tamil Actress Gallery stills images clips|publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> She danced in the Frankfinn Music remix item number "Kahin Pe Nigahaen".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/09look.htm |title=Meet the new item number in town|website=Rediff.com|date=31 December 2004|access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> She appeared in the [[reality television]] programme ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss 7]]'' in 2013.

==Early life==
Keech was born on 28 February 1987<ref>{{cite news |title=Yuvraj Singh braves a freezing day for Hazel Keech: Only because it is your birthday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/yuvraj-singh-braves-a-freezing-day-for-hazel-keech-only-because-it-is-your-birthday-1650964-2020-02-28 |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=India Today |date=28 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday Hazel Keech: Her 6 Best Moments on Social Media |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/happy-birthday-hazel-keech-her-6-best-moments-on-social-media-2518825.html |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=News18 |date=28 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> in [[Essex]], England, to a British father and an [[Mauritian of Indian origin|Indo-Mauritian]] [[Hinduism in Mauritius|Hindu]] mother of [[Bihari people|Bihari]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/yuvraj-singh-blasts-western-union-for-denying-money-to-fiancee-hazel-keech/story-5mXQe4lxu3b9E4vA2xiL3K.html|title=Yuvraj Singh blasts Western Union for denying money to fiancée Hazel Keech |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |author=Gulshankumar Wankar |date=1 September 2016 |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://khabar.ndtv.com/news/cricket/yuvraj-singh-loses-cool-after-hazel-keech-alleges-racial-discrimination-by-official-1452755|title=युवराज सिंह की मंगेतर हेजल कीच ने एक कंपनी पर लगाया 'नस्ली भेदभाव' का आरोप, युवी भी भड़के...|work=[[NDTV]] |author= राकेश तिवारी |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=25 April 2019 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Interesting facts about Yuvraj Singh's rumoured new flame, Hazel Keech|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/yuvraj-singh-new-girlfriend-23853.html|work=[[India TV]] |author=IANS |date=7 September 2015 |access-date=12 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Yuvraj-Singhs-mother-Hazel-Keech-is-a-reflection-of-me/articleshow/49768449.cms|title=Yuvraj Singh's mother: Hazel Keech is a reflection of me|agency=TNN|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 November 2015|author=Renuka Vyavahare |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-03/news-interviews/28649938_1_sallu-tamil-film-atul-agnihotri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925061815/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-03/news-interviews/28649938_1_sallu-tamil-film-atul-agnihotri|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Sallu's new girl Hazel Keech follows Kat|date=3 March 2011 |author1=Mumbai Mirror| author2=Sonal Chawla |access-date=25 April 2019|author1-link=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hazel Keech talks about her favourite past times One of my favourite past times is travelling. I love visiting new places and revisiting others.|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/300812-Hazel-Keech-talks-about-her-favourite-past-times.htm|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=30 August 2012 |access-date=7 December 2013}}</ref> She did her schooling at [[Beal High School]] in [[Redbridge, London]],<ref name="thisislondon.co.uk">{{cite web|author=Rob Parsons|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23985230-west-end-chorus-girl-strikes-bollywood-gold.do|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421112749/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23985230-west-end-chorus-girl-strikes-bollywood-gold.do|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2013|title=West End chorus girl strikes Bollywood gold|publisher=Thisislondon.co.uk|work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=20 July 2012|date=9 September 2011}}</ref> where she performed in stage shows and learned various forms of dance including Indian classical, British dance and western contemporary.

==Career==
[[File:Hazelsagarikafatima.png|thumb|right|Hazel with [[Sagarika Ghatge]] and Fatema Agarkar]]
Keech became involved in television, film and stage. She danced in the British programme ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]''. The BBC documentary show ''[[Call The Shots]]'' showed her working in Hindi films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a342334/hazel-keech-i-think-bollywood-chose-me.html|title=I think Bollywood has chosen me |website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=26 September 2011|access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> She joined the team of the Bollywood musical ''[[Bombay Dreams]]'' for their London promotional tour in 2002 and sang in the choir of the West End musical ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' the following year.<ref name="thisislondon.co.uk"/> She was an extra in several of the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' films.<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>

In 2005, while holidaying in [[Mumbai]], she received work offers and decided to stay and pursue a modelling and acting career in India.<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-hazel-keech/20110908.htm |title='I had no expectations from Bodyguard' - Rediff.com Movies |website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=8 September 2011|access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> Keech then appeared in various music videos as "Kahin Pe Nigahen" as well as many TV commercials, such as ''Vivel'' by ITC, and the ''Sprite'' 'University of Freshology' commercial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/salman-khans-new-girlfriend/20110303.htm |title=Is this Salman Khan's new girlfriend? - Rediff.com Movies|website=Rediff.com|date=3 March 2011|access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> Keech appeared in the 2007 Tamil film ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'', where she performed an [[item number]] in the song "Sei Ethavathu".<ref name="rediff.com"/> In 2011, she played a supporting role in the Hindi film ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' produced by [[Atul Agnihotri]] and directed by [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]]. She also performed an item number titled "Aa Ante Amlapuram" in the film ''[[Maximum (film)|Maximum]]''.<ref name=hazel>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31960878_1_sonu-sood-salman-khan-rose-dawn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603092348/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31960878_1_sonu-sood-salman-khan-rose-dawn|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2012|title=Salman's Hazel as item girl|last=Iyer|first=Meena|date=2 June 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> She performed a song, "Chal Chal Chal", in the film ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re3imDTNWvc|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref>

===''Bigg Boss 7''===
She appeared in the popular Indian TV show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 7)|Bigg Boss 7]]'' in September 2013 but a week later she was eliminated, the first contestant to exit the house. In an interview after her eviction she expressed her anger about [[Pratyusha Banerjee]], saying, "She likes to create problems".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pratusha-likes-to-create-problems-says-hazel-keech-bigg-boss-7/1/311117.html| title=Pratyusha likes to create problems: Hazel Keech|work=India Today| access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! class=unsortable|Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' || Rhea, Rajesh's fiancé || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kick (2009 film)|Kick]]'' || [[item number]] || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' || Maya Kapoor || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Maximum (film)|Maximum]]'' || item number ''Aa Ante Amlapuram'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' || [[item number]] || Telugu ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Heer and Hero]]'' || item number || Punjabi ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Dharam Sankat Mein]]'' || Song ''Neelanand'' || rowspan=2| [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat]]'' || Item number ||
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Name
! Role
! Notes
! Ref(s)
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Comedy Circus]]''
| rowspan="3" | Contestant
| Along with [[Krushna Abhishek]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6]]''
| Teen Ka Tadka Appearance
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/ragini-sanaya-rithvik-hazel-darsheel-mumaith-jhalaks-teen-ka-tadka-special-episode|title=Ragini, Sanaya, Rithvik, Hazel, Darsheel, Mumaith in Jhalak's Teen Ka Tadka special episode|date=18 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 7)|Bigg Boss 7]]''
| Evicted Day 7
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''
| Guest
| Along with [[Yuvraj Singh]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news|title=Sumona Chakravarti marries Yuvraj Singh on The Kapil Sharma Show|url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/sumona-chakravarti-marries-yuvraj-singh-kapil-sharma-show-3046518/2/|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=September 2016|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
|}

==Personal life==
On 12 November 2015, Keech got engaged to Indian cricketer [[Yuvraj Singh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//off-the-field/Archit-Mithari-gets-engaged-to-actress-Hazel-Keech-reports/articleshow/49755430.cms|author=TNN|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Yuvraj Singh Gets Engaged To Model-Actress Hazel Keech|date=14 November 2015|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/relationship/story/yuvraj-singh-hazel-keech-relationship-wedding-details-functions-honeymoon-outfits-316670-2016-04-06| title = Relationship, honeymoon and wedding details: Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech in a tell-all interview | author=Sumiran Kashyap Sahni | website = [[India Today]] | date = 6 April 2016 | access-date = 24 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://telugu.gulte.com/tnews/17614/Yuvraj-Singh-Hazel-Keech-marriage-details-Couple-gearing-up-for-their-big-day|title=Yuvraj Singh-Hazel Keech marriage details: Couple gearing up for their big day|website=telugu.gulte.com|date=7 November 2016 |access-date=31 March 2018|archive-date=2 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073215/http://telugu.gulte.com/tnews/17614/Yuvraj-Singh-Hazel-Keech-marriage-details-Couple-gearing-up-for-their-big-day|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were married on 30 November 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/Yuvraj-Singh-and-Hazel-Keech-exchange-wedding-vows/article16732191.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech exchange wedding vows|author=PTI|date=30 November 2016|access-date=1 December 2016|author-link=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/sports-gallery/yuvraj-singh-hazel-keech-inside-pics-wedding-gurudwara-ceremony-4403035/|title=Yuvraj Singh, Hazel Keech tie the knot: Couple get married in intimate affair|date=30 November 2016|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref> After marriage, Hazel adopted the name "Gurbasant Kaur", which was given to her by Sant Balvinder Singh during the wedding ceremony.<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web|url=http://www.abplive.in/television/post-marriage-hazel-keech-changes-her-name-completely-456325|title=POST MARRIAGE Hazel Keech changes her NAME completely|publisher=[[ABP Live]]|author=ABP News Web Desk|date=2 December 2016|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-date=2 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073507/http://www.abplive.in/television/post-marriage-hazel-keech-changes-her-name-completely-456325|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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