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Gul Panag turns 43: The life and times of Miss India 1999
1 / 15Gul Panag is celebrating her 43rd birthday today. She is a model, former beauty queen, actor, wife and mother. Here's a look at the multiple roles Gul is playing in her real life. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
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2 / 15Gul Panag is married to pilot Rishi Attari. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
3 / 15Gul Panag kept her pregnancy hidden and announced it in August 2018. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
4 / 15The Dor actor welcomed a son after seven years of marriage but kept her pregnancy under wraps until her son was six months old. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
5 / 15Opening up about the same, Gul Panag told Mumbai Mirror, "Rishi and I have always valued our privacy. Becoming parents is a special experience and we decided that we’d like to go through it without the distraction of public attention. Family and close friends knew about Nihal but we refrained from posting anything on the social media." (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
6 / 15The 39-year-old actor named her son Nihal. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
7 / 15Gul Panag is quite active on social media. From fitness and travel tips to life mantras, Gul has lots to share with her fans and followers. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
8 / 15Gul Panag was Miss India 1999. She later represented India at Miss Universe 1999. She often shares throwback photos and videos. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
9 / 15Gul was an Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chandigarh for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
10 / 15Gul Panag loves bikes. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
11 / 15For the uninitiated, Gul Panag is also a certified pilot. She is the first Indian woman to drive a Formula E racing car. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
12 / 15Gul Panag made her Bollywood debut with the 2003 movie Dhoop. Some of her other movies include Dor, Manorama Six Feet Under, Turning 30 and Student of the Year 2. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
13 / 15Gul Panag has several web shows to her credit including The Family Man, Paatal Lok and Pawan and Pooja among others. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
14 / 15Gul Panag was recently seen in ZEE5’s film 420 IPC along with Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Rohan Mehra. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
15 / 15Here's wishing the multitalented actor a happy birthday. (Photo: Gul Panag/Instagram)
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