Alesia Raut

Model

Alexander Yanovskiy

(divorced)

Siddhanth Suryavanshi

(m. 2017; died 2022)

Children1

Alesia Raut is a Russian model, VJ, and a fashion choreographer. She had anchored a travel show on STAR One.^[1] She was a contestant in a TV reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 4).^[2] Alesia had also featured in some item songs such as "Meri Beri ke Ber" and "Ek Aankh Maro". She is the official ramp-walk trainer of Femina Miss India and Miss India Universe pageants.

Early life

Alesia was born in Moscow, Russia to an Indian father and a Russian mother. She attended Bombay Cambridge Gurukul (Andheri E) and graduated in commerce from Mithibai College in Juhu. She has a sister, Anjali Raut who is a former model in Mumbai and a brother, Amit Raut.

Personal life

Alesia married Alexander Yanovskiy, a Russian Economist. She moved to Moscow but after her marriage failed, she returned to India with their son.

Alesia married television actor Siddhanth Suryavanshi in November 2017. He died on 11 November 2022.^[3]

Modeling career

Alesia had never imagined making it into modeling. However a neighbour took some pictures and sent them to the look of year contest 1999, organized by Times Group in India. She became a finalist in the contest.^[4] After her divorce, her sister Anjali, who was a well-established model, got her back into contact with some fashion choreographers including Lubna Adams, Noyonika Chatterjee and Marc Robinson. She then restarted her modeling career.^[5] She was soon busy, modeling for the prestigious Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week shows and International Institute of Fashion Design shows. She had done runway in many shows such as Manish Malhotra.^[6] She played the role of a model in Madhur Bhandarkar's movie Fashion which stars Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse and Arjan Bajwa. She was a contestant in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 4) hosted by Akshay Kumar. She featured in an item song from the movie Karu Toh Karu Kya and in the music videos "Meri beri ke ber" and "Ek aankh maro".

References

^ "alesia raut model turn item girl". Retrieved 20 April 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Alesia Raut contestant Fear Factor". Retrieved 20 April 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Namboodiri, Narayan (12 November 2022). "TV actor Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi, 46, dies of heart attack in gym". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "Alesia Raut couture week models gallery". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
^ "Alesia Raut happily married but still modeling". The Times of India. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ "Alesia Raut with her son in Manish Malhotra Fashion show in AID OF CPAA". Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.