Gunratan Sadavarte (Bigg Boss Hindi) Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Advocate • Social Activist • Dentist
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5'7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Reality TV Show: Bigg Boss 18 (2024) as a contestant on Colors
Personal Life
Birthplace	Nanded, Maharashtra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nanded, Maharashtra
School	Nehru English School, Nanded, Maharashtra
College/University	Milind College of Arts, Aurangabad
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.) • Master of Arts (MA) • Master of Laws (LLM) • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on Indian Constitution
Religion	Hinduism
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Controversies	• Accused of making objectionable remarks against Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje In 2020, an FIR was registered against him for allegedly making offensive remarks in a TV show against the then MP of Maharashtra, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje. He was granted an anticipatory bail in 2022 by the High Court of Bombay. • Arrested for allegedly inciting violence On 8 April 2022, after his participation in the MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) staffers' strike, he was arrested and accused of inciting violence and disrupting public order. He was also accused of being involved in attack at the residence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar by the MSRTC members. • Arrested for allegedly using objectionable language during Maratha reservation agitations An FIR was registered against him in 2020 after he was accused of using objectionable language during the agitations for Maratha reservation in Maharashtra. He was arrested by the Satara police on 14 April 2022 and was later released on bail. • Arrested for allegedly extorting money by cheating the MSRTC workers He was arrested by the Akot police on 19 April 2022 for cheating by extorting money from the MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) workers. Later, he was released on bail. • Accused of allegedly promoting enmity among different groups On 20 April 2022, an FIR was registered against him in a Solapur court for allegedly promoting enmity among different groups and for contempt of court. He was later given interim protection from getting arrested by the court. • Suspended from practicing law In 2023, his license was suspended for 2 years by the State Bar Council as he was found guilty of misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act of 1961 and for protesting while dressed in the lawyer uniform. • Removed from the directorship of ST Bank In May 2024, he was removed from the position of directorship along with his wife by the Cooperative Commissioner after the president of the ST Bank, Sandeep Shinde filed a complaint against the couple for mismanagement of the bank.
Social Media	• YouTube • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Dr. Jayshree Patil (Lawyer, Doctor)
Children	Daughter(s)- 2 • Zane Sadavarte • Yuna Sadavarte
Parents	Father- Nivritti Sadavarte (Police Officer, Politician)
Siblings	Brother- Dr. Rajaratna Sadavarte (Doctor)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Toyota Fortuner

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gunratan Sadavarte

• His father was elected to the Nanded Municipal Corporation from the Bahujan Federation of the Republican Party of India.

• In 1999, he started working as a dentist at Guru Gobind Singh Medical Hospital in Nanded.

• He began practising law in the Bombay High Court in 2002.

• He has served as the president of the MAT BAR Association twice.

• In 2018, he challenged the reservation given to the Maratha community by the government under the category of Social and Educational Backwardness (SEBC), claiming that the reservation above the 50% ceiling limit was unconstitutional.

• While giving an interview in 2018, he was attacked by a person from the Maratha community outside of the Bombay High Court for challenging the Maratha reservation.

• His daughter, Zane, is named after the Buddhist concept of ‘Zen.’

• She was awarded the National Gallantry Award by the President of India because her advice of using a wet cotton cloth to breathe helped save the lives of 17 people after their building caught fire on August 2018.

• In 2019, he was disqualified by the Bar Council of India from becoming a member of any State Bar Council and for contesting elections in future.

• After he was released from Arthur Road jail on 8 April 2022 for participating in the MSRTC strike, he thanked the BJP leaders for helping him get out of prison. He further claimed that his life was in danger while he was in prison.
  

  Gunratan Sadavarte celebrating with his wife after getting released from prison

• He shared his experience of prison and claimed that he helped save the life of a police constable by giving him artificial respiration after he had suffered a heart attack as nobody else in prison knew first aid.

• He also claimed to have taught yoga and indulged in spiritual talks in the prison.

• In 2023, he challenged the decision in the Supreme Court but the Court refused to entertain the petition and he was asked to approach the High Court.

• He has handled several issues raised by students through his organisation, ‘Samyak Vidyarthi Andolan.’

• He filed an FIR in March 2023 after goods worth more than 4 lakhs were stolen from his office.

• In October 2023, his car was vandalised near his residence by the youth activists of the Maratha Kranti Morcha after he criticised activist Manoj Jarange Patil who was on hunger strike for the Maratha reservation.

• In May 2024, he claimed to have received a death threat over the phone. On 5 October 2024, his wife approached Mumbai police and filed a complaint after he received another death threat over the phone.

• In October 2024, he became a contestant in the Hindi TV show, ‘Bigg Boss 18.’
  

  Gunratan Sadavarte in a still from the show Bigg Boss 18

• He entered the show with his pet donkey, Max.
  

  Gunratan Sadavarte’s donkey in a still from Bigg Boss 18