Gaurav Taneja (Flying Beast) Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Motey [1]YouTube
Profession(s)	YouTuber and Pilot
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	YouTube: ‘Is Aamir Khan’s Dangal Movie Transformation Natural??’ on his channel ‘FitMuscle TV’ (2016)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 July 1986 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	38 Years
Birthplace	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
School	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
College/University	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Educational Qualification	B.Tech in Civil Engineering (2004) [2]LinkedIn
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Controversies	• In June 2020, he was suspended by AirAsia India after he made the statement that, Air Asia is neglecting the safety measures which they have to take for the safety of their pilots, passengers, and the aircraft.” A few days later, he uploaded a YouTube video on his channel related to his suspension. In the video, he said, In order to achieve targets, what would people do? They will do Flap 3 landings without giving consideration whether it is safe or unsafe.. “This directly impacts the passenger safety. If something happens during a Flap 3 landing, then the question would be asked to the pilot if he or she cares more about saving fuel or 180 passengers.” [3]News 18 • On 9 July 2022, the Noida police arrested him under sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after a large crowd of his fans gathered outside the metro station for his birthday; however, the police released him within a couple of hours. Later, Taneja announced that he will pursue a legal remedy against his arrest by the Noida police. [4]The Indian Express
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Ritu Taneja (Pilot)
Marriage Date	5 February 2016 (Thursday)
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ritu Taneja
Children	Daughters- Rashi and Pihu
Parents	Father- Yogendra Kumar Taneja (Works at Bank of Baroda) Mother- Bharti Taneja (Teacher)
Siblings	Sister- Swati Taneja
Favourites
Food	Chicken Breast and Rice
Actor	Salman Khan
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Mercedes-Benz G • Volvo V90 • Fortuner
Bike Collection	Hayabusa Motorcycle

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gaurav Taneja 

• Gaurav Taneja is a well known Indian YouTuber and a commercial pilot.

• Since his childhood, he was inclined towards fitness and sports.
  

  Gaurav Taneja’s Childhood Picture

• He did training in A320 type rating from CAE Madrid; a flight school in Madrid, Spain in 2011.

• He started working as first officer in 2011 at IndiGo, and he worked as captain in Indigo in 2014. Gaurav joined AirAsia as captain in New Delhi in May 2019.

• He is a popular YouTuber and has three YouTube channels ‘FitMuscle TV,’ which is about fitness and health, ‘Flying Beast,’ which is a daily vlog channel, and ‘Rasbhari Ke Papa’ a travel vlogging channel.

• His hand signed products like Metal Shaker is available online at ‘My Protein.co.in.’

• Gaurav has appeared in a few online shows like ‘Loan’ly’ (2012), ‘Son of Abish’ (2014), ‘By Invite Only’ (2019), and ‘Access Allowed’ (2020).

• He often shares about his love for tea in his vlogs.

• In 2019, Gaurav and his wife got an opportunity to meet the former American President Barack Obama.
  

  Gaurav Taneja and his Wife with Barack Obama

• He has participated in various body building competitions and has won various body building competitions at the state level.
  

  Gaurav Taneja in a Body Building Competition

• He has been featured on the cover of various renowned magazines like MensXP.
  

  Gaurav Taneja’s Article in a Magazine

• In an interview, he shared how he developed an interest in body building, he said,
  

  Well, I started working out when I was in school. Like most of the people even I got inspired by Salman Khan. However, at that time, my dad had a pair of dumbbells so I used them for my workouts (should be around 20-25 lbs). Moreover, my school in Kanpur use to have a gym, thus I use to reach 45 mins before my classes just to workout there. I still remember, I used to carry an extra set of clothes for my early morning gym session. In fact, since school time, I was always keen to read extensively about nutrition and bodybuilding. It was during college, when this fitness word became a part of my lifestyle and rest is history!”

• In September 2022, celebrated Indian couturiere Archana Kocchar roped in Gaurav Taneja and his wife, Ritu Taneja, as showstoppers for her fashion outing at New York Fashion Week, making them the first Indian content creators to make runway debuts at New York Fashion Week. ^[5]ANI

• On the occasion of the 74th Republic Day of India, he drew the largest Indian map in the air as a part of the ‘Aasman Mein Bharat’ mission. After flying for almost 3 hours, he drew a 350 km long map in the air.

We created History, the largest map of Bharat .
Flew for almost 3 hrs and made a, 350 Km long map.
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Aapke support auur Bharat Mata ke aashirvaad ke bina possible nahi tha.
.#AasmanMeinBharat #HappyRepublicDay @captriturathee pic.twitter.com/EtGMw2ZeHy

— Gaurav Taneja (@flyingbeast320) January 26, 2023