G. K. Sanghar
Quick Facts
Biography
Gurpreet Kaur (GK) Sanghar is an Asian entertainment news personality of Punjabi descent. She is a television presenter, known for her work on Zee TV and Toggle TV. In addition to her anchoring duties, Sanghar is a writer for a variety of publications, including NRI magazine, India Se and the prominent American Chronicle. Born in Singapore, she speaks over 5 languages, including Malay, Chinese, Hindi and Punjabi.
Career
After graduating from Monash University with a B.A. in Journalism and Communications, her career in the media industry began with Australia's women's lifestyle publication, Cleo. Whilst writing, she tried a hand at emceeing and nabbed the opportunity to host a widely publicized press launch for Singapore's first international music album release, Illamai Jolly Jolly (Tamil: விஜய்) produced by Ashok's Joy Entertainment in association with Shisha Productions. The album featured the voices of child artistes from across the globe, alongside popular singers Kavita Krishnamurthy and Usha Uthup.
In the start of her career, she has hosted countless TV programs on Zee TV such as 'Pure Allure', 'Style Mart' and the 'I20 Super Challenge Cricket OLAM Cup'. Apart from her journalistic ventures, Sanghar is also the face of a designer boutique, 'Indochine with Gaurika', which was first officially launched in 2010 by the CEO and Editor-in-Chief for India Se, Shobha Tsering Bhalla in Singapore.
In 2010, Sanghar hosted a 6-part reality series titled 'My First Million Dollar'. The program aired on Starhub TV and was featured across 18 countries. In 2011, she worked for the production company, Video Houze Private Limited and was in charge of the pre- and post-production of two in-house cooking programs titled, Aunty’s Kitchen and Grill Please!. She also served as the writer and presenter on both the shows aired on Toggle TV online.
Sanghar has undergone training at the New York Acting Academy and the Bollywood Dance Academy.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | TV Company |
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2011 | Aunty's Kitchen | Presenter/Writer | Toggle TV |
Grill Please! | Presenter/Writer | Toggle TV | |
2010 | My First Million Dollar | Presenter | Zee TV |
2009 | Cricket Olam Cup | Presenter | Zee TV |
Pure Allure | Presenter/Writer | Zee TV | |
Style Mart: Asian Woman | Presenter/Writer | Zee TV | |
Global Indian Idol | Presenter | Global Indian International School Singapore |
Commercials
Year | Title | Role | TV Company |
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2010 | Microsoft India | Artist | Moving Visuals (Promo) |
2009 | Supreme Collection | Model | Zee TV (Promo) |
Spices of India | Artist | Zee TV(Promo) | |
Kathmandu | Model | Zee TV (Promo) |
Publications
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | India Se | Writer |
2010 | American Chronicle | Writer |
2009 | Cleo | Editorial Cadet |
2008 | Voices Unheard | Reporter/Writer |