Meet TV actress who became a business queen, built a company worth Rs 1200 crore, bought a house at 23, now lives a luxury life, her name is…
GH News July 23, 2025 01:06 AM

TV actor Ram Kapoor recently said that some stars of the TV industry have become so successful that their four generations can live without worries in this list he mentioned the names of Sakshi Tanwar and Ronit Roy. But there is another TV actress who left acting at the peak of her career and chose a completely different path and today has built a company worth 1200 crores. She is none other than the famous TV actress Aashka Goradia.
Who is Aashka Goradia?
Ashka made her TV debut in 2002 with the show Achanak 37 Saal Baad. After this she worked in shows like Bhabhi Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan. But in 2003 she became known in every household with Ekta Kapoors show Kusum. Then she also appeared in popular shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Sindoor Tere Naam Ka Naagin.
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Ashka has not only participated in fiction but also in reality shows she has appeared in Bigg Boss 6 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Nach Baliye 8 and Khatron Ke Khiladi 4. Ashka was last seen in the TV show Daayan and reality show Kitchen Champion 5 in the year 2019. In 2021 she decided to quit acting so that she could give full time to her business.
A year before quitting acting in 2018 Ashka launched Renee Cosmetics. She started it in collaboration with Priyank Shah and Ashutosh Valani the same people who created Beardo (mens grooming brand).
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How Ashka built a company with Rs50 lakh to Rs 1200 crore
Renee started with just Rs 50 lakh and was a digital-first brand that initially sold only online. Products started selling on Amazon Flipkart Nykaa Myntra. Then gradually the brand expanded offline as well.
The price of the products was decided keeping in mind the women of tier 1 and tier 2 cities. Due to this strategy Rene started competing with big brands like Lakmé Maybelline MyGlamm Sugar. The brand earned Rs 100 crores in the first two years. In the year 2024 Renee Cosmetics is valued at Rs 1200 to Rs 1400 crore after the company raised funding of Rs 100 crore.
Bought a house at the age of 23
Ashka shared that she came to Mumbai from Gujarat at the age of 16. Initially she lived as a paying guest and then in a rented house. But later she bought her own house Ashka said: “At the age of 23 I bought my own house in Mumbai which was a big thing for me.”