South Eastern Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Kharagpur
College
Institute Of Hotel Management Catering Technology And Applied Nutrition (IHM), Bhubaneswar
Educational Qualifications
Diploma in catering
Family
Father- Not Known (former employee of Indian Railways) Mother- Not Known Brother- 1 Sister- 2
Religion
Sikh
Hobbies
Travelling
Controversies
Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Chefs
International: Emeril Lagase, Jaimie Oliver, Gordon Ramsey, Rachel Ray India: Satish Arora, Manjeet Singh Gill, Sanjeev Kapoor
Favourite Food
Saoji food
Favourite Actor
Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actress
Madhuri Dixit and Shilpa Shinde
Favourite Restaurant
Saoji restaurants in Nagpur, Yello Egg Cafe in Dubai, Bojohari Manna in Kolkata
Favourite Destination
Middle East, Far East and Europe
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status
Married
Affairs/Girlfriends
Not Known
Wife/Spouse
Aparna Sokhi
Children
Daughter- Anushka and Antra Son- N/A
Some Lesser Known Facts About Harpal Singh Sokhi
Does Harpal Singh Sokhi smoke?:Â No
Does Harpal Singh Sokhi drink alcohol?:Â Not Known
Sokhi was initially interested in the Indian Air-Force but when he realized that, it was too late.
When one door closes another opens, he had a friend who at that time was doing his Hotel Management in Siliguri. It inspired him and he then joined the Hotel Management institute in Bhubaneshwar.
His mother and father were his biggest inspiration to become a chef.
Very few people know that famous cooking show Khana Khazana was started by him in 1993. Actually, 23 chefs auditioned for this role and even recorded 2 episodes each. Then, Zee TV shortlisted 3 chefs based upon the presentation level, he, Sanjeev Kapoor and a lady from Uttar Pradesh, but later Sanjeev Kapoor was shortlisted.
He is fluent in various languages like: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya and Telugu.
He is referred as The Energy Chef of India, for his shear energy and jolly nature.
In 2016, he participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9.Â
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