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{{short description|British actress and model (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Hazel Keech
| image = Hazel Keech at the launch of 'Dongri To Dubai' book (1).jpg
| caption = Keech in May 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth_date and age|1987|02|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Essex]], [[England]], United Kingdom
| birth_name =
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|actress}}
| other_names = Rose Dawn, Gurbasant Kaur
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Yuvraj Singh]]|2016}}
| children = 2
| parents =
| relatives = [[Yograj Singh]]<br/>(father-in-law)
| years_active = 2007–2016
}}

'''Hazel Keech''' (born 28 February 1987), also known by her modelling name '''Rose Dawn''' and married name '''Gurbasant Kaur''', is a British actress and model who has appeared in Indian films and television.<ref name="Rose Dawn"/><ref name="DoB">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sallus-new-girl-Hazel-Keech-follows-Kat/articleshow/7608777.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925061815/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-03/news-interviews/28649938_1_sallu-tamil-film-atul-agnihotri |url-status=live |archive-date=25 September 2012 |title=Sallu's new girl Hazel Keech follows Kat |last=Sonal Chawla |date=3 March 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="NameChange"/> She has appeared in ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' and ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' as well as in a [[Suzuki]] advertisement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Actress/4764.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502061622/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Actress/4764.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2007 |title=Christine Zedek — Tamil Actress Gallery stills images clips |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> She danced in the Frankfinn Music remix item number "Kahin Pe Nigahaen".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/09look.htm |title=Meet the new item number in town |work=Rediff.com |date=31 December 2004 |access-date=20 July 2012 |archive-date=19 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019141903/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/09look.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in the [[reality television]] programme ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss 7]]'' in 2013.

==Early life==
Keech was born on 28 February 1987<ref>{{cite news |title=Yuvraj Singh braves a freezing day for Hazel Keech: Only because it is your birthday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/yuvraj-singh-braves-a-freezing-day-for-hazel-keech-only-because-it-is-your-birthday-1650964-2020-02-28 |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=India Today |date=28 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515160040/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/yuvraj-singh-braves-a-freezing-day-for-hazel-keech-only-because-it-is-your-birthday-1650964-2020-02-28 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday Hazel Keech: Her 6 Best Moments on Social Media |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/happy-birthday-hazel-keech-her-6-best-moments-on-social-media-2518825.html |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=News18 |date=28 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=29 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229150416/https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/happy-birthday-hazel-keech-her-6-best-moments-on-social-media-2518825.html |url-status=live }}</ref> in [[Essex]], [[England]], to a [[British people|British]] father and an [[Mauritians of Indian origin|Indo-Mauritian]] [[Hinduism in Mauritius|Hindu]] mother with ancestry from the [[Bihar]]-[[Uttar Pradesh]] region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/yuvraj-singh-blasts-western-union-for-denying-money-to-fiancee-hazel-keech/story-5mXQe4lxu3b9E4vA2xiL3K.html |title=Yuvraj Singh blasts Western Union for denying money to fiancée Hazel Keech |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |author=Gulshankumar Wankar |date=1 September 2016 |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719173740/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/yuvraj-singh-blasts-western-union-for-denying-money-to-fiancee-hazel-keech/story-5mXQe4lxu3b9E4vA2xiL3K.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://khabar.ndtv.com/news/cricket/yuvraj-singh-loses-cool-after-hazel-keech-alleges-racial-discrimination-by-official-1452755 |title=युवराज सिंह की मंगेतर हेजल कीच ने एक कंपनी पर लगाया 'नस्ली भेदभाव' का आरोप, युवी भी भड़के... |publisher=[[NDTV]] |author=राकेश तिवारी |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=25 April 2019 |language=hi |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203429/https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/cricket/yuvraj-singh-loses-cool-after-hazel-keech-alleges-racial-discrimination-by-official-1452755 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interesting facts about Yuvraj Singh's rumoured new flame, Hazel Keech |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/yuvraj-singh-new-girlfriend-23853.html |publisher=[[India TV]] |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=7 September 2015 |access-date=12 August 2016 |archive-date=13 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813131625/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/yuvraj-singh-new-girlfriend-23853.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Yuvraj-Singhs-mother-Hazel-Keech-is-a-reflection-of-me/articleshow/49768449.cms |title=Yuvraj Singh's mother: Hazel Keech is a reflection of me |agency=TNN |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 November 2015 |author=Renuka Vyavahare |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811110236/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Yuvraj-Singhs-mother-Hazel-Keech-is-a-reflection-of-me/articleshow/49768449.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sallus-new-girl-Hazel-Keech-follows-Kat/articleshow/7608777.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925061815/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-03/news-interviews/28649938_1_sallu-tamil-film-atul-agnihotri |url-status=live |archive-date=25 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Sallu's new girl Hazel Keech follows Kat |date=3 March 2011 |author1=Mumbai Mirror |author2=Sonal Chawla |access-date=25 April 2019 |author1-link=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hazel Keech talks about her favourite past times One of my favourite past times is travelling. I love visiting new places and revisiting others. |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/300812-Hazel-Keech-talks-about-her-favourite-past-times.htm |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=30 August 2012 |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213083034/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/300812-Hazel-Keech-talks-about-her-favourite-past-times.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She did her schooling at [[Beal High School]] in [[Redbridge, London]],<ref name="thisislondon.co.uk">{{cite web |author=Rob Parsons |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23985230-west-end-chorus-girl-strikes-bollywood-gold.do |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421112749/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23985230-west-end-chorus-girl-strikes-bollywood-gold.do |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |title=West End chorus girl strikes Bollywood gold |work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=20 July 2012 |date=9 September 2011}}</ref> where she performed in stage shows and learned various forms of dance including [[Indian classical dance]], [[English Dance|English dance]] and [[Contemporary dance|western contemporary]].

==Career==
[[File:Hazelsagarikafatima.png|thumb|right|Hazel with [[Sagarika Ghatge]] and Fatema Agarkar]]
Keech became involved in television, film and stage. She danced in the British programme ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]''. The BBC documentary show ''[[Call The Shots]]'' showed her working in Hindi films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a342334/hazel-keech-i-think-bollywood-chose-me.html |title=I think Bollywood has chosen me |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=26 September 2011 |access-date=20 July 2012 |archive-date=1 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101000611/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a342334/hazel-keech-i-think-bollywood-chose-me.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She joined the team of the Bollywood musical ''[[Bombay Dreams]]'' for their London promotional tour in 2002 and sang in the choir of the West End musical ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' the following year.<ref name="thisislondon.co.uk"/> She was an extra in several of the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' films.<ref name="The Times of India"/>

In 2005, while holidaying in [[Mumbai]], she received work offers and decided to stay and pursue a modelling and acting career in India.<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-hazel-keech/20110908.htm |title=I had no expectations from Bodyguard |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=20 July 2012 |archive-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622110748/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-hazel-keech/20110908.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The first modelling company she worked with changed her name to Rose Dawn.<ref name="Rose Dawn">{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Salman would never groan in pain: Hazel Keech |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/salman-would-never-groan-in-pain-hazel-keech-601670 |access-date=2 March 2022 |publisher=NDTV |date=16 September 2011}}</ref> She then worked in various music videos as "Kahin Pe Nigahen" as well as many TV commercials, such as ''Vivel'' by ITC, and the ''Sprite'' 'University of Freshology' commercial.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/salman-khans-new-girlfriend/20110303.htm |title=Is this Salman Khan's new girlfriend? - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=20 July 2012 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102105115/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/salman-khans-new-girlfriend/20110303.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Keech appeared in the 2007 Tamil film ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'', where she performed an [[item number]] in the song "Sei Ethavathu".<ref name="rediff.com"/> In 2011, she played a supporting role in the Hindi film ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' produced by [[Atul Agnihotri]] and directed by [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]]. She also performed an item number titled "Aa Ante Amlapuram" in the film ''[[Maximum (film)|Maximum]]''.<ref name=hazel>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31960878_1_sonu-sood-salman-khan-rose-dawn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603092348/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31960878_1_sonu-sood-salman-khan-rose-dawn |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 June 2012 |title=Salman's Hazel as item girl |last=Iyer |first=Meena |date=2 June 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> She performed a song, "Chal Chal Chal", in the film ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re3imDTNWvc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012024141/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re3imDTNWvc |archive-date=12 October 2020 |url-status=dead |title=YouTube |via=YouTube |access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref> In August 2013, she appeared as a guest contestant in ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6]]'' for the ''Teen Ka Tadka'' special opposite singer [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan Mukherjee]] (who was a contestant on the show) and his choreographer Maricsha Fernandez.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhatia |first1=Saloni |date=17 August 2013 |title=Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to have six new celebs |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-to-have-six-new-celebs/articleshow/21860423.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>

In September 2013, Keech appeared in the reality show, ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 7)|Bigg Boss 7]]''. She spent a week in the house before getting eliminated and became the first contestant to exit the house. In an interview after her eviction she expressed her anger about [[Pratyusha Banerjee]], saying, "She likes to create problems".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/pratusha-likes-to-create-problems-says-hazel-keech-bigg-boss-7-211876-2013-09-21 |title=Pratyusha likes to create problems: Hazel Keech |work=India Today |date=22 September 2013 |access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>

In October 2013, after leaving the ''Bigg Boss'' house, Keech appeared on a Punjabi film titled ''[[Heer and Hero]]'' in an item number.

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
|-
|2002
|''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
| rowspan="3" |Extra<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Did you know Hazel Keech acted in three Harry Potter films? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/hollywood/story/did-you-know-hazel-keech-acted-in-three-harry-potter-films-1349367-2018-09-26 |magazine=India Today |date=26 September 2018 |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[English language|English]]
|-
|2004
|''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
|-
|2005
|''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' || Rhea || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kick (2009 film)|Kick]]'' || [[Item number]] || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' || Maya Kapoor || rowspan="2" | [[Hindi]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[Maximum (film)|Maximum]]'' || rowspan="5" | [[Item number]]
|-
| ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Heer and Hero]]'' || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Dharam Sankat Mein]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Hindi]]
|-
| ''[[Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat]]''
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Name
! Role
! Notes
! Ref(s)
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Comedy Circus]]''
| rowspan="3" | Contestant
| Along with [[Krushna Abhishek]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6]]''
| Teen Ka Tadka Appearance
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 7)|Bigg Boss 7]]''
| Evicted Day 7
| style="text-align:center;" |
|}

==Personal life==
On 12 November 2015, Keech got engaged to Indian cricketer [[Yuvraj Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//off-the-field/Archit-Mithari-gets-engaged-to-actress-Hazel-Keech-reports/articleshow/49755430.cms |author=TNN |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Yuvraj Singh Gets Engaged To Model-Actress Hazel Keech |date=14 November 2015 |access-date=31 March 2018 |archive-date=3 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072528/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/off-the-field/Archit-Mithari-gets-engaged-to-actress-Hazel-Keech-reports/articleshow/49755430.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/relationship/story/yuvraj-singh-hazel-keech-relationship-wedding-details-functions-honeymoon-outfits-316670-2016-04-06 |title=Relationship, honeymoon and wedding details: Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech in a tell-all interview |author=Sumiran Kashyap Sahni |website=[[India Today]] |date=6 April 2016 |access-date=24 November 2018 |archive-date=24 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124163811/https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/relationship/story/yuvraj-singh-hazel-keech-relationship-wedding-details-functions-honeymoon-outfits-316670-2016-04-06 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://telugu.gulte.com/tnews/17614/Yuvraj-Singh-Hazel-Keech-marriage-details-Couple-gearing-up-for-their-big-day |title=Yuvraj Singh-Hazel Keech marriage details: Couple gearing up for their big day |website=telugu.gulte.com |date=7 November 2016 |access-date=31 March 2018 |archive-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073215/http://telugu.gulte.com/tnews/17614/Yuvraj-Singh-Hazel-Keech-marriage-details-Couple-gearing-up-for-their-big-day |url-status=dead}}</ref> They were married on 30 November 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/Yuvraj-Singh-and-Hazel-Keech-exchange-wedding-vows/article16732191.ece |work=The Hindu |title=Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech exchange wedding vows |agency=Press Trust of India |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016 |author-link=Press Trust of India |archive-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201083616/http://www.thehindu.com/news/Yuvraj-Singh-and-Hazel-Keech-exchange-wedding-vows/article16732191.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/sports-gallery/yuvraj-singh-hazel-keech-inside-pics-wedding-gurudwara-ceremony-4403035/ |title=Yuvraj Singh, Hazel Keech tie the knot: Couple get married in intimate affair |date=30 November 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=2 December 2016 |archive-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201213045/http://indianexpress.com/photos/sports-gallery/yuvraj-singh-hazel-keech-inside-pics-wedding-gurudwara-ceremony-4403035/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After marriage, Hazel adopted the name "Gurbasant Kaur", which was given to her by Sant Balvinder Singh during the wedding ceremony.<ref name="NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://www.abplive.in/television/post-marriage-hazel-keech-changes-her-name-completely-456325 |title=POST MARRIAGE Hazel Keech changes her NAME completely |publisher=[[ABP Live]] |author=ABP News Web Desk |date=2 December 2016 |access-date=31 March 2018 |archive-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073507/http://www.abplive.in/television/post-marriage-hazel-keech-changes-her-name-completely-456325 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The couple had their first child, a boy named Orion, on 25 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2022 |title=Yuvraj Singh, wife Hazel Keech blessed with baby boy |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/yuvraj-singh-wife-hazel-blessed-with-baby-boy-7741687/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=3 March 2022 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303140216/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/yuvraj-singh-wife-hazel-blessed-with-baby-boy-7741687/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Their second child, a girl named Aura was born on 17 July 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yuvraj Singh & Hazel Keech welcome second child, name baby girl Aura |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/yuvraj-singh-hazel-keech-welcome-second-child-name-baby-girl-aura/articleshow/103085203.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=26 August 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hazel Keech And Yuvraj Singh Share Pics From Daughter Aura's 1st Birthday |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/how-hazel-keech-and-yuvraj-singh-are-celebrating-daughter-aura-s-first-birthday-6123304 |work=NDTV |date=17 July 2024 |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref>

Keech admitted in an interview that she survived severe depression and was suicidal in her time in India, and so she took up diploma to learn [[Psychotherapy]] to help others like her.<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQSwIL8XinM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/dQSwIL8XinM |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live |title=Hazel Keech On Acting In Harry Potter Movies & She Sings A Bhojpuri Song |time=22m40s |via=YouTube |work=Oaktree Sports}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==References==
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Hazel Keech - Revision history

Mohd Sameer at 00:56, 18 March 2026