Gaurav Taneja aka Flying Beast is an Indian Youtuber, commercial pilot and nutritionist. As of 2021, Gaurav Taneja has a net worth of $2 million. He is known for producing YouTube videos concerning Fitness, Gaming and his daily life vlogs. He also worked as a pilot for the past 9 years. Recently he came into the limelight when he raised the issue regarding the safety of pilots in Air Asia airlines after which he was sacked from his job.
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Who is Gaurav Taneja?
Gaurav Taneja is a very famous Indian Pilot, nutritionist, and a very famous Indian YouTuber with millions of subscribers. Gaurav Taneja is also popularly known as the flying beast. He owns three youtube channels named “Flying Beast”, “Fit Muscle TV” and “Rasbhari Ke Papa”. He uploads videos related to gaming, fitness, and daily life blogs on these youtube channels. Gaurav uploads travel and daily life-related vlogs on the Flying Beast channel and fitness content on Fit Muscle TV and live streaming of gaming on Rasbhari Ke Papa youtube channels respectively. He also served as a pilot for 9 years before he was sacked by his company Air Asia.
Gaurav Taneja Age
Born on 9 July 1986, Gaurav Taneja’s age is 35 Years as of 2022. He was born and brought up in a middle-class family in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He follows the Hindu religion and holds an Indian nationality.
Gaurav Taneja Family
The nutritionist belongs to a middle-class family in Uttar Pradesh, India. Currently, he is living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and New Delhi, India with his family.
His father’s name is Yogendra Kumar Taneja who is a retired bank officer.
His mother’s name is Bharti Taneja she is a teacher by profession.
He has one sibling, her sister Swati Taneja Bhatia who is married.
Gaurav Taneja Education
He completed his early schooling at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. After that, he enrolled himself at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal in 2008 from where he completed his graduate course in Electrical engineering.
Since childhood, he was inclined towards health and nutrition and during his college days, he was known for bodybuilding where he decided to pursue his career in the same field by providing tips to others through his YouTube channel.
Gaurav Taneja Wife
Talking about Gaurav’s love life, Gaurav met his dream girl Ritu Rathi (now Ritu Taneja), who is a pilot for a domestic airline, in the airlines and then both of them started their affair and then on 5 February 2015 (Thursday), both they got married. They also have a daughter named Kaira (Ras Bhari), who was born on 18 May 2018 (Friday). The couple shared a very sweet bond and teased each other by calling them “Mota”. Gaurav Taneja also makes fun of his wife Ritu and taunts her by calling her a “Morning Person”.
Gaurav Taneja Career
Gaurav Taneja started his career as a Youtuber who used to upload his bodybuilding tips and nutrition videos. He is the owner of three YouTube channels which are “Flying Beast”, “Fit Muscle TV” and “Rasbhari Ke Papa”. He has over 13 years of experience in the field of fitness, used bodybuilding since his college days, and shares his tips with others. Flying Beast is a travel and daily life vlogging channel where Gaurav Taneja and his wife Ritu share their travel-related videos. In this channel, he also shares his personal life with his fans and these are the unique and interesting vlogs that you can find online.
He has posted around 1048 videos on this Flying Beast channel and has more than 7.31 million subscribers. Fit Muscle TV is his second channel on which he shares useful tips for bodybuilding and nutritional values. People who are very fond of gyming and bodybuilding find Gaurav’s vlog very interesting as Gaurav is different from others and his tips and guidance prove to be very successful. He has posted more than 360 videos on this YouTube channel and has more than 2.06 million subscribers.
In 2011, he joined CAE Madrid, Madrid, Spain (Flight School) for training in an A320 type rating. After completing the training, he started working in Indigo as the first officer. In the year 2014, Gaurav worked as a captain in Indigo. In the year 2019, Gaurav joined Air Asia Airlines as a pilot, recently Gaurav was sacked because Gaurav raised his voice on media and social media about irresponsible behaviour regarding the safety of his pilots. He received The Great Visionaries Awards, in 2020.
Recently, Gaurav Taneja made a big announcement, Gaurav told that his airline “Air Asia” is neglecting the safety measures which they have to take for the safety of their pilots, passengers, and the aircraft.
After Gaurav’s statement, the “Air Asia” airlines sacked Gaurav from his job and rejected all his allegations. But Gaurav fearlessly raised his voice on print media as well as on social media regarding the issue and got huge support from others and his fans.
Gaurav also told that his employer does not allow any pilot to take sick leave when they were ill and also that the airlines didn’t follow any guidelines issued by the Government during this Covid-19 epidemic situation. Now DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has decided to conduct an inquiry over the issue and will make the decision regarding the issue as soon as possible.
Gaurav Taneja on Social Media
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Gaurav Taneja Wiki
| Real Name | Gaurav Taneja |
| Nickname | Flying Beast |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Ritu Rathi |
| Age | 35 years (as of 2022) |
| Father | Yogendra Kumar Taneja |
| Mother | Bharti Taneja |
| Profession | Youtuber and Ex-Pilot |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Kanpur |
| Children | 2 Daughters |
| Education Qualification | IIT Kharagpur |
| Religion | Hindu |
Gaurav Taneja’s Physical Appearance
| Height | 5 Feet 7 inches |
| Weight | 91 kgs |
| Body Measurements | 42-33-20 |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Eye Colour | Black |
Gaurav Taneja Favourites
| Favourite Food | Egg Omlette & Shahi Paneer |
| Favourite Actor | Tom Cruise |
| Favourite Actress | Asia Bhatt |
| Favourite Movie | 3 Idiots |
| Favourite Drink | Lemon Juice |
| Favourite Subject | Maths |
| Favourite Animal | Lion |
| Favourite Colour | Black |
| Favourite Website | You Tube |
| Favourite Car | Bugati Verron |
| Hobbies | Travelling, Bodybuilding, and Cricket |
Gaurav Taneja Net Worth
His Net worth/income is 37 crore. He earns 80-90 thousand daily from Youtube Adsense. He also did live events, brand endorsements through which he made a good amount of income.
Gaurav Taneja Body Measurements
The bodybuilder and the nutritionist is a fitness freak who owns an extremely fit and strong body build up. He is 5 feet and 7 inches tall and his body weight is nearly 90 Kg. He didn’t have any tattoo painted on his body.
He has a very strong body build-up with his body measurements as his chest measures 41 inches, his waist measures 36 inches, and his biceps measure 17 inches. He has stylish black color hair and also has sparkling star-like black color eyes.
Gaurav Taneja Photos
Gaurav Taneja Lifestyle
The bodybuilder revealed his hobbies many times as he likes traveling, bodybuilding, and cricket. He regularly participates in bodybuilding competitions and won competitions at the state level. He loves to travel with his family and friends and used to share his traveling pictures with his fans on his YouTube channel. He is a foodie and used to eat delicious dishes like “Jalebee”, “Omelet”, “Peanut Butter”, “Shahi Paneer” and “Butter Chicken.
He is also a “Chai Lover” who used to drink tea very much and even he carries tea bags with him while traveling.
His favorite celebrities are Tom Cruise, Addison Rae, Alia Bhatt, and Disha Patani.
He has so many close friends who also used to make YouTube videos like Gaurav Chaudhary, Bhuvan Bam, and Ranveer Allahbadia.
He met many big personalities like Barack Obama (Ex-US President) and many other big names.
He also appeared on the cover of renowned magazines, MensXP.
He has a big collection of luxury cars and he is currently living a lavish lifestyle. His car collection includes Volvo V90, BMW and Fortuner.
He also uploads videos of himself while playing with his daughter. His “Chicklu O Chicklu” dance video with his daughter is very popular on the internet.
Gaurav Taneja Facts
• Gaurav Taneja aka Flying Beast is an Indian well-known Youtuber, commercial pilot, and nutritionist.
• Since Gaurav’s childhood, Gaurav was inclined towards fitness and sports.
• Gaurav did training in A320 type rating from CAE Madrid; a flight school in Madrid, Spain in the year 2011.
• He began working as a first officer in the year 2011 at IndiGo, and Gaurav worked as a captain in Indigo in the year 2014. In May 2019, Gaurav joined AirAsia as captain in New Delhi.
• Taneja is a famous 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.
• Gaurav’s hand-signed products such as Metal Shaker are available online at ‘My Protein.co.in.’
• The YouTuber has appeared in a few online shows such as ‘Loan’ly’ (2012), ‘Son of Abish’ (2014), ‘By Invite Only’ (2019), and ‘Access Allowed’ (2020).
• Gaurav often shares his love for tea in his vlogs.
• In the year 2019, Gaurav and his wife got an opportunity to meet the former American President Barack Hussein Obama aka Barack Obama.
• Gaurav has participated in several bodybuilding competitions and has won several bodybuilding competitions at the state level.
• Gaurav has been featured on the cover of several renowned magazines like MensXP.
• In an interview, he shared how he developed an interest in bodybuilding, he said,“Well, I started working out when I was in school. Like most 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 work out 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!”
Conclusion
He prepares for JEE exams and cracks it on his first attempt and got admission to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. Gaurav Taneja had a great interest in Body Building. he started training in College times and compete in a Body Building competition and won it. After winning the case against Air Asia, he sends a box full of Burnol cream to Air Asia to make fun of them. He was known for his sarcastic nature. His one-liner was very famous. Peoples are asking for tips to do Bodybuilding from him, so he started his YouTube channel – Fit Muscle Tv, in which he makes videos on Fitness and Bodybuilding.
He loves traveling. So, he started a traveling and vlog channel – Flying Beast. On that channel, he daily uploads a vlog based on his daily life. On his 34 birthday, he started another youtube channel Rashbari ke Papa in which he does Livestream of games like PubG and GTA. He had 6 Play buttons, 3 Gold play buttons, and 3 silver play button from his 3 Channel. From which 1 Gold play button he gave to one of his subscribers. His wife Ritu Rathi is quite famous. She is Captain in Indigo airline & Instagram Infuencer by profession.
