Raj Kundra

Businessman

Indian London, United Kingdom

Quick Info

ProfessionBusinessman
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth09/09/1975
Age50 years
BirthplaceLondon, United Kingdom

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Physical Stats & More

Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

EducationIntermediate

Personal Life

Age (as of 2023)47 Years

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsShilpa Shetty
WifeShilpa Shetty (Actress, married 22 November 2009)
Children
  • Deleena
  • Viaan
  • Viaan (born 21 May 2012)

Family

FatherBal Krishan Kundra
MotherUsha Rani Kundra
SpouseShilpa Shetty
ChildrenViaan, Deleena

Career

Co-owner of IPL team Rajasthan Royals.
Co-founder of Super Fight League with Sanjay Dutt in 2012.
CEO of Essential General Trading LLC since 2009.
Promoter of Viaan Industries Limited with Shilpa Shetty.
Involved in diamond trading in Dubai.
Financed and produced Bollywood films including Strangers (2007).
Produced UT69 - Based On A True Story (2023).
British-Indian businessman and entrepreneur.
Co-founder of Super Fight League (India's first professional mixed martial arts league) with Sanjay Dutt, launched 16 January 2012.
Founder of BestDeal TV, launched 2015.
Film producer since 2005; produced English musical-comedy 'It Could Be You' (2005), Punjabi film 'Nanak' (2018), and 'UT69 - Based On A True Story' (2023, which he also directed and featured in).
Early business ventures included selling Pashmina shawls to fashion houses in Dubai in the early 1990s.

Favourites

FoodChicken curry
ActorSylvester Stallone, Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh
ActressDeepika Padukone

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Raj, a college dropout, began his business journey following a transformative trip to Nepal in the '90s.
2. His father originally migrated from India to London and started his career as a bus conductor.
3. Coming from a Punjabi family background, Raj discovered Pashmina shawls in Nepal, which he later introduced to prominent fashion houses in London.
4. A sports enthusiast, he co-owned the IPL team Rajasthan Royals.
5. Raj, along with Kundra and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, launched India’s first professional mixed martial arts fighting league known as the Super Fight League on January 16, 2012.
6. He garnered support for his wife Shilpa Shetty’s charity, The Shilpa Shetty Foundation, aiding orphaned and underprivileged children.
7. In 2013, he authored the book "How Not to Make Money."
8. Raj shares a birthday with his wife's ex-boyfriend, Akshay Kumar, both born on September 9.
9. On one occasion, he offended Salman Khan with a comment about their earnings comparison.
10. He also expressed disapproval of the background song used in Shah Rukh Khan's Frooti advertisement.
11. In October 2023, Raj Kundra sparked confusion with a post hinting at a split from Shilpa Shetty on X social media, which was actually about his face mask worn post his jail release in connection to the 2021 adult film case.
12. Born in London where his father worked as a bus conductor; moved to Dubai in early 1990s at age 18.
13. Began his business journey by selling Pashmina shawls to fashion houses, earning his first million.
14. College dropout who discovered Pashmina shawls in Nepal during a transformative trip in the 1990s.
15. A sports enthusiast with interests in cricket and mixed martial arts.
16. Garnered support for wife Shilpa Shetty's charity, The Shilpa Shetty Foundation, aiding orphaned and underprivileged children.
17. In 2013, authored the book 'How Not to Make Money.'
18. Shares birthday (9 September) with wife's ex-boyfriend Akshay Kumar.
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