Raj Kundra facts for kids
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Raj Kundra
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Kundra in 2020
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Ripu Sudan Kundra
London, England
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| Nationality | British-Indian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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| Children | 3 |
Raj Kundra is a British-Indian businessman. He has invested in many different areas, including cricket and mixed martial arts. He is married to Shilpa Shetty, a famous Indian actress.
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Early Life and Business Beginnings
Raj Kundra was born in London, England. His parents were Indian immigrants from Punjab. They worked hard; his father was a bus conductor and later ran a small business, and his mother worked in a shop. Raj grew up in a typical middle-class family.
When he was 18, Kundra moved to Dubai and then to Nepal. There, he started a business selling special pashmina shawls to fashion stores in Britain. This business helped him earn his first millions.
Building Businesses
In 2007, Kundra moved back to Dubai. He started a company called Essential General Trading LLC. This company worked with valuable metals, construction, mining, and renewable energy projects. He also helped fund and produce Bollywood films around this time.
His businesses have included Satyug Gold, Super Fight League, and Bastian Hospitality. Bastian Hospitality is a popular restaurant chain in Mumbai.
New Ventures
In 2015, Kundra helped launch Best Deal TV. This was an Indian TV shopping channel that used famous people to promote products. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was also a part of this venture.
Raj Kundra is also planning to launch India's first live streaming social media app. It is called Jaldi Live Stream App. This app will let both professional and new streamers share their content live. This project is part of the Indian government's Startup India initiative.
Sports and Entertainment
Cricket Team Investment
In 2009, Raj Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty invested in the Indian Premier League cricket team, Rajasthan Royals. They used a company based in Mauritius for this investment.
Mixed Martial Arts
Kundra, along with Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, started India's first professional mixed martial arts league. It is called the Super Fight League and was launched on January 16, 2012.
Personal Life
Raj Kundra has been married twice. His first marriage was to Kavita Kundra, and they had a daughter together before they divorced.
On November 22, 2009, Kundra married Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. They have a son, born in 2012, and a daughter, born in 2020 through surrogacy.
Kundra also helps with his wife's charitable organisation, the Shilpa Shetty Foundation. He wrote a book called How Not to Make Money, which was published in 2013.
Awards and Recognition
In 2019, Raj Kundra received the Champions of Change Award. This award recognized his work with the Swachh Bharat Mission, a clean India campaign. The former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented him with the award in New Delhi on January 20, 2020.
