Before Sunjay Kapur, Priya Sachdev married this businessman, Rs 1000000000 was spent on royal wedding that lasted for 10 days, he is...
Before Sunjay Kapur, Priya Sachdev married this businessman, Rs 1000000000 was spent on royal wedding that lasted for 10 days, he is...
Indian automotive industry leader and Chairman of Sona Comstar, Sunjay Kapur, breathed his last on Thursday. He was 53 years old. Sunjay was Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor's former husband. The couple became parents to daughter Samaira in 2005 and son Kiaan in 2011. In 2014, Karisma and Sanjay filed for divorce through mutual consent. Their divorce was finalised in 2016. After the separation, Sunjay married Priya Sachdev. Actor and friend of Sunjay Kapur, Suhel Seth, confirmed the demise of Sunjay Kapur to news agency ANI on Thursday, saying that the industrialist died of a heart attack, apparently after swallowing a bee during a polo match in England.
As far as Sunjay Kapur's personal life is concerned, he was married first to Nandita Mahtani. Later, he married the Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor. They got divorced, and he subsequently married actress and model Priya Sachdev, who was previously married to hotelier Vikram Chatwal.
Earlier, Priya married hotelier Vikram Chatwal. Their lavish wedding was held in 2006, lasted for 10 days, and reportedly cost around Rs 100 crore. According to the NDTV report, the grand celebration saw VIP guests from 126 countries around the world. However, despite the extravagant affair, their marriage lasted only five years. Soon, the couple got divorced in 2011. From her first marriage, Priya has a daughter, and after marrying Sanjay Kapur, she had a son with him.
Priya Sachdev's first husband, Vikram Chatwal, is 53 years old. Vikram was born in Ethiopia. His family moved to Canada in the 1970s and then to New York in 1980. His father invested in fine dining restaurants and the hotel industry once they lived in New York. Vikram is of Indian Sikh descent.
He finished his schooling at the United Nations International School. Furthermore, he earned a graduate degree from the Wharton School of Business in 1993. After graduating, Vikram worked at a large American multinational bank and investment firm.
Just a few hours before his demise, Sunjay had expressed grief over the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. 'Terrible news of the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad. My thoughts and prayers are with all the families affected. May they find strength in this difficult hour. #planecrash,' reads Sunjay's last post on X(formerly Twitter).
Apart from being a businessman, Vikram has been a model, an actor, and a producer. He is also the first Sikh model ever to be on the cover of Vogue magazine. He took over the helm of his family's hospitality business in 1999. Vikram Chatwal made his Hollywood debut in the film Zoolander (2001). He later appeared in One Dollar Curry (2004) and Hope and a Little Sugar (2006). In addition to Hollywood films, he has appeared in Bollywood films, including Ek Ajnabee (2005) with Amitabh Bachchan and Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007).
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