Raj Kundra
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Raj Kundra is a British businessman and part time actor, who was ranked as the 198th richest British Asian by Success.His father, Bal Krishan Kundra was a middle-class businessman and his mother Usha Rani Kundra was a shop assistant when he was a child.Kundra has made investments across a range of interests, including cricket and mixed martial arts. He has been married to Shilpa Shetty, an Indian actress, since 2009.

Early life

Raj Kundra's parents were Punjabi Hindus who migrated from Raipur, Punjab, India. His father, Bal Krishan Kundra became a bus conductor in London before running a small business. His mother, Usha Rani Kundra worked as a shop assistant.Kundra was born and raised in London. At the age of 18, Kundra relocated to Dubai and later Nepal where he started a business selling pashmina shawls to fashion retailers in Britain and made his first couple of millions. In 2007, he moved to Dubai and set up Essential General Trading LLC, a company dealing in precious metals, construction, mining and renewable energy projects. He was also at that time involved in the financing and production of Bollywood films.Kundra has been married twice, first to Kavita Kundra, with whom he has a daughter. The couple later divorced. On 22 November 2009 Kundra married Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. Kundra and Shetty have a son, born on 21 May 2012, and a daughter, born through surrogacy on 15 February 2020.Kundra is also involved with his wife's charitable organisation, the Shilpa Shetty Foundation. His book titled, ''How Not to Make Money'' was published in 2013.His businesses included Satyug Gold, Super Fight League, and more recently, Bastian Hospitality - a restaurant chain in Mumbai.In 2015, Kundra was among the promoters of online and television broadcast platform Best Deal TV, an Indian television home shopping channel capitalising on celebrity endorsements. His co-promoter was Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar.Under the Indian government's Startup India initiative, Kundra is set to launch India's first live streaming social media app, Jaldi Live Stream App which will allow professional as well as amateur streamers to live stream their content.

Controversy

Kundra was arrested in July 2021 on charges of producing pornographic content. He is still an owner of Hot shots and was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act. People reported him to be in jail but Central Government did not take strong actions against him. Later on, he was granted bail in September 2021 by a metropolitan magistrate's court.On 3 November 2023, a film on the controversy titled ''UT 69'' was released. Kundra himself played the lead role and presented experiences of his days in prison.
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