Raj Kundra Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio
Profession	Businessman
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 September 1975 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	49 Years
Birthplace	London, United Kingdom
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	London, United Kingdom
Educational Qualification	12th standard
Family	Father- Bal Krishan Kundra (Businessman) Mother- Usha Rani Kundra Brother- N/A Sister- N/A
Hobbies	Travelling
Controversies	• IPL Match-fixing: In 2013, after IPL6, he was questioned by Delhi Police in case of spot-fixing after arresting a few Rajasthan Royals players. He confessed that he did betting and lost a huge amount of money. • Ban on his IPL Team: In 2015, the Supreme Court of India imposed a life ban on him from watching cricket matches in the stadiums. The same year, his IPL team Rajasthan Royals also faced a 2 year ban from IPL. • Pornographic-related case: On 19 July 2021, the Mumbai Police arrested him in a pornographic-related case. According to the Mumbai Police Commissioner, Hemant Nagrale, in February 2021, a case was registered against Kundra with Crime Branch Mumbai in which Kundra was accused of creating pornographic conent and uploading them on a paid App. Reportedly, Kundra was booked under sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292 and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays) of IPC besides other sections of the IT act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act. The police has found the involvement of a UK production company, Kenrin, in which the police has suspected that Kundra has a stake in the company. After Kundra's arrest, Mumbai police commissioner Hemant Nagrale said, “Raj Kundra appears to be the key conspirator of this.” [1]The Times of India On 20 September 2021, a magistrate court in Mumbai granted him bail, and on 21 September 2021, he was released from the Arthur Road jail. [2]The Hindu On 13 December 2022, the Supreme Court of India granted anticipatory bail to Raj Kundra and others, including actors Sherlyn Chopra and Poonam Pandey, in connection with an FIR against them for allegedly distributing pornographic videos. [3]The Hindu • Defamation case against actress Sherlyn Chopra: On 19 October 2021, Raj Kundra and her wife Shilpa Shetty sent a 50-crore defamation notice to Sherlyn Chopra for ruining their reputation by making "false and baseless" allegations against them. They also sought an unconditional public apology from Chopra in leading newspapers and on digital media platforms within seven days. Earlier, Chopra had filed a complaint against Shetty and Kundra at the Juhu police station and accused the couple of committing fraud against her; she also levelled allegations of harassment, cheating, and criminal intimidation against them. [4]The Hindu • ED booked Raj Kundra for alleged money laundering: On 19 May 2022, Raj Kundra was booked by the ED for alleged money laundering, which is related to an alleged pornographic films case. [5]NDTV • Joke on Urfi Javed: In October 2023, a brief clash erupted between Raj Kundra and Urfi Javed when Raj poked fun at her fashion choices during a stand-up performance. In response to his comments, Urfi took to Instagram and posted a message in which she mentioned Raj Kundra a "Porn King." The message read, Dosron ko nanga kar k paise kamane wala ab meri kapdo pe comment karega 🙂 Sorry not sorry porn king (sic)." Urfi, however, announced her collaboration with Raj Kundra about two days after this incident. Urfi's decision soon attracted negative response from the users. [6]News 18 • ED attached assets under PMLA: On 18 April 2024, the ED attached his movable and immovable assets worth Rs. 97.79 crore, including a residential flat in Juhu registered in Shilpa Shetty’s name, a residential bungalow situated in Pune, and equity shares in the name of Raj Kundra, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED also recovered 285 Bitcoins (worth Rs. 150 crore) from Kundra that he received from the mastermind and promoter of Gain Bitcoin ponzi scam Amit Bhardwaj for setting up a Bitcoin mining farm in Ukraine. [7]Mint On 3 October 2024, the ED served an eviction notice to Shilpa and him to vacate their properties in Pune and Mumbai. On 9 September 2024, the couple filed a petition in the Bombay High Court, seeking relief on humanitarian grounds. [8]Mint
Favourites
Food	Chicken curry
Actor	Sylvester Stallone, Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akthar
Actress	Deepika Padukone
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Shilpa Shetty
Wife	Kavita Kundra (Divorced) Shilpa Shetty (Actress, 2009–present)
Children	Daughter- Deleena Son- Viaan
Money Factor
Car Collection	Lotus Eletre (worth Rs. 3 crore)
Net Worth	$400 million

Some lesser known facts about Raj Kundra

• Does Raj Kundra smoke?: No

• Does Raj Kundra drink alcohol?: Yes

• Raj was a college dropout,who started his business after a visit to Nepal in the 90s, which changed his life.

• Earlier, his father shifted to London from India and initially worked there as a bus conductor.

• He belongs to a Punjabi fanily background.

• In Nepal, he found Pashmina shawls, which he later imported to popular fashion houses in London.

• He is a sports lover, and co-owned the IPL team Rajasthan Royals.

• He also Kundra and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt together launched India’s first professional mixed martial arts fighting league — the Super Fight League – on 16 January 2012.

• He raise funds for his wife Shilpa Shetty’s charity The Shilpa Shetty Foundation that helps orphan and underprivileged children.

• In 2013,  he wrote a book called How Not to Make Money. 

• He and his wife Shilpa’s Ex-boyfriend Akshay Kumar shares birthday on the same day (9 September).

• Once he insulted Salman Khan by saying that “I can bet Salman doesn’t earn that much…well, at least nowhere near me”.

• He also criticized Shah Rukh Khan‘s Frooti ad commerial’s background song. 

• In October 2023, Raj Kundra shared a post on X indicating his separation from his wife Shilpa Shetty; however, it later turned out to be a post for his face mask, which he had been wearing since his release from jail in connection to the 2021 pornographic film case. ^[9]NDTV
  

  Raj Kundra’s post on X

  Raj had maintained this masked appearance since so long which earned him the nickname ‘mask man.’ He, however, made a public appearance without the mask for the first time in years during an event related to the trailer launch of the biopic film ‘UT 69,’ which is based on his life.

  

  Raj Kundra made his first public appearance with mask after years in October 2023