Vikram Kothari (Rotomac) Age, Controversy, Wife, Children, Biography, Family, Facts & More

Bio
Real Name	Vikram Kothari
Nickname	King of Pen
Profession	Businessman
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black (Semi-bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	12 October
Age	Not Known
Birth Place	Not Known
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
School	Not Known
College	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Family	Father- Mansukhlal Mahadev Bhai Kothari (Babuji) Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Deepak Kothari Sister- Rita
Religion	Hinduism
Address	Santushti, 7/23 Tilak Nagar, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Controversy	In February 2018, the CBI registered a case of ₹3,695-crore wilful loan defaults. The loans in question were availed from several Indian public sector banks including Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, and Union Bank of India. On 22 February 2018, the CBI arrested Vikram Kothari and his son in the alleged ₹3,695-crore “wilful” loan default case.
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Sadhna
Children	Daughter- Not Known Son- Rahul Kothari
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vikram Kothari

• Does Vikram Kothari smoke?: Not Known

• Does Vikram Kothari drink alcohol?: Not Known

• He was born into a business family.

• In 1973, Kothari brought to the world a mouth freshener- Pan Parag.

• In the 1980s, Kothari set up his stationery business under the name of Rotomac.

• In the 1980s, Pan Parag was the biggest advertiser on television.

• The Kothari family also owned Pan Parag, a prominent mouth-freshener brand in India. However, in 1999, after his father MM Kothari’s death, the family business was divided among Vikram Kothari and his brother Deepak Kothari; with Deepak getting the ownership of Pan Parag, while Vikram was given Rotomac.

• Vikram Kothari led Rotomac to become a leading stationery brand in India. The brand Rotomac was endorsed by Salman Khan.

• Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon also endorsed the Rotomac Pen.

• According to sources, Vikram Kothari also heads Rotomac Exports Pvt. Ltd., Kothari Foods and Fragrances, Crown Alba Writing Instruments, Mohan Steels Limited, RFL Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. and Rave Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., besides Group’s real estate ventures at Kanpur, Lucknow, Dehradun & Ahmedabad.

• According to sources, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has honoured Vikram Kothari with the Best Exporter award, conferred by FIEO in collaboration with Union Ministry of Commerce. 

• In February 2017, Bank of Baroda had declared him a ‘willful defaulter.’

• In February 2018, a news started doing rounds in media that Vikram Kothari had fled after defaulting on loans worth over ₹800 crore taken from different state-owned banks. This came less than a week after Punjab National Bank (PNB) detected a ₹11,400 crore scam wherein diamond jeweller Nirav Modi, Ami Modi (Nirav Modi’s wife), Neeshal Modi (Nirav Modi’s brother), and Mehul Choksi (Nirav Modi’s maternal uncle) allegedly acquired fraudulent Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) from a branch in Mumbai to secure overseas credit from other Indian lenders.