Occupation Businessman Name Nikhil Nanda | Parents Rajan Nanda, Ritu Nanda Aunts Reema Kapoor | |
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Relatives Natasha Nanda (Sister)See Kapoor familyAmitabh Bachchan (Father-in-law)Jaya Bachchan (Mother-in-law)Abhishek Bachchan (Brother-in-law) Spouse Shweta Bachchan-Nanda (m. 1997) Grandparents Raj Kapoor, Krishna Kapoor Cousins Similar People Shweta Bachchan‑Nanda, Ritu Nanda, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan, Armaan Jain | ||
Navya Naveli Nanda & Amitabh Bachchan's Son in Law Nikhil Nanda at MXS Launch
Nikhil Nanda (born 18 March 1974) is an Indian businessman. Part of the Kapoor family, he is the son of insurance agent Ritu Nanda and industrialist Rajan Nanda, and the grandson of actor–filmmaker Raj Kapoor. He is the managing director of Escorts Limited, an engineering company that manufacture agricultural machinery, machine construction and material handling equipment and railway equipment. Escorts Limited was founded in 1948 by his paternal grandfather, Har Prasad Nanda (known as H.P. Nanda).The company’s corporate headquarters is in Faridabad, Haryana, India. He is married to Shweta Bachchan, the daughter of veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri–and has two children with her.
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- Navya Naveli Nanda Amitabh Bachchans Son in Law Nikhil Nanda at MXS Launch
- Early Life and background
- Personal life
- Awards
- References
Early Life and background
Nikhil Nanda was born on 18 March 1974 in New Delhi, India. His father, Rajan Nanda, is an industrialist and the Chairman and Managing Director of Escorts Group, while his mother, Ritu Nanda, is the single largest insurance agent of the Life Insurance Corporation of India. He is the maternal grandson of actor-director Raj Kapoor, and paternal grandson of industrialist Har Prasad Nanda. His great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor, was an actor. Actors Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor are his maternal uncles, while actresses Neetu Singh and Babita Kapoor are his aunts-by-marriage. Actors Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor are his first cousins.
Nanda completed his schooling from Doon School, Dehradun, and went on to study business management at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, where he majored in Finance and Marketing.
Personal life
Nikhil Nanda married Shweta Bachchan, daughter of film actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, on 16 February 1997. They have two children, a daughter, Navya Naveli Nanda, and a son, Agastya Nanda.
Awards
He was among the five Indians selected as the Global Leaders of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in Geneva, in 2001.
