Shweta Bachchan-Nanda
Encyclopedia
Personal life
Shweta married industrialist Nikhil NandaNikhil Nanda
Nikhil Nanda is the Joint Managing Director of Escorts Group, which specializes in agri-machinery, construction & material handling equipment, railway equipment and auto components.-Early life and education:...
, the son of Ritu Nanda
Ritu Nanda
Ritu Kapoor-Nanda, currently the Chief Executive Officer of Escolife, is a prominent Indian entrepreneur associated chiefly with the life insurance business...
(daughter of Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
Known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara and Boot Polish were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the...
) and Rajan Nanda on February 16, 1997 at Prateeksha, her parents' home. She now resides in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
with her husband. They have two children, Navya Naveli (born in December 1997) and Agastya Nanda (born in November, 2000).
Media Appearance
She was a citizen journalist with the Indian News Channel CNN IBNCNN IBN
Cable News Network-Indian Broadcasting Network is an English-language Indian television news channel. The network is a partnership between Global Broadcast News and Turner International in India . Rajdeep Sardesai is the Editor-in-Chief of the network...
. In 2007 Bachchan-Nanda hosted NextGen, a series of interview shows aired on the television network NDTV Profit
NDTV Profit
NDTV Profit is a business news channel started by New Delhi Television in January 2005. Started to provide competition to the monopoly enjoyed by CNBC-TV18, the channel has managed to garner a decent market share....
. In April 2007 she made an appearance with Jaya Bachchan on an episode of "Koffee With Karan
Koffee with Karan
Koffee with Karan is a talk show on STAR World India, hosted by Mumbai based film producer and director Karan Johar.- Overview :...
" along with actresses Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
and Esha Deol
Esha Deol
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...
. Bachchan-Nanda model first time in the September 2006 issue of L'Officiel India. She also appeared in June 2009 for L'Officiel Indias 7th anniversary with her brother, Abhishek Bachchan. In December 2010 she made an appearance on "Koffee With Karan
Koffee with Karan
Koffee with Karan is a talk show on STAR World India, hosted by Mumbai based film producer and director Karan Johar.- Overview :...
" along with her father Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
.