Vikram Chatwal
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Vikram Chatwal is an American hotelier. In April 1999, at the age of 28, he created Vikram Chatwal Hotels, an independent hotel group of nine luxury hotels in five cities. Set to have 14 Hotels in total by the end of 2009, the flagship hotel in the group is Dream Hotel.
Sikh
heritage . His father, Sant Singh Chatwal
is an Indian-American businessman. Chatwal was born in Addis Ababa and his family moved to Montreal
in the Seventies and then to New York in the 1980s, where his father invested in fine dining and hotels. Chatwel attended the United Nations International School
in New York City, and is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
. After graduating from university he worked for Morgan Stanley
. His father, Sant Singh Chatwal
, founded Hampshire Hotels and Resorts.
Chatwal was named as one of the world's most eligible bachelors by a BBC
television program the magazine Radar
. He appeared in the movie One Dollar Curry and became the first Sikh model to appear in Vogue. He was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year at the first South Asia Media Awards in New York in June 2005, and on June 19, 2006 he was featured on the cover of Forbes Asia
..
In 2005, it was announced that Vikram Chatwal would marry Indian model Priya Sachdev
. The multi-million dollar wedding celebrations took place in February 2006 was spread across ten days and three Indian cities, Mumbai
to Udaipur
and Delhi
, and was attended by 600 guests from 26 countries who were transported on private chartered jets. Guests attending the wedding included steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal
, model Naomi Campbell
, Patricia Velásquez
, rapper P Diddy, HRH Prince Nikolaos of Greece
, and several Indian celebrities. Former American President Bill Clinton
toasted the couple.
In February 2010 it was reported that Chatwal had attended a rehab facility for treatment of alcohol addiction.
In August 2010 it was reported Chatwals flagship property the Dream Hotel in Manhattan was scheduled to enter foreclosure proceedings within 90 days if he did not make payment on a $99 Million mortgage.
Biography
Chatwal is of IndianIndian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
heritage . His father, Sant Singh Chatwal
Sant Singh Chatwal
Sant Singh Chatwal is an Indian-American businessman, owner of the Bombay Palace chain of restaurants and Hampshire Hotels & Resorts.-Awards:...
is an Indian-American businessman. Chatwal was born in Addis Ababa and his family moved to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in the Seventies and then to New York in the 1980s, where his father invested in fine dining and hotels. Chatwel attended the United Nations International School
United Nations International School
The United Nations International School is a private international school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 by families who worked for or were associated with the United Nations. The school was founded to provide an international education, while preserving its students' diverse cultural...
in New York City, and is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...
. After graduating from university he worked for Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
. His father, Sant Singh Chatwal
Sant Singh Chatwal
Sant Singh Chatwal is an Indian-American businessman, owner of the Bombay Palace chain of restaurants and Hampshire Hotels & Resorts.-Awards:...
, founded Hampshire Hotels and Resorts.
Chatwal was named as one of the world's most eligible bachelors by a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television program the magazine Radar
Radar (magazine)
RadarOnline is an American online publication. It started as a magazine first printed in 2003 as a test issue, relaunched twice in 2005 and 2006, and ceased publication in 2008. The magazine published articles on entertainment, fashion, politics, and human interest...
. He appeared in the movie One Dollar Curry and became the first Sikh model to appear in Vogue. He was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year at the first South Asia Media Awards in New York in June 2005, and on June 19, 2006 he was featured on the cover of Forbes Asia
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
..
In 2005, it was announced that Vikram Chatwal would marry Indian model Priya Sachdev
Priya Sachdev
-Career:She has acted in television commercials and appeared in the Yash Chopra movie Neal 'n' Nikki. She also appeared in a couple of Punjabi music videos of Jazzy-B, Jassi Sidhu, etc....
. The multi-million dollar wedding celebrations took place in February 2006 was spread across ten days and three Indian cities, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
to Udaipur
Udaipur
Udaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
and 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...
, and was attended by 600 guests from 26 countries who were transported on private chartered jets. Guests attending the wedding included steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Narayan Mittal is an Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company....
, model Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...
, Patricia Velásquez
Patricia Velásquez
Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprún is a Venezuelan actress and fashion model. She is often considered to be the first Latin supermodel.-Early life:...
, rapper P Diddy, HRH Prince Nikolaos of Greece
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark is the second son and third child of King Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark, the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark....
, and several Indian celebrities. Former American President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
toasted the couple.
In February 2010 it was reported that Chatwal had attended a rehab facility for treatment of alcohol addiction.
In August 2010 it was reported Chatwals flagship property the Dream Hotel in Manhattan was scheduled to enter foreclosure proceedings within 90 days if he did not make payment on a $99 Million mortgage.
Filmography
- Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. is a Bollywood movie, released on 23 February 2007. It is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani through Excel Entertainment and has marked the debut of Reema Kagti as a director. The movie has six different part in it...
(2006) - Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006)
- Hope and a Little Sugar(2006)
- Ek AjnabeeEk AjnabeeEk Ajnabee – A Man Apart is Bollywood remake of Tony Scott's 2004 film Man on Fire, which was also previously made in 1987. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia, with Amitabh Bachchan playing Denzel Washington's role...
(2005) - One Dollar Curry (2004)
- ZoolanderZoolanderZoolander is a 2001 American satirical comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997. The short films and the...
(2001)