Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra was not known publicly until his marriage to her. He is now unfortunately known more for his controversies and court cases.

Raj Kundra is a British-Indian businessman who would be known primarily for his diversified business ventures had it not been for a high-profile marriage to Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.

Born in London to Indian immigrants, Kundra’s entrepreneurial journey started at a young age. He reportedly made his first million by selling pashmina shawls to fashion retailers in Britain.

Over the years, he is known to have expanded his business interests into several avenues including precious metals, construction, mining, and renewable energy projects.

Kundra is also involved in financing and production of Bollywood films and co-owns the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Rajasthan Royals.

Raj Kundra’s personal life took a glamorous turn when he married Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on November 22, 2009.

The couple’s love story began in London, where they met through a mutual friend. Their relationship blossomed very fast, and they got married in a fairy-tale wedding that caught the attention of the media.

Together, they have two children: a son, Viaan Raj Kundra, born in 2012, and a daughter, Samisha Shetty Kundra, born via surrogacy in 2020.

The controversial life of Raj Kundra

Kundra’s life has recently been marred by several public controversies, with one of the most significant ones happening when he was arrested in July 2021.

Charges against him included the production and distribution of pornography by mobile apps, making way for a high-profile case by the Mumbai Police.

He served 63 days in detention but was granted bail later on. Throughout the ordeal, he maintained his innocence, claiming that he was merely providing technology services for an app that hosted bold but non-pornographic content.

The case attracted widespread media attention, impacting his reputation.

Kundra opens up in recent interview

In a recent interview with ANI, Kundra finally broke his silence and opened up about the controversies that have surrounded him.

Speaking about being involved in pornography, Kundra said, “Till date, I have not been a part of any pornography, any production, nothing to with porn at all.

When this allegation came to light, it was very hurtful. The reason the bail happened was because there were no facts or evidence to this.

I know I have not done anything wrong. As far as running an App is concerned, there was a listed company in my son’s name and we used to provide technology services.

We provided technology services to my brother-in-law’s company Kenrin, in which he had launched an App running from the UK, it was bold for sure, it was made for the older audience, these were A-rated films but they were not pornographic at all…

As far as my involvement is concerned, it is purely been a technology provider…

Let a girl come forward who says that I have met Raj Kundra or worked in any of his movies, or has Raj Kundra ever produced any movie…

Media says Raj Kundra is the kingpin of all 13 Apps, I am involved in the participation of software technology only and nothing wrong was being run in that App.

Being away from my family and fighting in court was incredibly tough.

But I’m confident I’ll win this case because I know I haven’t done anything wrong. However, the damage to my reputation and the allegations against my family will never be undone.

The respect we lost is gone forever.

Despite that, I have to keep fighting for justice, and I hope the truth will prevail.

While in police custody, someone approached me in the middle of the night and said, ‘Why did you get into a fight with him?’

That’s when I realized who might have orchestrated this against me.”

Well, the scandal just got murkier, right?