Nikhil Nanda Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Nikhil Nanda is a well-known Indian businessman. He is recognized as Amitabh Bachchan‘s son-in-law and Shweta Bachchan‘s husband. Nikhil is the chairman and managing director of Escorts Kubota Limited, an engineering company that was established by his grandfather, Har Prasad Nanda, in 1944.

Wiki/Biography

Nikhil K Nanda ^[1]Nikhil Nanda’s Instagram Account was born on Monday, 18 March 1974 (age 49 years; as of 2023) in New Delhi, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He did his school education at The Doon School in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Later, he went to Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA, to earn a degree in business management (finance and marketing). ^[2]Bollywood Shaadis In 1948, his grandfather, Har Prasad Nanda, established a company called Escorts Agricultural Machines Ltd., which sold tractors and farming tools. Later, Har Prasad became a major player in India’s tractor market by working with American companies like Massey Ferguson and Minneapolis Motor. In 1965, Nikhil Nanda’s father, Rajan Nanda, joined Escorts Limited and took over the company’s reins when Rajan’s father and founder chairman of Escorts Kubota Limited, Har Prasad Nanda, stepped down in 1994.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 6′

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

His father, Rajan Nanda, was a businessman.

His mother, Ritu Nanda, was a businesswoman. Ritu worked as an insurance agent for the Life Insurance Corporation of India and was the daughter of actor-producer Raj Kapoor.

Nikhil Nanda has an elder sister named Natasha Nanda.

Wife & Children

On 16 February 1997, Nikhil Nanda married Shweta Bachchan Nanda, an author and former model.

The couple has a son named Agastya Nanda (actor) and a daughter named Navya Naveli Nanda (actress).

Other Relatives

His maternal great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor, was an actor.

His maternal grandfather, Raj Kapoor, was a famous Indian actor and director.

His three maternal uncles, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, and Rajiv Kapoor are popular Indian actors.

The popular veteran Indian actresses Neetu Singh and Babita Kapoor are his maternal aunts.

The famous Indian actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, and actors Ranbir Kapoor, Armaan Jain, and Aadar Jain are his first maternal cousins.

Career

After completing his studies in finance and management at Wharton Business School, Nikhil Nanda started working as a trainee in England. Later, he returned to India and joined Yamaha, where he worked for six years starting from the lowest position. Nikhil Nanda was appointed as a key board member of Escorts Limited in 1997. He then went on to become the Chief Operating Officer in October 2005, Joint Managing Director in September 2007, and eventually the managing director of Escorts Limited in September 2013. After the death of his father, Rajan Nanda, in 2018, he was appointed as the chairman and managing director of Escorts Limited.

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• In 2001, Nikhil Nanda was listed as one of five Indians to be Global Leaders of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in Geneva.

• In 2021, he received the best CEO award in the automotive sector by Business Today.
  

  Nikhil Nanda posing with his Best CEO award (2021)

Net Worth

Nikhil Nanda’s net worth was estimated to be around $1 Million – $5 Million in 2021. ^[3]Republic World

Facts/Trivia

• Nikhil Nanda draws inspiration from his grandfather, Har Prasad Nanda, who came to India with only Rs. 500 and three children during the partition of India and Pakistan.

• At the age of 13, Nikhil Nanda enrolled in the Doon school in Dehradun. During his school days, he would visit his grandfather’s (Raj Kapoor’s) home. In one of his media interviews, he mentioned that although he had a crush on some Bollywood heroines when he was ten years old, he was never interested in acting. Nikhil Nanda said,
  

  Acting was not for me. I would spend my vacations with my grandfather Raj Kapoor, travelling with him for film shoots. When I was about 10-11, I had a crush on a few of his heroines. But the film world didn’t interest me. I dabbled in modelling on the insistence of friends. But, looking back, it is something that embarrasses me deeply.”

  

  A young Nikhil Nanda with Navya Naveli Nanda

• Nikhil Nanda is an environmental advocate, and he actively campaigns for tree plantations in India.
  

  Nikhil Nanda while planting a tree

• Nikhil Nanda is an avid dog lover, and he often shares pictures of his pets on social media.
  

  Nikhil Nanda posing with his pet dog