Vikram Chatwal
| Vikram Chatwal | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1971 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Occupation | Hotelier |
Vikram Chatwal (born 1 November 1971 in Addis Ababa) 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.[citation needed] Set to have 14 Hotels in total by the end of 2009, the flagship hotel in the group is Dream Hotel.[citation needed]
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[edit] Biography
Chatwal is of Indian 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.[1] Chatwel attended the United Nations International School in New York City,[2] and is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[3] After graduating from university he worked for Morgan Stanley.[4] 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.[4] He was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year at the first South Asia Media Awards in New York in June 2005,[5] and on June 19, 2006 he was featured on the cover of Forbes Asia.[6].
[edit] Marriage
In 2005, it was announced that Vikram Chatwal would marry Indian model Priya Sachdev.[7] 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.[8] Guests attending the wedding included steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal,[9] model Naomi Campbell,[9] Patricia Velásquez,[2] rapper P Diddy,[9] HRH Prince Nikolaos of Greece,[2] and several Indian celebrities.[9] Former American President Bill Clinton toasted the couple.[2]
[edit] Group Hotels
- Night
- The Time
- Stay
- Dream New York
- Dream Bangkok
- Dream Cochin
[edit] Controversis
In February 2010 it was reported that Chatwal had attended a rehab facility for treatment of alcohol addiction.[10]
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.[11]
[edit] Filmography
- Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2006)[12]
- Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006)[12]
- Hope and a Little Sugar(2006)[12]
- Ek Ajnabee (2005)[12]
- One Dollar Curry (2004)[3]
- Zoolander (2001)[13]
[edit] References
- ^ Walters, Joanna (30 July 2006). "Turban Cowboy hits town". The Observer (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/jul/30/theobserver.observerbusiness6. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d Schoeneman, Deborah (5 March 2006). "Vikram's Big Fat Sikh Wedding". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/relationships/features/16368/. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ a b Kumar Sen, Ashish (24 August 2003). "Clinton's India connection". TNN. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/Clintons-India-connection/articleshow/144077.cms. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ a b Kuczynski, Alex (14 March 1999). "A Night Out with: Vikram Chatwal; The Turban Also Unwinds". The New York Times: pp. NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/14/style/a-night-out-with-vikram-chatwal-the-turban-also-unwinds.html. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Could Vikram Chatwal become the world's first Sikh billionaire?". Money Week. 8 August 2006.
- ^ Bahree, Megha (19 June 2006). "Upgrading". Forbes Asia. http://www.forbes.com/global/2006/0619/078.html. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Giridharadas, Anand (1 March 2006). "Cool begins to catch up to India". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/world/asia/01iht-wedding.html?_r=1. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (5 March 2006). "Vows: Priya Sachdev and Vikram Chatwall". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/fashion/weddings/05vows.html. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d Ramesh, Randeep (21 February 2006). "Jet set feted at Turban Cowboy's wedding". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/02/20/1140284005274.html?from=rss. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "High on Good Health". Bangalore Mirror. 17 February 2010. http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/24/2010021720100217210050312a865d5d4/High-on-good-health.html?pageno=1. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "NYC delinquency rate continues upward as distressed properties list grows". The Real Deal Online. 6 August 2010. http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/nyc-delinquency-rate-continues-upward-as-distressed-properties-list-grows-according-to-trepp-data. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Vikram Chatwal spotted in rehab". Nagaland Post. 31 December 2009. http://www.nagalandpost.com/ShowInfotainment.aspx?infoID=SU5GMTAwMzY2-eMpiGTRUa%2Fw%3D. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Pasternack, Alex (14 April 2009). "Fashionably Late Hotelier Vikram Chatwal Now 10 Percent Less Party Animal". pp. Observer. http://www.observer.com/2009/daily-transom/fashionably-late-hotelier-vikram-chatwal-now-10-percent-less-party-animal. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
