Maneck Contractor is an Indian businessman. He is famous for being the fiancé of Indian actress Pooja Bedi.
Wiki/Biography
Manek Kontraktor was born on Wednesday, November 1, 1967 (53 years old in 2020) in Goa, India. His star sign is Scorpio. He attended Lawrence School in Sanavar and later went to St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai for further studies.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 7″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Maneck Contractor belongs to a Parsi family. Not much is known about his parents. Maneck met Pooja through the school’s alumni WhatsApp group. He reportedly posted about his restaurant in the group and Pooja replied that she would definitely go there. The two started dating in January 2018. The couple exchanged rings on February 14, 2019.
Maneck Contractor and Pooja Bedi
Pooja was previously married to Farhan Furniturewalla (a businessman) but they divorced after 12 years of marriage. Pooja has two children with his first wife, a daughter named Aalia Furniturewalla and a son named Omar Ebrahim.
Pooja Bedi and her children
Profession
Manek started his career by founding his own business venture, “Fiesta Beach Resort & Restaurant” in Goa in 1995. He is also the owner of Multi Tech Marine, a ferry and ship building company in Goa.
Maneck Contractor is testing his boat Blade Runner 35
dispute
In 2021, when there was a sudden surge in Covid cases across the world, Manek was vacationing in Goa with his fiancée Pooja. Bedi shared a video on her social media account, in which the couple was seen riding a speedboat without wearing masks. Pooja described the videos as “fun in Goa”. However, her videos did not go down well with netizens, who slammed the couple for their behavior.
Favorite things
- Restaurants: Bora Bora, Goa
Facts/Trivia
- He is often spotted drinking at various occasions.
Maneck Contractor During the event
- In his free time, Manek enjoys sailing, kitesurfing and mountain biking.
- Manek is an alumnus of the same school that Pooja attended in her childhood, Lawrence School in Sanavar. Manek was three classes above Pooja in school. Though they had many friends in common, they never interacted during their school days. Interestingly, their school alumni WhatsApp group acted as cupid between them.
- In an interview, when asked which quality he liked most about Pooja, Maneck replied,
It’s a synergy and energy. She has the right twinkle in her eye to keep the spirit alive.”
- Pooja said in an interview about Maneck,
I felt so much comfort and similarity with him. Our lives fit together. He’s a wonderful person. I’ve been in multiple relationships in the past, so I know what’s important and what’s not. With Manek, I couldn’t find any point…his personality and the way he went about things that I felt was not in harmony with how I felt, that I didn’t want him to be a part of my life. He’s a very decent and honest person…like a Parsi. It was great to meet and get to know him.”
- Sharing details of Manek’s relationship with her children, Bedi said in an interview,
They get along really well. He’s a guy who can get along with anybody. He’s a great cook. Just the other day he made Aaliyah a bowl of hummus. She went crazy for it.”
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Source: HIS Education