Vikas Oberoi is a well-known Indian businessman and currently the chairman and managing director of Oberoi Real Estate Limited. His firm has broad interests in real estate, including the housing, retail, hospitality and corporate sectors. Vikas Oberoi is also the owner of The Westin Mumbai Garden City in Mumbai. He is famous for being the wife of former Indian actress Gayatri Joshi.
Wiki/Biography
Vikas Ranvir Oberoi was born on Saturday, September 9, 1967, in Mumbai, Maharashtra (age 55; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Virgo. After completing his schooling, he graduated from Jai Hind College, University of Mumbai. Later, Vikas Oberoi pursued the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′11″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father Ranvir Oberoi is a businessman. Ranvir Oberoi began his career as an investor and broker in the Mumbai real estate market in the 1970s and 1980s. He started his business from a small 300 sq ft office in Nariman Point by booking apartments in advance by paying 10 per cent of the cost and selling them at a profit after the price went up. Eventually, Ranveer Oberoi decided to sell his real estate investments and buy land to become a developer himself. Ranvir Oberoi passed away in 2016.
Photos of Vikas Oberoi’s father Ranvir Oberoi
His mother’s name is Santosh Oberoi.
Photos of Vikas Oberoi’s mother Santosh Oberoi
His sister Bindu Oberoi is a businesswoman.
Photos of Vikas Oberoi’s sister Bindu Oberoi
wife and children
On August 27, 2005, Vikas Oberoi married former Indian actress Gayatri Joshi. The couple has two sons named Vihaan Oberoi and Yuvaan Oberoi.
Vikas Oberoi poses with Gayatri Joshi and her son
Relationships/Affairs
Vikas Oberoi was in a relationship with Gayatri Joshi before marrying her in 2005.
other relatives
His grandfather’s name was Din Dayal Oberoi. His father-in-law, Ramniwas Ji Runthala, is a retired government official. His mother-in-law, Hema Milani, is a UNICEF volunteer.
Photos of Hema Milani
Vikas Oberoi has a sister-in-law named Ahana Joshi.
Profession
Vikas Oberoi started working with Oberoi Realty in 1991 as Chairman and Managing Director. In 1993, he started working as Managing Director of Oberoi Constructions Limited. In 2007, he was appointed as a Director of Kingston Property Services Limited. In 2012, he was appointed as Director of Astir Realty LLP and Pinnacle Aviation Pvt Limited. Vikas Oberoi has been a trustee of the Oberoi Foundation Employee Group Grant since 2011. According to him, he was committed to strengthening educational institutions and social infrastructure and under his leadership, the Oberoi Foundation established the Oberoi International School in Mumbai in 2017. 2008 to provide children with quality education.
Pictures of Oberoi International School, Mumbai
In 2002, Vikas Oberoi purchased a 60-acre campus in Goregaon from pharmaceutical company Novartis for Rs. 1.07 billion rupees. Soon, he transformed the campus into a residential and commercial town that included residential buildings, a shopping mall, two office buildings, a school and a five-star hotel. In 2003, Oberoi Realty, under the guidance of Vikas Oberoi, acquired a four-acre land in Worli from pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. In 2023, Oberoi Realty Limited partnered with Sahana Group to build Mumbai’s first Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences. In the same year, Vikas Oberoi was involved in the construction of hotels, shopping malls and office buildings in the heart of Mumbai.
Pictures of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Residences, Mumbai
dispute
stamp paper charges
In 2014, Vikas Oberoi was charged in the stamp paper controversy. According to some media reports, he allegedly changed his name on the stamp paper and impersonated another person before a notary. Despite the accusations, Oberoi later denied any wrongdoing.
Awards and Achievements
- In 2023, Vikas Oberoi ranked 1,027th on the Forbes list of global billionaires, and in 2022, he ranked 65th on the Forbes India rich list.
- He won the HT Mumbai Real Estate Award for Best Successor Second Generation Award.
- In 2017, Vikas Oberoi won the Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) – Real Estate and Infrastructure Award.
Vikas Oberoi wins Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) – Real Estate and Infrastructure Award (2017)
- In 2010, Vikas Oberoi received the True Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Economic Times ACETECH Awards held in Mumbai.
net worth
In April 2023, Vikas Oberoi’s net worth was calculated to be approximately $3.8 billion.
favorite
- Food: Biryani, Mushroom Cappuccino Soup, Arugula Salad, Cod
Facts/Trivia
- His name is also Vicky Oberoi.
- Vikas Oberoi follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- He is a licensed professional pilot and owns a Cirrus SR22 Tango aircraft.
- In 2013, Ranvir Oberoi faced legal trouble after four residents of one of his projects, Oberoi Splendour, accused him of cheating. Apartment owners claimed that the apartments delivered by Oberois were smaller than promised and had lower ceilings.
- Vikas Oberoi is a fitness enthusiast who enjoys practicing yoga every other day and hitting the gym regularly.
- According to Vikas Oberoi, in his spare time, he likes to drive, fly helicopters, watch movies, deep-water diving, and skiing. He once shared his hobbies and friendship with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar in a media conversation. Vikas Oberoi said,
Apart from movies, I frequently go on skiing and deep-water diving holidays abroad and frequently fly to Ahmedabad, Surat and Jamnagar on weekends by private jet. “
Vikas Oberoi and Gayatri Joshi join Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna for lunch
- In October 2023, Vikas Oberoi and Gayatri Joshi were involved in a car accident while on vacation in Sardinia, Italy. They drove a dark blue Lamborghini on a supercar tour of Sardinia. The accident occurred when a Lamborghini and a red Ferrari tried to overtake a campervan at the same time. As a result, the van overturned and the Ferrari burst into flames, killing Melissa Krautli (63) and Markus Krautli (67).
Gayatri Joshi and her husband Vikas Oberoi (in blue shorts) at the crash site
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