Vikas Oberoi
| Vikas Oberoi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Vivek |
| Born | Born 1969, (Age 52) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | Bachelor of Arts from Bombay University Post Graduate degree from Harvard Business School |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Bombay University Harvard Business School |
| 💼 Occupation | Chairman and Managing director of Oberoi Realty |
| Known for | Businessman and being husband of famous actress Gayatri Joshi |
| 💰 Net worth |  US$ 2.5 Billion (As of June 2021)[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Term | 2009 - Present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Gayatri Joshi (m. Aug 27, 2005) |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) |
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| 👪 Relatives | Bindu Oberoi (Sister) Santosh Oberoi (Brother) |
| 🏅 Awards | The True Entrepreneur Of The Year Award |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.oberoirealty.com/ |
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Vikas Oberoi (Born 1969)[2] is an Indian Billionaire businessman, philanthropist and a real - estate developer[3] and the current chairman and managing director of Oberoi Realty[4], a real estate development company based out in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India known for its high-end suburban condos. He was listed as 81th richest Indian and number #1517 among world's billionaire by Forbes in 2020.[1][5]
He is the owner of Oberoi Realty, and the Oberoi Mall.[1][5]He has done Bachelor of Arts/Science from Bombay University and has pursued MBA from Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. He is also on the India Advisory Board of Harvard Business School.[6] As of June 2021, he has a net worth of around US$ 2.5 Billion as listed by Forbes.[7][8]
Personal Life[edit]
He is married to Gayatri Joshi, a former bollywood actress[9] and has two children.
Controversy[edit]
Accused of cheating[edit]
In 2014, Vikas Oberoi's company Oberoi Realty was accused to cheat flat buyers. Oberoi refunded all the money to the flat buyers who accused him.[10][11][12][13]
Stamp paper Controversy[edit]
Vikas Oberoi brought 20 stamp papers- Rs 100 each- which was purchased from Bombay High Court premises in May 2014. One of stamp papers was used for Ajit Rajnikant Pancholi. Actually the original stamp paper was on names of A A Lale and L A Lale. Oberoi's and its accomplices applied whitener on names of A A Lale and Ajit Rajnikant Pancholi came to be written on it. The stamp paper purchase date was also changed using whitener. The accused personated as Ajit Rajnikant Pancholi before the Notary and got the power of attorney notarised. Ajit Rajnikant Pancholi then left India. Oberoi denied all the claims and no legal action was done against him.[14][15]
Awards[edit]
Vikas Oberoi got the True Entrepreneur Of The Year Award at the Economic Times ACETECH Award in Mumbai (2010).[16][17]
Philanthropy[edit]
Oberoi is also the founder of ‘Oberoi Foundation’[18] which focuses on the development of educational institutions and other social infrastructure. The Oberoi International School in Mumbai was also opened in such initiative by the Foundation that aims to provide world-class education for children.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Vikas Oberoi". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Leading with vision in real-estate major projects: A conversation with Vikas Oberoi". Global Infrastructure Initiative. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "India Revival Mission: Huge inventories will drag down real estate prices is a myth, says Vikas Oberoi". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "Vikas Oberoi: Oberoi Realty to actively pursue redevelopment business". www.constructionworld.in. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Vikas Oberoi, Oberoi Realty Ltd: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Vikas Oberoi" (PDF). Oberoi Realty. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ MarketScreener. "Vikas Oberoi - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ↑ "Vikas Oberoi : News Articles & Information on Vikas Oberoi - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ Seta, Fenil (17 December 2019). "15 years of Swades EXCLUSIVE: Gayatri Oberoi BREAKS silence on why she quit films : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". www.bollywoodhungama.com. Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Headlines, Beyond (2014-10-14). "सिपाहियों के दम पर कभी शांति आ सकती है?". BeyondHeadlines. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ "Oberoi Realty: Brick by brick". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "Builder Vikas Oberoi, 3 others booked for cheating flat buyer". www.mid-day.com. 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ Oct 12, Yogesh SadhwaniYogesh Sadhwani / Updated; 2013; Ist, 06:39. "Oberoi Realty accused of fraud worth Rs 142.56 crore". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ ABI (2015-04-05). "JHUK GAYA AASMAAN! Notorious builder Vikas Oberoi refunds money with interest to a flat buyer". Akela Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ "Oberoi Constructions employees summoned in 'cheating' case - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "Vikas Oberoi Wins The True Entrepreneur Of The Year Award". www.newswire.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ Kamath, Raghavendra (2021-05-25). "This is one of the best times to buy land for developers: Oberoi Realty MD". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "Built Expressions Bangalore :: Mr. Vikas Oberoi". www.builtconstructions.in. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
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