Raj Kundra, businessman, and husband of actor Shilpa Shetty had as soon as opened up about his ‘humble background’, stating that his father was a bus conductor in London and his mom labored in a manufacturing facility. He had additionally mentioned that his hatred in the direction of poverty made him wish to turn out to be wealthy.

Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra was arrested by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Monday night time for his alleged involvement in a case referring to the manufacturing of pornography. Raj, together with 11 others, was arrested for creating pornographic movies and publishing them by way of some cell functions.

In an interview with Filmfare in 2013, Raj Kundra had mentioned,” I come from a humble background. My dad moved to London 45 years in the past and labored as a bus conductor whereas my mom labored in a manufacturing facility. We by no means had it straightforward. I’m a self-made man since I left school at the age of 18. Whenever Shilpa checks me for spending carelessly, I inform her I’ve no qualms about having fun with the cash I’ve made. My anger pushed me. I hated poverty a lot that I needed to turn out to be wealthy. And I did make a distinction in my life. Shilpa revered me for that as she’s self-made too.”

Raj Kundra had additionally mentioned, “What irks me most about Shilpa is that she will be able to get extraordinarily hyper. I ask her to settle down, She’s turn out to be much more placid than earlier. Any main information and her complete world crumble in entrance of her. I’m the calming consider her life. Recently Rajasthan Royals acquired a penalty price of Rs 100 crores. Puzzled she requested, ‘you’re smiling?’ I instructed her that nothing would change by being upset. Let’s drift.”

According to the Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB), Maharashtra, emails suggesting that Raj Kundra had bribed officials Rs 25 lakh to evade arrest were sent by a Yash Thakur, another person accused in the pornography case. A similar amount was allegedly demanded from him as well. “ACB Maharashtra has confirmed that they received four emails from Yash Thakur in this regard, but his allegations of seeking a bribe from him and allegations against Raj Kundra bribing to evade arrest were quite vague in nature. The mails were forwarded to the Mumbai Police for further action on April 30, 2021, “the ACB official confirmed.