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Vikram Chatwal (born November 1, 1971) is an American hotelier and actor.


Early life and education

Chatwal was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and his family moved to
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in the 1970s and then to
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in the 1980s, where his father invested in
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. Chatwal is of
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n Sikh heritage, growing up in a Sikh household and attended Sikh camp in upstate New York where he learned to recite prayers. Chatwal attended the
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as well as the
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where he graduated in 1993.


Career

Chatwal's father, Sant Chatwal, founded Hampshire Hotels and Resorts, as well as the Bombay Palace restaurant chain, but in 2014 had to resign as CEO due to an arrest by the FBI on illegal campaign contributions to which Sant Chatwal pleaded guilty in the US District Court, Eastern District of New York getting US$500,000 fine and 1,000 hours community service. After graduating from Wharton in 1993, Chatwal decided to try a career path different from the family business and began working for
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. He worked as an actor and movie producer, landing roles in films such as
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and Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. He was also a model, becoming the first Sikh model to appear in Vogue Magazine. Chatwal decided to join the family business in 1999 and opened the Time Hotel, a luxury hotel located in
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. This was the first of six independent luxury hotels that he initially operated under his company Vikram Chatwal Hotels. In 2006 Chatwal opened the Night Hotel, located in New York's
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. In his early career, Chatwal was often referred to as a "Playboy" for his eccentric lifestyle and social network he hung out with. During that time, he was named one of the world's most eligible bachelors by a
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''. Chatwal's business was affected by the real-estate crisis of the 1990s and in August 2010, it was reported Chatwal's flagship property the Dream Hotel in
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was scheduled to enter foreclosure proceedings within 90 days if he did not make payment on a $99 million
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. Despite the economy, Chatwal expanded his hotel-management operations by opening additional hotels in New York City,
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and overseas. The initial expansion came in 2010 with the opening of the Chatwal Hotel, a $100 million project in the former
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building in the Theater District of Manhattan. Through his expansions, Vikram has helped grow the Chatwal brand to include additional properties in Manhattan, Miami, Bangkok and Cochin, India. In 2015, Chatwal's Dream New York hotel completed a $20 million renovation. Updates included a playscape in the ground floor lobby as well as updates to guest rooms and suites. As part of the renovation, the hotel name was changed from Dream New York to Dream Midtown. During his career, Chatwal was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the first South Asia Media Awards in
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in June 2005. He was also featured on the June 19, 2006 cover of ''
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''. He is also attributed as revitalizing the hotel industry in Manhattan, opening the Time Hotel during a time when few other hotel groups were investing in the area.


Filmography

* '' Sold'' (2014) * ''
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'' (2012), Executive Producer * '' Days of Grace'' (2011) * '' Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007) * ''Karma, Confessions and Holi'' (2006) * ''
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'' (2006) * ''
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'' (2005) * ''One Dollar Curry'' (2004) * ''
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'' (2001)


Personal life

Chatwal was married to Indian model Priya Sachdev on 18 February 2006. The wedding was spread across ten days in three Indian cities. It was attended by more than 600 people from 26 countries and included notable guests such as steel magnate
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, and several Indian celebrities. Chatwal and Sachdev were legally separated 2011. Chatwal was engaged to Spanish model
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in 2013. They broke up approximately one month later, after which it was initially reported that Chatwal filed a lawsuit against Cañadas to recover the $300,000 engagement ring that he gave her but the matter was
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. In April 2013, Chatwal was arrested at
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in Florida while trying to board an aircraft with cocaine, marijuana and prescription pills. After posting $13,000 bail, he flew back to New York City to attend a drug treatment program, which helped in dropping the charges by the 17th Circuit Court in
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the following year. In 2016, he was arrested again, this time by the New York City police for setting fire to 2 dogs with an aerosol can and lighter. Chatwal was booked for torturing animals, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five days of
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. As part of a plea deal he was also ordered to undergo mental health treatment and random drug testing and must live with his parents.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatwal, Vikram 1971 births American people of Indian descent American Sikhs American hoteliers Living people American people of Punjabi descent Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni People from Addis Ababa United Nations International School alumni