Ritu Nanda
Ritu Nanda (nee Kapoor; 30 October 1948 – 14 January 2020) was an Indian businesswoman and insurance advisor.[1] She was the chairperson and CEO of Ritu Nanda Insurance Services (RNIS). Nanda was initially managing a household appliances manufacturing business Nikitasha which got closed due to poor growth. She was the recipient of the Brand and the Best Insurance Advisor of the Decade awards from the Life Insurance Corporation of India, the largest life insurance company of India.
Ritu Nanda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ritu Kapoor 30 October 1948 |
| Died | 14 January 2020 (aged 71) New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Organization | Ritu Nanda Insurance Services |
| Spouse(s) | Rajan Nanda
(m. 1969–2018) |
| Children | 2 (including Nikhil Nanda) |
| Parent(s) | Raj Kapoor (father) Krishna Kapoor (mother) |
| Family | Kapoor family |
Nanda entered the Guinness Book of Records for selling 17,000 pension policies in a single day.[2] She also managed companies such as Escolife and Rimari Corporate art services.
Early life
Nanda was born into a Punjabi Hindu family, the daughter of Krishna and Raj Kapoor, an actor-director. She was born in Mumbai on 30 October 1948. Her grandfather was actor Prithviraj Kapoor, her great uncle was actor Trilok Kapoor and her maternal uncles were actors Prem Nath, Rajendra Nath and Narendra Nath. Her paternal uncles were Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Devinder Kapoor and Ravinder Kapoor. Her paternal aunt was Urmila Sial. Actor Prem Chopra is her uncle-by-marriage. Her brothers, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, are film actors. She also has a sister, Rima Jain. Film actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are her nieces, while actor Ranbir Kapoor is her nephew.
Personal life
Kapoor was married to Rajan Nanda, an Indian industrialist. She had two children, a son Nikhil Nanda, and a daughter Natasha Nanda. Nikhil is married to Shweta Bachchan daughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Kapoort was diagnosed with cancer, and died from the disease on 14 January 2020.[3][4]
References
- "You make your own happiness. It is a state of mind". Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "Raj Kapoor's daughter Ritu Nanda was top LIC insurance agent; held this world record". 14 January 2020.
- "Cancer Treatment: India vs Abroad". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "Shweta Nanda's Mother-in-Law Ritu Nanda Passes Away, Akanksha Puri Fights with Co-Star". 14 January 2020.
Further reading
- The Voyage To Excellence (ISBN 81-223-0904-6) by Nichinta Amarnath, Debashish Ghosh and Amrita C Samaddar