Subhash Chandra
$1.24B
as of 11/07/19
About Subhash Chandra
Subhash Chandra chairs media giant Essel Group, which also has interests in amusement parks, packaging, infrastructure and lotteries.
Broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises, run by Chandra's sons Punit and Amit, has 76 channels reaching 1.3 billion viewers in 173 countries.
Chandra has entered the cruise business under the brand Jalesh, which means "God of the water."
Weighed down by debt in his infrastructure business, Chandra said in November 2018, that he was looking to sell part of his stake in flagship Zee.
In January 2019, shares of his companies took a hit on an allegation that Essel was linked to a company under investigation for fraud. Essel denied the allegation.
Personal stats
Citizenship
IndiaSource of wealth
mediaResidence
Mumbai, IndiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
11/30/50 (age 73)Number of children
3Self-made
self-madeSubhash Chandra’s fortune is worth
21K
troy ounces of gold
19K
median U.S. household
12K
median U.S. income
0.025%
U.S. credit card volume
0.005%
GDP of the United States
0.004%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Did you know?
Chandra and his three brothers marked Essel's 90th anniversary in May 2017 by pledging $777 million to their DSC Foundation.
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Financial assets
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Diligent MediaBSE INDIA | 532839-IN
Dish TVBSE INDIA | 500135-IN
Essel Propack Ltd.BSE INDIA | 512289-IN
Shirpur Gold RefineryBSE INDIA | 532795-IN
Siti Cable NetworkBSE INDIA | 505537-IN
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.BSE INDIA | 533287-IN
Zee LearnBSE INDIA | 532794-IN
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