Have a look at the bio, family and net worth of Gaurav Ghai
Gaurav Ghai is the Chairman of the Graviss Group and the father of Saaniya Chandok, who recently got engaged to Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
The recent engagement has seemingly set Mumbai’s business circles abuzz, thrusting the two families into the spotlight.
Who is Gaurav Ghai, father of Saaniya Chandhok: Biography, age, family, wife, children, business and net worth
Saaniya and Arjun recently got engaged in a private ceremony, where only close family and friends attended.
A #KWALITY LARGE SCOOP OF ‘INSULT, BETRAYAL, DECEIT’#EXCLUSIVE » Octogenarian cancer-stricken patriarch Ravi Ghai of the iconic ice cream brand has accused his son Gaurav of robbing him of his decades old legacy and multi-crore empire while he was bedridden in London and Dubai. pic.twitter.com/tmvT0qhnOD
— Diwakar Sharma (@DiwakarSharmaa) July 8, 2025
Gaurav Ghai biography and age
Gaurav Ghai is the third generation in the Ghai family business and the son of Ravi and Gita Ghai who have four children together named Gaurav, Gaurika, Ravina, and Gayatri
He is the current Chairman of Graviss Group, and he officially took the reins of the family enterprise back in 1999. He has since spent over two decades driving towards innovation and expansion, with the group being rebranded as Graviss in 2001. Notably, Graviss is a clever combination of various family member initials. Although his exact age is unknown, Gaurav is estimated to be in his late 40s to early 50s.
Ravi has an ongoing dispute with his son Gaurav who is Saaniya’s father after publicly accusing Gaurav of forging signatures and taking control of company shares during Ravi’s cancer treatment.
Ravi claimed that a supplementary Family Settlement Agreement was executed fraudulently using his forged signature. “My sign was misused for supplementary family settlement,” Ravi stated in his complaint, adding that he was the 100% owner of Graviss Group before restructuring the business back in 2001.
He alleged that by January 2025, his monthly allowance of Rs 12.5 lakh stopped, and by April, he learned from his CFO that Gaurav had declared himself the chairman of the company,
#ArjunTendulkar, son of former India captain and cricket icon @sachin_rt, has got engaged to #SaaniyaChandok, the granddaughter of prominent Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai.
The engagement was a private affair, attended by close friends and family from both sides.
Arjun, 25, is a… pic.twitter.com/FW2EKGKGAM
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) August 13, 2025
Education
Gaurav Ghai obtained his education from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, one of Mumbai’s leading commerce institutions.
Career
After completing his studies, Gaurav Ghai took charge of the company in 1999, and expanded the Graviss Group aggressively across India, the SAARC region, the Middle East, and eventually across the UK and EU. He drove growth of the Baskin Robbins franchise and established Rich’s India as the country’s biggest non-dairy icings and toppings company. He also went on to build international food businesses spanning across 11 countries.
Gaurav also notably introduced Mumbai’s first luxury boutique hotel and its famed Dome terrace bar. The move revolutionized banqueting and real estate concepts across India. He has also continued to lead new ventures, managing luxury condos and boosting hospitality standards nationwide.
Wife and children
Gaurav Ghai is married to Sumita Ghai, and the couple has 3 children named Saaniya Ghai, Shivaan Gaurav Ghai, and Sunera Ghai-Somani.
Net worth
Although his exact net worth figures are private, the Graviss Group handles various ventures worth hundreds of crores.
Graviss Food Solutions Private Limited, the group’s parent company, reported Rs 624 crore in revenue for FY23–24, reflecting 20% growth from the previous year and in addition, the family owns the InterContinental Hotel in Mumbai under the InterContinental Hotels Group umbrella, a global hospitality giant valued at $18.43 billion as of August 2025.
Graviss Hospitality has a market cap or net worth of 3.14 billion as of July 25, 2025 and its market cap has increased by 6.19% in one year.
