Raj Kundra

“In every relationship there will be a person who's the dominating character. That doesn't mean that celebrities don't marry or that they don't get a partner.”

“Pandemic-proof means the mobile phone has to be used and it has to be used in such a positive way that your next invention has to say, 'You know what, I am going to get another 30-40-50 million users that are out there onto my product through my mobile phone and that's going to help me sell what I do.'”

“When I moved to India, with all due respect, in the last 10 years I have been here, I have seen my biggest failures and it only happened because of lack of understanding. To make things work and happen, you have to know people. I don't like this whole thing of greasing palms.”

“It shocks, saddens and hurts me when my integrity towards Sport is questioned, especially knowing that there are very few who have taken the initiative and been successful in the development of sport in India.”

“For me, the business ventures in England were far more easier. Everything was done by the book, the protocols were far more easy to follow.”

“After starting off with the Indian Premier League, I thought something more can be done for sports.”

“Some good Karma I must have done that I went from marriage from Hell to finding my real soul mate.”

“I would call this sport as an organized street-fight. Think of SFL as a Bollywood movie where you will get great entertainment with some action.”

“We all have trust in the judicial systems.”

“You know how it works here. If you don't have the presence of Bollywood, people won't recognize the sport. Even an established game like hockey had to include some Bollywood tinge to it.”

“I come from a humble background. My dad moved to London 45 years ago and worked as a bus conductor whereas my mother worked in a factory. We never had it easy.”

“I'm a self-made man since I left college at the age of 18.”

“MMA started in the U.S. 16 years ago but not many knew about it in India. So, with my brother Sanju, we took the lead to bring it here.”

“SFL Fitness is a new concept in Fitness Training with our exclusive gyms intended to provide MMA as the new mantra for fitness training, sports and self defense.”

“We live in a country that loves action.”

“My sister gave birth to her daughter in London; for over a year, her husband didn't even ask about her or support her or even see his daughters.”

“In 2013, I transferred my company Essential Hospitality that owned the plot to RKW Developers against full and final payment. No loans were taken in this company and it was completely debt-free when we sold the same to RKW.”

“I was happy buying and selling gold in bars, as it is easier and profitable.”

“So Viaan Industries Ltd has three verticals; one is licensing and technology which concentrates on Fintech and licensing various products and creating IPs in the country in the software fintech space.”

“MMA has been in U.S. for the past 10 years. I went to Sanjay Dutt and said 'I want to launch this sport.' He said 'I also watch it every night... let's go and do it.'”