In 2007, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan stepped into the world of cricket with the purchase of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), a franchise in the Indian Premier League. But he wasn’t alone in the high-stakes venture. He co-owned the team with his Red Chillies Entertainment partner Juhi Chawla and her husband, industrialist Jay Mehta.
Juhi Chawla And Jay Mehta’s Luxurious Lifestyle: Jay Mehta, chairman of the Rs 4,171 crore Mehta Group, is also the co-owner of IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders with wife Juhi Chawla. The couple lives in a sea-facing Malabar Hill mansion, owns heritage properties and a luxury car fleet, and ranks among India’s wealthiest. Juhi, a 90s Bollywood icon, now commands a Rs 4,600 crore net worth.
Actor Juhi Chawla tied the knot with businessman Jay Mehta in the mid-90s, but they kept it a secret initially. In an old interview, Juhi explained that this was common in those days, because actors felt that they would be less desirable to the public if they weren’t single. Juhi had also lost her mother around that time, and was convinced that she would have to stop working if the world came to know that she was married. In an interview with former journalist Rajeev Masand, Juhi recalled how Jay serenaded her, and how supportive her mother-in-law was during that difficult time.
