Priya Sachdev Bio

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25319226.post-1145212276511832222006-04-16T11:30:00.000-07:002006-06-14T18:54:27.023-07:00Priya Sachdev BioPriya Sachdev is an Indian model from New Delhi, India. She has acted in television commercials and appeared in the Yash Chopra movie Neal ‘N’ Nikki She is engaged to the American hotelier Vikram Chatwal. She was given a 10-carat diamond ring by Vikram on 9 December 2004, when he officially announced their engagement.Their wedding, scheduled for 19 February 2006, is predicted to be one of the most glamorous ever occasions in modern-day India. Many Indian and foreign dignitaries are expected to attend the wedding, including politicians such as Bill and Hilary Clinton, industrialists, famous Hollywood actors, designers and writers. Lavish pre-wedding parties were held in Jag Mandir in Lake Pichola and Devigarh, near Udaipur, Rajasthan, northern India, based on the "Carnival" and "Fantasia" themes. Designer Rohit Bal created the bridal costumes for the theme parties. Vikram was dressed in a pink designer suit, whereas Priya wore a chaniya choli outfit similar to that worn by Aishwarya Rai in a dance sequence "Kajrare Kajrare". Guests included supermodel Naomi Campbell, Adity Mittal, the son of steel executive Lakshmi Mittal, and family members of Bill Gates. ometimes it takes a father to know when a young man is ready to step into adulthood by stepping to the plate of holy matrimony. This was the case with Vikram Chatwal, the 34-year-old scion of a sprawling, multicontinental hotel-and-restaurant chain, Hampshire Hotels, controlled by his father, Sant. The family owns eleven hotels in Manhattan, including the Majestic and the Dream in Times Square, which has a Deepak Chopra spa and a Serafina restaurant. Chatwal is the president of the boutique division of his father’s company, as well as “creative consultant.” But it’s strictly a day job. He’s also a Bollywood actor, better known for dating Gisele—he got a G tattooed on his arm—and hitting New York nightclubs in a red or white turban with P. Diddy and Naomi Campbell. PARTY WEEK Bombay MONDAY Matchmakers Queenie and Raja Dhody host a party in the ballroom of the Inter-Continental Hotel. Star attraction: Shah Rukh Khan, the “Brad Pitt of India.” TUESDAY Mughal-court-inspired white party with painted elephant and 50,000 kilos of jasmine strung around an ancient palace. Udaipur WEDNESDAY Pool party at an ancient fort with painted camels and a tribal band. Fantasia with fire dancers, and mermaids in an island palace where the Bond movie Octopussy was filmed. FRIDAY Henna ceremony, where guests are painted with the dye, a symbol of prosperity and happiness. Party favors: glass bangles, bright scarves, and plastic bindis. New Delhi SATURDAY The traditional grand procession, known as the barat, through the streets with a marching band, horses, dancing, and men wearing chandeliers on their heads. Bollywood entertainment at the Taj Palace Hotel. SUNDAY At a traditional Sikh ceremony in the morning, the couple is finally married. Bill Clinton makes a speech at the black-and-white ball in a tented hangar. The dance floor is full until dawn. Raised in an Upper East Side penthouse and sent to the United Nations International School and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, Vikram now lives high above Central Park in Trump International in an airy condo filled with African and Indian art and drives an Aston Martin. “Vikram would say, ‘I want to charter a plane for Kate Moss,’ and I’d say, ‘Who’s Kate Moss? Okay, charter the plane.’ I gave him a car and a driver and a cook,” said Sant. Vikram’s decadent lifestyle was beginning to raise eyebrows outside the family circle, too. When Vikram’s younger brother, Vivek, was married four years ago at Tavern on the Green, Bill Clinton’s toast included a pointed barb about Vikram’s drinking. So Sant began to work on his son. Vikram, at first, wasn’t wildly enthusiastic about the idea of getting married. “There are a lot of sacrifices, and it’s not easy at all,” Vikram says. “It’s a job, the amount of energy it takes. Priya, for one thing, was far from a shrinking violet. “I’ve been an actress and a model in Delhi, so it’s very natural for me to be in front of the cameras,” says Priya, stretching her Angelina Jolie lips into a perfect, shiny smile. “She was always the most popular girl in her class,” says her younger sister, Charu. “And she was always planning these elaborately themed birthday parties. Priya is all about recreation and drama.” But Priya is also relatively clean-living. “I had a very sheltered life,” she says. “It’s lovely to hear about Vikram’s exciting and crazy experiences. It’s nice to live through his eyes. It opened me up. “Vikram has sobered up so much, and I think he really wants to settle down.” <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/priya" rel="tag">priya</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sachdev" rel="tag">sachdev</a>Smartcar Ownerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03866791415998029823noreply@blogger.com