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{{short description|Indian businessman}}
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| birth_name  = Russell Arunbhai Mehta
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| title        = Managing director, [[Rosy Blue]] India
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Russell Mehta is the son of [[Arunkumar Mehta]], a co-founder of B. Arunkumar & Co, founded in 1960 in Mumbai, and which later became [[Rosy Blue]].<ref name="auto"/>
Russell Mehta is the son of [[Arunkumar Mehta]], a co-founder of B. Arunkumar & Co, founded in 1960 in Mumbai, and which later became Rosy Blue.<ref name="auto"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Mehta is the managing director of the Indian arm, Rosy Blue India, of the family-owned Indian conglomerate with interests in real estate, financial services, retail and diamonds [[Rosy Blue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/biz-entrepreneurship/indias-six-diamond-kings-six-entrepreneurs-minting-money-in-rs-70000-crore-industry/russell-mehta-rosy-blue-india/slideshow/18346601.cms|title=India's six diamond kings: Six entrepreneurs minting money in Rs 70,000 crore industry - India's diamond kings: Six entrepreneurs minting money in Rs 70,000 crore industry|author=|date=|website=The Economic Times|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/ambani-scion-akash-to-be-betrothed-to-diamantaire-s-daughter-shloka-mehta-1.2182662|title=Ambani scion Akash to be betrothed to diamantaire's daughter Shloka Mehta?|last=IANS|date=4 March 2018|website=gulfnews.com|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref>
Mehta is the managing director of the Indian arm, Rosy Blue India, of the family-owned Indian conglomerate with interests in real estate, financial services, retail and diamonds Rosy Blue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/biz-entrepreneurship/indias-six-diamond-kings-six-entrepreneurs-minting-money-in-rs-70000-crore-industry/russell-mehta-rosy-blue-india/slideshow/18346601.cms|title=India's six diamond kings: Six entrepreneurs minting money in Rs 70,000 crore industry - India's diamond kings: Six entrepreneurs minting money in Rs 70,000 crore industry|author=|date=|website=The Economic Times|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/ambani-scion-akash-to-be-betrothed-to-diamantaire-s-daughter-shloka-mehta-1.2182662|title=Ambani scion Akash to be betrothed to diamantaire's daughter Shloka Mehta?|last=IANS|date=4 March 2018|website=gulfnews.com|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref>


Rosy Blue is ranked in the top diamond companies of India.<ref name="auto"/>
Rosy Blue is ranked in the top diamond companies of India.<ref name="auto"/>
His uncle, Dilip Mehta, appears in both the [[Panama Papers]] and the [[Paradise Papers]].<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/paradise-papers-dilip-mehta-diamond-industry-appleby-bermuda-offshore-black-money-tax-havens-4927255/|title=Paradise Papers: on all black money lists, leading diamond firm Rosy Blue is back|author=|date=8 November 2017|website=indianexpress.com|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref> "The Mehtas, the prominent Indian diamond business family, have figured on every black-money list obtained by the government or revealed by the ICIJ-The Indian Express investigation so far — Liechtenstein, British Virgin Islands, HSBC Geneva and Panama Papers. They show up in Appleby records as well."<ref name="indianexpress.com"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Russell Mehta is married to Mona and they have three children.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="telegraphindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/diamonds-are-a-boy-s-best-friend-too-213292|title=Diamonds are a boy's best friend too|author=|date=|website=telegraphindia.com|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref>
Russell Mehta is married to Mona and they have three children.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="telegraphindia.com">{{cite news |title=Diamonds are a boy's best friend too |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/diamonds-are-a-boy-s-best-friend-too/cid/1337516 |access-date=10 August 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=5 March 2018}}</ref>


Mehta's son Viraj Mehta married to Nisha Sheth, daughter of Bharat Sheth of Great Eastern Shipping family in 2012.
Mehta's son Viraj Mehta married to Nisha Sheth, daughter of Bharat Sheth of Great Eastern Shipping family in 2012.
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In May 2017 in [[Bahrain]], their youngest daughter Diya Mehta married Ayush Jatia, son of Amit Jatia who holds the [[McDonald's]] franchise for the west and south of India through his company, Hardcastle Restaurants.<ref name="telegraphindia.com"/>
In May 2017 in [[Bahrain]], their youngest daughter Diya Mehta married Ayush Jatia, son of Amit Jatia who holds the [[McDonald's]] franchise for the west and south of India through his company, Hardcastle Restaurants.<ref name="telegraphindia.com"/>


Their other daughter, Shloka Mehta is a director of the Rosy Blue Foundation, and is married to Akash Ambani, the son of billionaire [[Mukesh Ambani]], in March 2019.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="telegraphindia.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/india/who-is-shloka-mehta-rumoured-fianc-e-of-akash-ambani-2086776.html|title=Who is Shloka Mehta – rumoured fiancée of Akash Ambani|author=|date=5 March 2018|website=india.com|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=PTI |author2=Divyanshu Dutta Roy |title=Akash Ambani, Shloka Mehta's Dazzling Wedding: See Pictures |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/akash-ambani-wedding-akash-ambani-shloka-mehtas-dazzling-wedding-see-pictures-2005308 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
Their other daughter, Shloka Mehta is a director of the Rosy Blue Foundation, and is married to Akash Ambani, the son of [[Mukesh Ambani]], in March 2019.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="telegraphindia.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/india/who-is-shloka-mehta-rumoured-fianc-e-of-akash-ambani-2086776.html|title=Who is Shloka Mehta – rumoured fiancée of Akash Ambani|author=|date=5 March 2018|website=india.com|access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=PTI |author2=Divyanshu Dutta Roy |title=Akash Ambani, Shloka Mehta's Dazzling Wedding: See Pictures |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/akash-ambani-wedding-akash-ambani-shloka-mehtas-dazzling-wedding-see-pictures-2005308 |accessdate=10 March 2019 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=10 March 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:People named in the Panama Papers]]
[[Category:People named in the Panama Papers]]
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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
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Latest revision as of 08:40, 10 February 2026


Russell Mehta
Born
Russell Arunbhai Mehta
OccupationBusinessman
TitleManaging director, Rosy Blue India
Spouse(s)Mona Mehta
Children3
Parent(s)Arunkumar Mehta

Russell Arunbhai Mehta is an Indian businessman. He is the managing director of Rosy Blue India, the Indian arm of the family-owned Indian conglomerate with interests in retail, media, real estate, financial services and diamonds Rosy Blue.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Russell Mehta is the son of Arunkumar Mehta, a co-founder of B. Arunkumar & Co, founded in 1960 in Mumbai, and which later became Rosy Blue.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Mehta is the managing director of the Indian arm, Rosy Blue India, of the family-owned Indian conglomerate with interests in real estate, financial services, retail and diamonds Rosy Blue.[2][1]

Rosy Blue is ranked in the top diamond companies of India.[1]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Russell Mehta is married to Mona and they have three children.[1][3]

Mehta's son Viraj Mehta married to Nisha Sheth, daughter of Bharat Sheth of Great Eastern Shipping family in 2012.

In May 2017 in Bahrain, their youngest daughter Diya Mehta married Ayush Jatia, son of Amit Jatia who holds the McDonald's franchise for the west and south of India through his company, Hardcastle Restaurants.[3]

Their other daughter, Shloka Mehta is a director of the Rosy Blue Foundation, and is married to Akash Ambani, the son of Mukesh Ambani, in March 2019.[1][3][4][5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IANS (4 March 2018). "Ambani scion Akash to be betrothed to diamantaire's daughter Shloka Mehta?". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. "India's six diamond kings: Six entrepreneurs minting money in Rs 70,000 crore industry - India's diamond kings: Six entrepreneurs minting money in Rs 70,000 crore industry". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Diamonds are a boy's best friend too". The Telegraph. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. "Who is Shloka Mehta – rumoured fiancée of Akash Ambani". india.com. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. PTI; Divyanshu Dutta Roy (10 March 2019). "Akash Ambani, Shloka Mehta's Dazzling Wedding: See Pictures". NDTV. Retrieved 10 March 2019.