Navneet Kalra is an Indian businessman. A well-known name in the Indian hospitality sector, he is best known as the owner of Khan Chacha, a popular restaurant chain known for its kebabs and rolls, based in New Delhi. Navneet Kalra is also active in optical business with retail business Dayal Opticals, glasses and sunglasses, he has grown the business manifold since 1990s.
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Navneet Kalra was born on 16 October 1971 (age 50 years; in 2021) in New Delhi. Navneet Kalra received her schooling from the prestigious Delhi Public School, RK Puram. He pursued higher education from the College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, before starting his career as an entrepreneur.
Family
His father, Dayal Das Kalra, runs an optical business in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar, called DayalOpticals. Navneet shares a close relationship with her father, whom she considers her role model. He is married to Shehla (Kitty) Kalra, a celebrity fitness expert, health coach and motivator.
Career
Following in his father’s footsteps, Navneet Kalra decided to start his own business. He established a clothing company in Delhi at the young age of 19. After running the venture for over a decade, Kalra closed it down and moved on to new business opportunities.
In the late 1990s, he ventured into the Opticals business and expanded DayalOpticals to several locations in Delhi NCR. His work catapulted DayalOpticals to great popularity and established the business as one of the pioneers in eyewear.
Explore Hospitality
In addition, Navneet Kalra is exploring other business opportunities as well. He ventured into the hospitality sector by gradually establishing several restaurants in prime locations across New Delhi.
Kalra’s first hospitality venture was a restaurant called Blanco. His most prominent hospitality ventures are the high-end Pan-Asian restaurant, Town Hall, and the popular kebab and roll eatery, Khan Chacha – both at Khan Market and several other premium locations across Delhi NCR. The restaurant has an elite guest list, with celebrities like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Jas Arora, Harbhajan Singh, Geeta Basra and Sangeeta Bijlani being its regulars.
Some of Navneet Kalra’s other successful restaurants in Delhi include Public Affair and Mr. Choy at Khan Market, Kakapo at Mehrauli and Nege& Ju at Lodhi Road. He is also active in the hospitality business abroad, becoming a partner in Karma – The Modern Indian Restaurant in Washington DC, United States.
Navneet Kalra As Khan Chacha Owner
A food shop in Khan Market, Khan Chacha was started in 1972 as a small food shop. However, with the business acumen of owner Navneet Kalra, Khan Chacha has seen rapid growth, cementing its position as the best kebab and roti roll eatery in several premium locations across Delhi/NCR. These include Select Citywalk, Connaught Place, Aerocity, Galleria Gurgaon, among others. Khan Chacha is known as a haven for foodies in the city.
Khan Chacha
Navneet Kalra’s hobbies
The owner of Khan Chacha, Navneet Kalra is a fitness enthusiast. He enjoys outdoor activities such as swimming and cycling. He also really enjoyed playing golf. Kalra is also a frequent traveler. Although most of his travels are to parts of Europe on work-related trips, he cites New Zealand as his favorite holiday destination.
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