Who is Lalit Modi, the businessman dating Sushmita Sen? The founder of the US$1 billion Indian Premier League just announced on Instagram that he’s in love … but had to flee India in 2010
- Jaws hit the floor when IPL founder Lalit Modi said he’s dating Bollywood star Sushmita Sen; the businessman’s first wife, Minal Modi, died in 2018
- His grandfather Gujarmal Modi founded The Modi Group, worth US$2.8 billion, and he’s rubbed shoulders with Nelson Mandela and Prince Charles, but stands accused of tax evasion
Bollywood is abuzz with the latest dating gossip: businessman Lalit Modi, 58, and Bollywood star and Miss Universe winner Sushmita Sen, 46, are officially an item! Modi shared his new relationship on social media and it quickly went viral, causing an explosion of comments (many of them unkind) and dozens of hilarious memes.
“Just back in London after a whirling global tour #maldives #sardinia with the families – not to mention my #better looking partner @sushmitasen47 – a new beginning, a new life finally. Over the moon,” Modi tweeted.
He even followed up with another tweet implying a future marriage, which sent fans into a frenzy once more on Twitter. “Just for clarity. Not married – just dating each other. That too it will happen one day,” he tweeted.
Sen has yet to confirm or deny the relationship, much to the dismay of those not rooting for the couple. The Indian beauty pageant winner instead wrote on Instagram: “I am in a happy place!!! Not married … no rings … Unconditionally surrounded by love!!”
She signed off with a spicy comment for the online haters who have repeatedly questioned her dating choices: “Thank you for sharing in my happiness always … and for those who don’t … it’s #NOYB [none of your business] anyway!!!”
So, who is business scion Lalit Modi, and why has his life (and relationship) drawn so much public attention?
He founded the Indian Premier League, valued at US$1 billion
