Meet Saaniya Chandhok: Arjun Tendulkar engaged to animal-loving entrepreneur
Arjun Tendulkar, son of former India captain Sachin Tendulkar, is reportedly engaged to Saaniya Chandhok. The news has created a buzz on social media, especially after Sachin shared a family picture ahead of the wedding and personally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to the intimate Mumbai ceremony.
Who is Saaniya Chandhok?
Saaniya Chandhok is the granddaughter of Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai, chairman of Graviss Group, which owns ice cream chains including The Brooklyn Creamery and Baskin Robbins. She is also a Designated Partner and Director at Mr. Paws Pet Spa & Store LLP in Mumbai.
The engagement was a private affair, attended only by close relatives and friends from both families. Photos of Saaniya with Arjun and his sister Sara circulated widely on social media.
Arjun Tendulkar’s cricketing journey
Like his father, Arjun is a left-handed pacer and currently represents Goa in domestic cricket. He made his debut with Mumbai in the 2020/21 season in a T20 match against Haryana, before moving to Goa for his First-Class and List A debuts. In red-ball cricket, he has played 17 matches, scoring 532 runs—including a century and two fifties—and taking 37 wickets. In List A cricket, he has scored 76 runs in nine innings. He has also appeared for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, bowling 73 deliveries across five matches.
The business behind the bride
Ravi Ghai’s Graviss Food Solutions Private Limited reported ₹624 crore in revenue for FY23-24, with a 20% CAGR over the past year, according to Tracxn. The group operates several successful ventures in hospitality and food, including ice cream chains and stakes in hotels like InterContinental.
Saaniya Chandhok herself is actively involved in business and entrepreneurship, holding leadership roles in multiple Mumbai-based ventures.
The engagement brings together two prominent Indian families—one from cricketing royalty, the other from business leadership—capturing attention nationwide among fans, media, and the public.