Awarded the Padma Shri 2017 by the President, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is ranked 73rd in the Forbes list of top 100 Indian celebrities. He has cooked for many dignitaries, including the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and is on board of Singapore Airlines International Culinary panel. He has achieved the Guinness World Record by cooking 918 kg khichdi live at World Food India 2017, New Delhi.
Sanjeev Kapoor’s legendary skills and passion as a master chef have found expression in his many restaurants. Each one bears his stamp of excellence. With his company Sanjeev Kapoor Restaurants, he is making Indian food accessible around the globe.
Other achievements include owning a channel ‘FoodFood’ and website ‘sanjeevkapoor.com’ dedicated to food, publishing cookbooks, partnering a company ‘Wonderchef’ for selling quality kitchen gadgets and serving as a brand ambassador for many commercial products. He also has a major presence in the digital and social media space and in the FMCG sector in the form of food products.