Angad Paul
{{Short description|British businessman and film producer}}
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|image = Angad Paul, Chief Executive Officer, Caparo Industries, United Kingdom, Horasis Annual Meeting 2013 (8437967120).jpg
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|birth_place = London, England
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|11|8|1970|6|6|df=y}}
|death_place = London, England
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|education = Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|occupation = CEO, Caparo plc
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|spouse = Michelle Bonn
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Angad Paul (6 June 1970 – 8 November 2015) was a British businessman and film producer.
Background and education
Paul was born on 6 June 1970,{{cite news|last1=Williamson|first1=Marcus|authorlink1=Marcus Williamson|title=Angad Paul: Head of the Caparo steel empire who also helped fund such films as 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/angad-paul-head-of-the-caparo-steel-empire-who-also-helped-fund-such-films-as-lock-stock-and-two-a6727786.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/angad-paul-head-of-the-caparo-steel-empire-who-also-helped-fund-such-films-as-lock-stock-and-two-a6727786.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=10 November 2015|work=The Independent|date=10 November 2015}}{{cbignore}} the youngest son of the billionaire entrepreneur and politician Swraj Paul, Baron Paul. He attended Harrow School and received a degree in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Career
He was CEO of Caparo Industries, having taken over from his father in 1996. He also produced films, including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000),{{cite news
| url= https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34765572
| title= Caparo boss Angad Paul dies after falling from penthouse flat
| publisher= BBC News
}} and The Tournament (2009).
Personal life
In March 2005, Paul was married to media lawyer Michelle Bonn in a ceremony held at Lancaster House.{{cite news|first1=Amit|last1=Roy|title=Lord Paul hosts wedding party to outdo Versailles spectacular|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1485990/Lord-Paul-hosts-wedding-party-to-outdo-Versailles-spectacular.html|accessdate=10 November 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 March 2005}} They had two children.{{cite news|title=Caparo steel boss Angad Paul dies after falling from London flat|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/09/caparo-steel-boss-angad-paul-dies-falling-london-flat|accessdate=9 November 2015|work=The Guardian|date=9 November 2015}}
Death
Paul died on 8 November 2015 after falling from his penthouse home, an eight-storey building in Portland Place, central London.{{cite news|last1=Ward|first1=Victoria|title=Son of Lord Paul, the billionaire steel magnate, plunges to his death as the family business collapses|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11983254/Son-of-Lord-Paul-the-billionaire-steel-magnate-plunges-to-his-death-as-the-family-business-collapses.html|accessdate=9 November 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 November 2015}} The police stated that there were no suspicious circumstances.
Nearly three years after Paul's death, the Angad Arts Hotel, named after him, opened in St. Louis, US.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/sc-trav-angad-arts-hotel-st-louis-1106-story.html|title=New hotel in St. Louis aims to match room color to guest's mood|last=Rackl|first=Lori|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-19}}
The 2015 film Eddie the Eagle was dedicated to Paul. The movie was directed by Dexter Fletcher and produced by Matthew Vaughn, who were part of the team that worked with Paul when he produced Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998.{{Cite news |title=Hollywood pays tribute to Angad Paul |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hollywood-pays-tribute-to-angad-paul-116030500210_1.html |newspaper=Business Standard India|date=5 March 2016 |agency=Press Trust of India }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0666756|Angad Paul}}
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Category:20th-century English businesspeople
Category:Businesspeople from London
Category:English film producers
Category:English people of Indian descent
Category:MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences alumni
Category:People educated at Harrow School