Later, his parents separated and Nayar and his younger brother were brought up by their mother Gunnar. He attended school at Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai. He is a successful entrepreneur, and an heir to Tijarat Impex, a family owned textiles plant in India. He is the ex-husband of British actress Elizabeth Hurley. In late 2002, Nayar started dating Hurley. On March 2, 2007, Hurley and Nayar married at Sudeley Castle and then had a second traditional Hindu wedding at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur. The Indian celebrations included a sangeet at Nagaur Fort and a reception at Mehrangarh Fort. The wedding ceremonies, photos of which were sold to Hello! magazine for a reported $2 million. On December 12, 2010, following press reports linking her romantically with Australian cricketer Shane Warne, Nayar's then-wife, Elizabeth Hurley, announced via Twitter that she and Nayar n had separated several months earlier. Hurley filed for divorce on April 2, 2011, citing Nayar's "unreasonable behavior" as the cause.
