Smita Crishna-Godrej Family
Smita Crishna-Godrej's late husband Vijay Crishna was an actor 8. Her daughter Nyrika Holkar is tipped to lead Godrej & Boyce 16.
Smita Crishna-Godrej's parents and brother
Smita is the daughter of Naval and Soonuben Godrej 101. Her brother Jamshyd Godrej is chairperson and managing director of Godrej Enterprises Group, which the two control together 31. Adi and Nadir Godrej, who now run the listed Godrej Industries Group, are their cousins 34.
Her husband
She was married to Vijay Crishna, a stage and film actor from Shimla 8. He started acting in Delhi in the 1960s, moved to Mumbai's theatre scene by 1971 and appeared in films including Gandhi (1982), Devdas (2002) and PK (2014) 8. Alongside acting he worked for the Godrej group for 45 years until 2021 8. He died on 3 March 2026, aged 81 8.
Her daughters
Nyrika Holkar, born in 1982, is executive director of Godrej & Boyce and chairs its CSR committee 69. She leads the group's brand, legal and M&A functions and oversees the Godrej Design Lab 6. A solicitor qualified in India and the UK, she worked at White & Case in London and AZB & Partners in Mumbai 6. She is married to Yeshwantrao Holkar 9. Forbes says she is tipped to succeed Jamshyd 1.
Freyan Crishna Bieri is a non-executive director of Godrej & Boyce. She trained as an interior architect at the Inchbald School of Design in the UK and worked at Hindustan Unilever and Godrej Agrovet before joining Nozer Wadia Associates in 2004 6.
The wider family
Jamshyd's son Navroze is also a non-executive director 6. In the 2024 split, control of Godrej & Boyce stayed with Jamshyd, Nyrika and their immediate families 4.