title: Malhotra
text: Malhotra is a surname of the Dhai Ghar sub-group of Khatris from Punjab.  Mehrotra is the modified version of Malhotra.
  
  Notable people bearing the surname, who may or may not be associated with the clan, include:
  
  Administrators 
  
   Ajai Malhotra, Indian career diplomat who served as Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation. 
   Anna Rajam Malhotra, first female IAS officer of India
   G. C. Malhotra, former Secretary General of 12th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha
   Jagmohan Malhotra, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
   Maharaja Chandu Lal Malhotra, prime minister of Hyderabad and former military general in Khalsa Army.
   Neena Malhotra,  IFS officer and Indian Ambassador to Republic of San Marino
   R. N. Malhotra, Indian banker who served as the 17th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
   Saloni Malhotra, CEO of DesiCrew
  
  Army officers 
  
   Anoop Malhotra, Lieutenant General in Indian Army
   Om Prakash Malhotra, Former Chief of Indian Army
   Ravish Malhotra, an Indian air force pilot and astronaut
  
  Artists 
  
   DJ Rekha (Rekha Malhotra), London based DJ and musician
   Jay Malhotra, guitarist in the rock band 'Rumour Cubes'
   Jhataleka Malhotra,2nd position in Femina Miss India 2014
   Karan Malhotra, director of Bollywood movie Agneepath
   Manish Malhotra, Indian celebrity fashion designer
   Namit Malhotra, Indian origin founder of VFX company 'DNEG' that has won Oscars for Interstellar, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, First Man and Tenet.
   Punit Malhotra, director of the film "I Hate Luv Storys"
   Shaleen Malhotra, Indian VJ and actor
  
  Athletes 
  
   Anastasia Malhotra, Indo-Japanese tennis player. She was ranked 449 in the world.
   Anmol Malhotra, Indian cricketer
   Ashok Malhotra, Indian cricketer
   Ishan Malhotra, Indian cricketer
   Jaskaran Malhotra, Indo-American cricketer who hit six sixes in one over.
   Manny Malhotra, Indo-Canadian hockey player
   Nipun Malhotra, Indian cricketer
   O. P. Malhotra, Indian hockey player who was part of the Indian team that won gold at the 1956 Olympics.
   Reema Malhotra, Indian cricketer
   Manisha Malhotra, Indian tennis player. She was ranked 149 in the world..
   Vikram Malhotra, Indian professional squash player. He was ranked number 58 in the world.
  
  Authors 
  
   Aanchal Malhotra, Indian author
   Rajiv Malhotra, Indian-American author and Hindutva Activist
  
  Bollywood actors 
   Harshaali Malhotra, Indian child actress famous for playing "Munni" in Bajrangi Bhaijan
   Himmanshoo A. Malhotra,  Indian actor and winner of Nach Baliye 2015
   Pavan Malhotra, Indian actor
   Sanya Malhotra, Indian actress
   Sharad Malhotra, Indian actor
   Sidharth Malhotra, Indian Bollywood Actor
  
  Businessmen 
  
   Dikesh Malhotra, Indo-Nepali Businessman and influencer
   Dina Nath Malhotra, Indian publisher and founder of Hind Pocket Books.
  
  Businesswomen 
  
   Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Indian billionaire businesswoman
  
  Doctors 
  
   Anil Kumari Malhotra,  Indian homoeopathic physician and the principal of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital of Delhi University
   Aseem Malhotra, British-Indian cardiologist
   Jaideep Malhotra,  India-based gynecologist, infertility specialist and an ace sonologist. 
   Raman Malhotra, British ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon
  
  Journalists 
  
   Inder Malhotra, Indian journalist with experience in editing for The Statesman and The Guardian 
   Vineet Malhotra,  Indian Television anchor and journalist working with NewsX as a prime time debate show host.
  
  Judiciary 
  
   Anu Malhotra, judge in Delhi High Court
   Indu Malhotra Senior Counsel and former judge of Supreme Court of India
   Om Prakash Malhotra, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India
   P. P. Malhotra, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India
  
  Politicians 
  
   Avtar Singh Malhotra, Punjabi politician belonging to the Communist Party of India
   Inder Jit Malhotra, member of the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Jammu.
   Seema Malhotra, British Labour and Co-operative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston
   Smriti Malhotra Irani, Indian BJP politician
   Tara Singh Malhotra, Indian politician and activist.
   Usha Malhotra, Indian Congress politician 
   Vijay Kumar Malhotra,  Indian BJP politician and sport administrator
  
  Scientists and academics 
  
   Ashok Malhotra, Indian professor
   Deepak Malhotra, economist
   Neil Malhotra, economist
   Renu Malhotra,  Indo-American planetary scientist, known for discovering minor planets
   Sangeeta Malhotra, Indian astrophysicist who studies galaxies. She works for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
  
  Fictional characters 
  
   Giant-Man (Raz Malhotra), Marvel superhero
  
  References
  
  Surnames of Indian origin
  Punjabi-language surnames
  Khatri surnames
  Surnames of Hindu origin