It is a universal fact in India now that cites Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian now and is also contending for the top spot across the globe. The family is frequently on News for their insane wealth, uber-lavish lifestyle, a crazy collection of cars, and Antilia. However, what is rarely known that how did Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani meet or how much did Mukesh Ambani make during the lockdown. This story will provide you with a bunch of inside details that were alien to you about the richest Indian family.
- Dhirubhai Ambani introduced Nita Ambani to Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani is one of the most talked-about couple in the entire nation. As per the reports of Economic Times, it was Dhirubhai Ambani, who first spotted Nita at a dance recital with the latter being a skilled Bharatnatyam dancer. He went up to him and asked whether she would like to meet Mukesh. As per reports, Nita hung up the call twice thinking it was a prank call.
- Mukesh Ambani proposed to Nita Ambani at a traffic signal
This is one of the most blazing displays of the adage that “Money can buy you anything” as Mukesh Ambani proposed Nita Ambani in the car while it was stuck in the traffic signal. As per the reports of NDTV, Mukesh Ambani asked Nita Ambani amidst busy traffic, “Will you marry me?” He also threw in, “I will not drive until you answer.” The rest of the story is known to everyone.
- Mukesh Ambani and his family enjoy Z level security
According to a report in Times Now, Mukesh Ambani is the only businessman in India to relish Z-Level security which incurs a cost of almost Rs 15-16 lakhs per month. He got the Z-level security which is deemed as one of the highest forms of security in India. He managed to cop the services of the aforementioned category after receiving a threat from a terrorist group in 2013.
- Cricket isn’t the only connection the family has with sports
Everyone is well aware of the fact that the Ambani family owns the Mumbai Indians that recently clinched their fifth IPL title under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Apart from the Indians, Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Industries owns the entire Indian Super League that is deemed as India’s most elite footballing extravaganza.
- Gulita, Isha Ambani, and Anand Piramal’s luxurious mansion was gifted to the couple
As Mukesh Ambani boasts of the most expensive mansion, Antilia as his possession, his daughter Isha Ambani’s mansion called Gulita is equally a show of pomp and vigour in terms of architectural context. Located in Worli ad a few minutes away from Antilia, Gulita commands a 50,000 square feet mansion that is worth almost Rs 450 crores and was a wedding gift to Isha and her husband by the Piramals. According to the previous reports, the building previously belonged to Hindustan Unilever.
- This is how much Mukesh Ambani earned every hour during the lockdown
As per a report in the Economic Times, Mukesh Ambani earned a whopping Rs 90 crores per hour in the lockdown since March. The figures were doled out in the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2020.
- Mukesh Ambani is a college dropout
In the 1980s Mukesh Ambani was completing his MBA at Stanford University in California but had t drop out of the B-school in order to return to India to support his family business.
While Mukesh Ambani failed to complete his studies at Stanford University, both his kids are a part of the Ivy-schools. According to the reports of Business Insider, Isha Ambani holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology and South Asian studies from Yale University and has completed her MBA from Stanford. Akash Ambani has studied Economics at Brown University in Rhode Island.
8. Guru is inspired by Dhirubhai Ambani’s life
Directed by Mani Ratnam, the movie Guru that starred the prominent likes of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwariya Rai Bachchan is loosely based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani. This was cited in a report of Economic Times
9.The reason behind Mukesh Ambani’s grandson’s name
In late 2020, Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta Ambani became parents to a baby boy. It was later announced that the Ambani family had named the kid Prithvi Akash Ambani. According to a report in Times Now, the name is inspired by the fact that the family already has an Akash which means sky and they most likely are putting an advance announcement of conquering the world too.