Barber owns a Rolls Royce, 67 other cars in India

[Xracer]

BANGLORE: Ramesh Babu is a Bangalore-based barber who gives customers a haircut for a modest Rs100 but owns a Rolls Royce Ghost worth Rs3 crore, and 67 other cars, said a report published in Hindustan Times.

“Somehow, things have clicked for me,” says Babu, whose clients include politicians, police officers and film stars such as Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. With a film on his life — expected to be released in three languages — in the pipeline, his Bollywood contacts may come in handy.

Babu was nine when his father died in 1979, leaving the family with nothing. To make ends meet, they rented out his father’s saloon on Brigade Road for a mere Rs5 per day. Forced to get a fulltime job, Babu dropped out of school after Class 10 and started working as a barber.

The career choice paid off better than he could have imagined.

In 1991, he started his own salon, Inner Space, which gained popularity among the city’s trendy bunch. But the turnaround happened in 1994, when Babu purchased a humble Maruti Omni van and started renting it out.

Seventeen years later, his car collection is anything but humble. Apart from the Rolls Royce, his fleet includes four Mercedes, an equal number of BMWs and 50 Toyota Innovas — which he rents out. Renting the Rolls Royce for a day will set you back by Rs 50,000.

 

[zer_0]

wtf barbar ke pass ROLLS ROYCE

my dad has an ALTO which is too in bad condition

i think i have to leave education and start a bussiness like this

 

[illusion8]

There are a number of success stories of Bangaloreans who have started from humble beginnings and succeeded in life - Capt Gopinath, Azim Premji, Narayan Murthy, Vittal Mallya etc..

Bangalore's 13 richies on Forbes list - The Times of India

 

[AstanoshKhan]

...and for a second I thought it'd be Senator Babar Awan, didn't notice it's a Barber from India. lol

 

[John Doe]

Must be a front for some corrupt Govt. employee or a politician.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Oh Jesus...well congrats to him

 

[Jango]

Oh man.

Just shows how lady luck can change for some

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

he certainly has his priorities and mind in the right place

nice ride

and nice life story as well.....started off as a peasant and made his way to success. I like that. It's inspirational.

 

[Jango]

Would be interesting to know the story of our very own COAS as well, with his father being a JCO and he not being brought up in the most lavish and ideal circumstances , AFAIK.

 

[asad71]

I suppose Australian lady PM's barber boy friend would be inspired with this report.

 

[Xracer]

wtf barbar ke pass ROLLS ROYCE
i think i have to leave education and start a bussiness like this

mee tooooo to Barbers Club

 

[T90TankGuy]

and they had a problem when SRK wanted to call the movie BILLO BARBER , he should have used this guy .

 

[punisher]

wtf barbar ke pass ROLLS ROYCE

my dad has an ALTO which is too in bad condition

i think i have to leave education and start a bussiness like this

I knew him. actually i rented one of his car when i went to Bangalore.

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mee tooooo to Barbers Club

No need to comment against him. Even he owned many cars. he didn't left his profession. He still continuing it.

 

[Tamil Arasan]

Once penniless in Mumbai, now a crorepati!

Once penniless in Mumbai, now a crorepati! - Rediff.com Business

Hunger was his only companion when he roamed the streets of Mumbai in search of a job.
At age 17, Prem Ganapathy left his native place Nagalapuram in Tuticorin without informing his parents in the pursuit of making money, after a person promised him a job in Mumbai.

Destiny, however, willed otherwise. There was no job as the man promised. Instead he was abandoned in Bandra, a Mumbai suburb. But this boy did not lose hope, he decided to stay back and fight for survival.

Ganapathy turned his misfortune into the biggest opportunity of his life. He found a job as a dishwasher in one of the bakeries in suburban Mahim. He worked for about two years across restaurants in Mumbai doing all sorts of odd jobs. He soon realised that there was a good potential in the catering business . . .

Dosa Plaza has indeed become a runaway success. Today, we have 35 outlets including franchiees. We plan to make it 100 outlets by 2011," says an optimistic Ganapathy.

"In 2008, we opened franchisee outlets in New Zealand. About 50 per cent of our clients in New Zealand are locals. In fact, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark and other ministers had dinner from our outlet," says Ganapathy. The next outlets will be in the US and Dubai. Today, Dosa Plaza has 35 outlets across 10 states in India with a turnover of over Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million).
Ganapathy's dream is to make Dosa Plaza a global brand with outlets across the world. The Dosa Plaza success story has also become a case study for management students.

Worth reading the success story of Mr.Ramesh Babu & Mr.Ganapathy, they have succeed with out any background support...

 

[W.11]

...and for a second I thought it'd be Senator Babar Awan, didn't notice it's a Barber from India. lol

wo bhi jaali degree wala sala barber ki dukaan khol le after politics