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this luxurious residents near the indian capital of delhi is being prepared to host one of the most anticipated weddings of the year. the alliance of 2 wealthy families in the textile industry before nearly a 1000 and big guests. and now let's dance in honor of the young prince who is getting married. the bridegroom is money garland as an austin taisha symbol of power and prosperity avenue throne is the guest of honor. he has no qualms about flashing his cash the young self-made millionaires the bride's cousin the self described serial entrepreneur has made a very substantial donation to the couple. and i mean he's not.

and obviously yeah you did a lot of things i love him a lot you know yeah definitely i'm still proud of 5 out of. 7 distributes under loads of cash he's 22 years old and claims to earn nearly a 1000000 euros a month and spends 2 thirds of the year traveling abroad but he wouldn't have missed this wedding for anything i don't lose touch with i was brought up in but when i grew up the year that's what they say doesn't matter how successful you get you get what forget where you came from indian that it's mostly gone for a long time used at least a week with 5 or 6 functions and it means a lot it's a very excessive over the top for you so yeah i look forward to having indian big fat indian wedding that deficit thing enjoy it for. with one foot in the culture of tradition and the other in the culture of excess evan has a taste for parties luxury and money he embodies the success of a young generation of indian businessmen eager to get rich they've been called the

new maharajah's members of an expanding class of money delete who unlike older generations of discreet tycoons enjoy flaunting their wealth. and. since 2015 india has ranked 3rd behind the u.s. sent china among countries with the most billionaires following a spur to economic growth from 2003 or 4 times more indian billionaires today than there were 25 years ago. the hotel is the dogs to us as new jay rules for the lack of it. while hundreds of millions of indians continue to live in extreme poverty the signs of leading family businesses are living large in train for those who are not already system you are trained to get me for a family business we're expecting. the thompson honey i was given a $1000000000.00 textile empire by. his father in

a decade his fortune has multiplied 10 fold. separate wishes and caviar dreams that. he mean billionaires have a penchant for expensive talks. damani . spend a little $100.00. that's more than $2000000000.00 rupees and it's not just lavish spending there seems to be a deeply entrenched culture of tax evasion. and guess the most flamboyant. liquor baron b.j. madia left india in 2016 to escape charges of fraud and money laundering. we met him in britain. that you're going to come home for praise the justice of your country write something. like. there are stories of upward mobility.

was born a dollar to the lowest hindu caste known as the untouchables face discrimination exclusion and abject poverty but today she runs a multi-million dollar company in mumbai. it is a company that can sit at slaves as it were is i'm glad i for to make history this woman i'll say that by you. who are the entrepreneurs in india's burgeoning ranks of billionaires one of their secrets for months we investigated the elite circle of the new maharajah's and mahtani. noida in the suburbs of delhi a gated community with secure grounds and private guards for the wealthy. on the terrace of his parents' home we meet up with the young tech entrepreneur at a new throw. the luxury duplex has

a commanding view of the capital evan lives here with his mother and father they're a family of 6 a religious community with a reputation for a strong work ethic and business acumen. his father is also an entrepreneur who made his fortune in the fashion and textile industry evan shows early on to follow in his footsteps but in a different field at the age of 12 redefines just 1st smartphone out after high school he pursued a career in the field of startups. was a goal set aside for myself and by $21.00 i would be here 1000000 a month which i'm pretty close by 20 i want to be at a 1000000 a week in my $25000000.00 a day. 2 the aspires to become a billionaire and he's not shy about displaying the success of his achievements so far. forever and all that glitters is gold he sees all these acquisitions

as investments. i i got him it's i i love gold and black these are 2 of my colors which i really like so i even i got this solid gold i phone 7 made because i'm always on the phone i paid 10000 pounds for this but i sell it was probably going to sell for a lot more than 10000 in a couple years because it's just an awesome. reptile skin is another one of his weaknesses with his signature a glint of gold of course. that's all by far it's got a legal opinion to work by the time you put in jail for this but i mean pretty sure nobody really cares and there's a lot of people flooding this wall in the in the open so you know in this bag is about $8000.00 but it's it's not a is it doesn't lose its value i could sell it back again probably would sell for a lot more especially because my initials on it now. arrival at the headquarters of the family business home to the young man's office evan secret to success. the

surge in on demand apps and on the cheap cost of labor in india he has a team of computer specialists in the basement of the building all specializing in the development of mobile applications this morning he's focused on improving a new project. so what we're trying to do is we're trying to add new features so we've already got a new set up in the day going to go open if you put in use it was it conceivable find an feed which is possible can you give an estimate of when we take to build this i would. bottle pop is designed for partying urban youth. local school tables at night 6 somebody wants to cloud with your friends and they want to have a table read it for themselves get a sort of a single money they intend to spend money they settle as you book a table with a click apply. directly grow his revenue ever and also buys ideas from

others he's bought shares in several dozens of startups benefiting from their profits and watching his money grow. $90000.00 and i invested is what now a $2000000.00 in that company so that's how i look at it and that's that's a 20 it's a ton of stuff getting like. he inherited his neck for business from his father a fashion industry entrepreneur. he provided evan with an initial investment to start him off this workshop produces clothing for american ready to wear brands. though he was skeptical at 1st evans father is now amazed by his son's achievements bring it up but don't forget about it at that facility that he did to my kids you know you don't know what to do but he on his own kid knows that he has a baby like i want. while his father is delighted by his success as his son's

spending habits are a different matter religion and tradition are important to this family what was. that but it doesn't get told about it. brought in by putting the other. day. i haven't got that but that they're good for you part of the best you're going for today what you would out of it is a find that you hadn't thought you knew that you wanted yet still pretty desperate for a bit of fun but a good addition to the other day you know it you know it it was good it's like. traditions will have to wait evan is organizing his trips to europe in the united states where he plans to indulge in a glamorous lifestyle. and yes. the indian nouveau riche take their cue from the dazzling splendor once reserved for the country's feudal princes them out on just wealth was measured by the splendor of their palaces. today that he send in some of

the rajput dynasty still own vast estates in raw just on. one of the most beautiful palaces belongs to the i.o.c. is our family cousins of the. poor the aussies ours have ruled over these lands for 3 centuries now they're seeking new ways to fund their princely lifestyle. but about the princes in the palace today so we're raising the flag. which say they're basically. going to breakfast. 32 year old abi manu is the titular prince and head of the family his day begins with silverware and waiters in uniform today he's breakfasting at the foot of his bed with his younger brother. if i go down and have breakfast and then i did but

he's coming to meet you and so what was happening and i need to add i feel we have 1st me should be in a absolutely. only people you want to be with so that then you can plan your day what to do and when to do it how to do it. news from other transform the palace into a hotel 15 years ago and trusting its management to his oldest son. i mean you studied management and some of the country's biggest talent so tells he's very demanding. i. usually change my rooms whenever i come here stay in a different room every time i come i believe. there are a lot of advantages to it when people come to. feel they should live those 2 days of. how i live. so even if you see the palace

everyone was absolutely different and showcases my life and my style and my passion for whatever i do. the palace hotel offers a vacation fit for a maharajah. but maintaining this 17th century palace costs a fortune especially since its owner wants only the best. this is the main bit about all of the palace and this is where people used to come and meet my grandfather and you see all of them out there in paintings. reviews in about $14000.00 pieces of gold leaf to renovate this room back to its glory and it took me about a year to finish this job. the gold leaf alone costs tens of thousands of euros to pay these vast bills and to set his palace apart from those run his hotels

by other aristocratic families new had a novel idea. once a year he hosts an electronic music festival at his palace this morning several 100 people are at work the concerts begin in less than 24 hours in different parts of the palace this is. which magic is going to happen. based on this is where you live and. i get. paid. by. the idea came during drinks with a friend and mick jagger. we were having a drink together with bob you mean he said that you know his father. just recently gifted both the sons the mean values about caesar and so. say say oh you should do a festival there are $3000.00 music fans will be descending on the palace for the

festival most of them young hipsters from the capital tickets cost more than $100.00 euros by local standards a hefty price for entertainment. you 700 ten's this or. any other palace right there. the festival's reputation extends beyond india's borders for this 3rd edition some 40 deejays answered the prince's call send arrived from all over the world these 2 experimental musicians are from luxembourg. the festival is just getting started we come across some french people in the crowd dazzled by abbey monuments hospitality. and did you know the prince before.

you know not at all that's the prince i'm thrilled so he owns the space it's magical it's a lace the decoration and then there's the desert all around it's magnificent. it looks like. the prince's aim is to get people talking about these are today his go on has been achieved music gives me and i basically what it's being. for us he says getting rather ahead obviously comes along with the villages where it's too nice to get off . the musically inclined prince has another project in the works he wants to start

a festival of traditional music in another of his family's palaces. in the early 20th century india's princes were among the wealthiest people in the world today some of their descendants affluence has been eclipsed by the self-made fortunes of individuals who started with nothing. in this village a 10 hour drive from mumbai most people live from the land trapped in endemic poverty. but it's the starting point of a real life ranks to riches story. carpenter was born here today she's the c.e.o. of a multi-million dollar metal engineering company her father was a police officer and her family owned no land this is the home. made us the money is basically the house i was born in. you got you see your good we

kept it as it is you see me i want to be able to remember where i came from and john's you to remind me of my progress from birth to today my mother. returned to the village may draw a crowd but has a low caste a dollar compound i saw her on she grew up here facing property discrimination and . you don't know this guy said that you see was the dividing line of the village yet those who lived on that side were people from superior castes. and on this side with the lower castes the untouchables. in india donitz or at the bottom of the caste system known as untouchables and considered impure their i shunned community often forced to earn their living with unpleasant and dangerous work people. my grandfather used to go and work for people of higher castes and when we were little we would follow him.

but we never entered the homes of these people we were left outside and it well defined area right in my head but we were forbidden from touching their food and we with this tea they gave us glasses that only we used to. really. regularly returns to or village to organize charity events this morning she's inaugurating a temporary medical facility that offers free i checkups and classes. that . are good to see how are you my right eye is weak these glasses should help. this study is that goes. into the business and it may be that they have to do it it's a 2 hour walk to reach the nearest hospital so villagers are grateful for such medical assistance. and they got be good to me but i've seen public t.v.

show sato so i know very well the problems that these people face. as soon as i have free time i do what i consider a deity i try to help them to help my community be orchestrated by examinations health checks and blood tests content has provided a range of services for the villagers. lunch is served in a tent put up for the occasion there's a festive air in the village whenever a crowd by now returns home she hopes serve the meals herself. so rogers story is one of a young girl who beat the odds married off at the age of 12 she moved to a slum where she was abused by her husband and his family her father rescued her but when she returned to her village she was ostracized by the stigma of divorce when you. were younger but maybe though people couldn't understand that i was back still no they find it hard to understand that it woman is separated from her husband. they were remiss at the time they shunned me and that was when i tried to

commit suicide bus wondering poison. this was as with most of that i changed i was determined to prove that i was worth something it was the beginning of my fight the beginning of my journey. and said i want to know how my dad is there are i have they are. they was i think about it. at the age of 16 kind of when i returned to mom buying to try to earn a living with the skills she learned as a seamstress she found a job in a garment factory then worked as a tailor with a government loan she opened her own business and then began investing in real estate she bought a piece of land in the north of the city which she resold at a premium price taking advantage of soaring property prices. 2 the well being that

was when i invested everything i had me a woman and untouchable as well it was historic because my whole life the rest of society has treated people from my cust like slaves. of course i had to fight but i'm happy because i've kind of managed to make history hasi go. by. the. card front i was courage and determination helped drover come prejudice and exclusion but she's never forgotten where she came from. even as a successful real estate entrepreneur and the head of a profitable company copying our prefers modesty to an ostentatious show wealth she pursues her business interests from this unassuming office in downtown mumbai. who did very little with it but for now the idea is to develop a hotel with $105.00 rooms but it won't be 5 stones the rooms are too small for it to be a lecture it's palace in order to start work we need to put 4500000 euros on the

table and here's a look at that a look at. catherine our works with her daughter sima a graduate of a london university the 30 year old is following in her mother's footsteps who can you feel like a big the on the outside will be exposed don't thank goodness i don't have to be a part of business there goes well in addition to a business center we want to launch a startup café people will be able to share ideas while having a child or a coffee with the big kid good. sima sauron just developing this building in central mumbai part of her mother's real estate empire the property is worth the equivalent of 120000000 euros. i think you have a plus point in that i'll believe that you get to see that open. you station that say we have to the other own so i think it's amazing i think people love to sit

here and you know enjoy the evenings seamers career path was smoothed by her mother's success but she appreciates the sacrifices her mother had to make to get where she is today. i think she never me and my brothers are the only on board that ship. what is she going through she'll issue into the happy happy that we don't never. want always yes please to achieve this and today been know people like you on monday k w film our interview became good on that oh different than before school book which she won. despite the multi-million dollar projects that they manage a family has not locked itself away in an ivory tower rather than a grand apartment in an upmarket neighborhood the family lives in this building in a northern suburb. so rogers humble origins make her an

exception among the indian nouveau riche. and her fortune can't match the assets of the country's high flying billionaires who love nothing more than a bit of fun in the sun. white sandy beaches lined with coconut trees go up on india's west coast is a popular weekend playground for big city billionaires. but beautiful though they may be the beaches are too crowded for the likes of chua thumbs and honea so we go to my store read. the book is what. good would it be. at the helm of a leading clothing brand new unit is one of india's best known billionaires aged $53.00 the textile chi coon as an estimated net worth of $1500000000.00.

on weekends he hands out on his 50 meter yun the. 3 story floating collars spilled entirely on her precious wood his crew is ready to set sail at any time anywhere from the indian ocean to the mediterranean and back again. to the both of the maldives these are beautiful. we haven't been in a long moment of this sort of a season is in july august which is the best you know obviously. because of the monsoon season as well as they're going to do a little bit of that. it's only 11 am but the party has already started the weekend always begins with the cocktail prepared by the boss himself it's not for these old school friends the weekend ingo is a reunion not to be missed the breakfast especially on the menu truffle omelets caviar japanese chocolates and fine been teach wines that made me say that caviar

dreams that i'm caught them organized this outing himself ordering provisions to be flown in from london this weekend he shares his privileged lifestyle with his friends. by the end of the morning the group's 50 somethings are reliving their adolescence it's only the size and style of the toys that have changed. still but is the playground of india's billionaires because it's an easy distance from india's financial capital mumbai the 22000000 resident mega city ranks 4th on the world's list of cities with the most billionaires. their penchant for high rise construction has altered the city's skyline. some towers have an estimated worth of more than a 1000000000 euros. this 36 story development was designed as a residence was saying on his family the lower floors are dedicated to the family's

famous textile brand right on. the rim and claims to be the world's biggest producer of high quality worsted wool suits it boasts 60 percent of market shares in india and 3000 shops across the country today the group sponsors paying a visit to the brand. flagship. is it's. so little that this is just from iran but it's even cheaper. now or forever till 3. o'clock we'll buy. a new shirt things are those working good so we didn't really for the longest recession or favor. the reman brand has been under 300 years family ownership since 1944 he was losing momentum when he took his father's places c.e.o. in 2000 with imus steered the company on

a course of diversification today raymond presents itself as a high end company and its profits are up. so this would be about 3 that group. would be a buy out. 14000 euros for just the fabric for assault and then the stitching will set for raymond as a brand you know it really says from 250 rubles in the dirt the 300000 rupees a metre across the range are we sitting up on the decks of the most about everybody reza room and we will run. in his stores the boss wears a suit and tie but outside of work he prefers sportswear because a day in the life of what thomas and anya is a sprint from start to finish. to avoid mumbai's notorious traffic he takes a helicopter. to. the company's headquarters are located north of

mumbai an american style campus for 1500 employees complete with royal palm trees and impeccable lawns. during the year with them you're right. it's not tradition and it's you know injured. since they acquired an old wool factory here the singer honey is of range supreme so when the boss arrives to review a new collection tension rises a notch. the good of the position to a c.m.d. is that if you go to because he's the boss that was all a live look in for new developments and here's what the. brilliant best of the 530 looking at the 5 days he was able to do with the 5 years old when it does or 200 orders from waco not out of the question of the kashmir. he's very hard up and he's

the boss arise his team has 30 minutes to win him over. but what like a. lot of people you want to take the money and you will kill. me. or look at the little things that you look in to. respond next to. this interesting. movie is. the lizards that identify 30 percent of. the textile king holds the reins of his family business firmly in his hands and like any sovereign thomason honea has his court and his protocol. this is the ante chamber of power. behind this door the throne room. a showcase for the glory of this billionaire and does family

rather put up memories of criticism i was put up by you know paintings which have no meaning to. this ng 100 years or an old family from rogers time they're part of the merchant community whose members of long featured on india's ritualistically were growing up did you always have this image in your head that you were going to be taking over this company we groomed for this role yeah i think you've been trained for this that you know the system you rock train through to get into the family business and you expected to do that so but that was dinner conversation though we can conversations you know a lot of conversations of all around business so you sort of learnt that we already have will come from right just from a small pot croce covet and therefore we call it she cut him out of ideas and and for some strange reason the physicality of my body is they've all gone out and become big business men it's it seems that business acumen has once again passed to the next generation. vacay no learning in business he's been

coming here since the age of 5 trying to do anything she walks the office and so i was very inquisitive is good but that's a very young. woman at the head of this group would be a 1st in this male dominated business but it's not unthinkable for moare whose family and community take precedence. ultra ambitious megalomaniacs the new maharajah's cast themselves as the heroes of modern india. while they party and underfunded social net has left more than $40000000.00 of the country's children suffering from malnutrition some of india's wealthy are masters of tax evasion and 2016 indian assets stashed overseas were estimated at around $500000000000.00. india's most flamboyant away for default how didn't think

about it or the bank how that uploaded would get to sleep now what has been evoked by the government the country's most notorious tax dodgers v.j. maja a chairman of the multinational conglomerate united breweries group whose interests include aviation real estate and fertiliser not content with the fortune he made from a business empire including kingfisher beer he said is science on launching an airline earning him another moniker the branson of bangalore but surging oil prices and high government fuel levies sank his dream he left india after the faulting on debts of more than a 1000000000 euros to his failing enterprise indian authorities moved to seize his assets villas planes and cars but months after he escaped the country we found his fleet of gleaming vintage cars in delhi using a hidden camera we checked out years secret stash. 40 rare luxury cars.

left him behind 20 fled the country at the time of filming his whereabouts were unclear but we traced him to friends. on the code to 0 where he owns a spectacular residence near khan on the use of santa margarita one of the most expensive properties in the area. the villa and its expansive gardens are estimated to be worth between 30 and 40000000 year us. local residents know the man we're looking for the billionaire has managed to secure a special privileges in this car free community. how do you get around the on what you buy car or many of them that you know but it's are pedestrian on car free we

say yes but he's the only one who's authorized. to huge boats here to get a nice apartment in monaco. yes he's got a good here to example. while his secluded state offers a haven of peace to any party scene in nearby monaco is entirely to b.j. values taste for high living. he's hosted a series of lavish receptions during the formula one grand prix like this one on his mega yacht in 2013. claim on d'souza his long dead body has gone to d.j. . i believe whole body then monocle. doing the f one so that's when we are like we are on the on and you want to you want to put me on he's my only time in the box and it's private because he decides sometimes last minute you know like i want to have a body and he actually had

a full fledged nightclub inside of the line i'd be a force field but they would tell me you would celebrate him and go like indignations i knew that you all would all go with him and stuff like that for days of long suffering. but in 2016 the party was over for b.j. . facing fraud charges in india he escaped to london he's been a u.k. resident since he joined the ranks of the global super rich more than 20 years ago like many of them move a 1st or 2nd residence in the british capital maintains at least 2. we tracked him down to his mansion on the northern outskirts of london. though our request for an interview went unanswered we did manage to catch up with him indulging in his favorite hobby race cars. at the time he was still the owner of force india formula one team unveiling its car for the 27000 season.

after engaging him in a conversation about his favorite sport we coaxed the exiled billionaire into talking about his legal woes. he denies any wrongdoing. i do not. want to util personally to any bank. kingfisher airlines limited unfortunately close down the business and to try to hold me personally to sponsible because one fullface good just this one because right. why should i get my stuff all that has to be a drop. leak charge against me was dead isn't. right. but it turns out indian authorities had filed criminal fraud charges against malya just the previous months. and 2 months after we met him here mario was arrested by

scotland yard on an extradition warrant he's remained free on bail as he fights efforts to send him back to india. b.j. money is spectacular fall hasn't put a damper on the billionaire aspirations of young indians he is bling bling s.u.v. even lou throwing his hard. overlooking a sea trials around london marketing his new out bottle. letter is the best bucket for a bottle you know there's just too many people spending too much disposable bottles that they don't remember the next day it's within myself they go out people and all this leaving buy more and more champagne bottles that are spotless because to do it the girls come to the tables and that's what they want they want to show it's a shallow society it's all over the competition because everybody can see everybody but that makes a commission what i wear out clothes so that's how we make money. with bottle bomb peven predicts you can earn as much as $20000.00 euros in commissions per event

because london is a magnet for the super rich including of course those from india. a c one with some better ways of good good. indian businessmen have taken over london they crazy you know a little it is one of the biggest residences in any. tata indian business though he is the largest private employer in all of the u.k. india company is the biggest i would just. have been spends a lot of time in london not least to scout out new business ideas tonight he has a meeting at a fairground withstand a 17 year old from france with a big idea he's looking for funding for his project a virtual reality headset for medical students to practice surgical procedures so a few weeks later heaven will invest 580000 euros in the young frenchman start up the millionaire doesn't just want recognition in india he's seeking to boost his

international profile that means travelling and extravagant parties there and essential component of his image. 24 hours later we find him in berlin in yet another luxury car this evening evan has a meaning in a suite that costs 2. 1700 euros a night he's joined by other millionaires like himself they're all under 25 and exclusively men. chinese german russian and indian these are the rich kids of instagram the world's golden youth who vying for followers on social media they are the spoiled children of the digital age. i mean posts that reveal lives of extreme privilege and startling access to their

instagram message they have more money than you and this is what they can do. trips to dream destinations launched parties pampered and luxury revenue through as one of the most active rich kids on social media in just a few years he's become one of the stars of the group. and the cost of this soiree is confidential but these 20 somethings can burn through 100000 euros in one night. and success is the name of the game evan lutheran has invested in more than 40 businesses around the globe he's just one of the new maharajah's seeking to conquer the world every year new names join the ranks of indian billionaires heavenly throw

won't rest until his millions become. bangun do small surveys in india's silicon valley. is minding our revenue growth in recent years has created almost a crisis the city needs sustainable solutions and money since the suicide ancient tradition. of. the demon spawn double. our

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