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Chef Zulfiqar Hussain is a famous chef from Lucknow. His father used to work in the railways. The family faced financial difficulties and lived in a small house.  Zulfiqar received his education through a scholarship. He gained valuable experience working with some of the world’s leading chefs in Dubai. After returning to Lucknow, he became a consultant for approximately 30 to 35 hotels, restaurants, and clubs. In 2018, he established his own company.

Jetaram Chaudhary grew up in a life of poverty, and despite all the challenges he faced, he established a company worth Rs 215 crore. Services like KYC, bill payments, money transfer, mini-ATM, ticket booking, e-Mitra are provided on the platform.

Gauri Khan is an Indian film producer, interior designer and costume designer. Gauri and Shah Rukh married each other on 25 October 1991. Gauri Khan is the owner of an interior designing store in Mumbai called ‘The Design Cell.’

Sonu Sood is a Bollywood actor, model and producer. In the year 1999, he started his acting career with a role in the Tamil film ‘Kallazghar’. In 2002, he appeared in his first Bollywood film ‘Shaheed-e-Azam’. He is the owner of a film production company ‘Shakti Sagar Productions’.

During the pandemic, Heramb Dixit lost his job as a Chartered Accountant and returned back to his village. The future seemed uncertain, so he decided to start his own business of milk production. Heramb has seven buffaloes and ten cows. He produces more than 100 litres of milk every day from his animals. Today, he makes lakhs of rupees in a month.

Leena Tewari is the Chairperson of USV India. Leena’s grandfather, Vitthal Balkrishna laid the foundation of the USV company in the year 1961. In the year 2022, she was at 778th position among the world’s richest people. 
 

Kaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha are the co-founders of the company ‘Zepto’. They dropped out of college to start their own business. Grocery delivery service, ‘Zepto’ was launched during the pandemic. In the year 2022, Kaivalya and Aadit were listed in the country’s rich businessman. Their net worth was more than Rs 1000 crore. 
 

Chhavi Mittal is an Indian actress and a YouTuber. In the year 2007, Chhavi was first seen in a television show called ‘Teen Bahuraniyaan’. She is the co-founder of ‘Ideas Trending’, a digital production company.

Indra Nooyi served as the CEO of PepsiCo and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most influential women in business. In the year 1978, Kiran Mazumdar laid the foundation of the company with a small sum of Rs 1200. This was the first Indian company to manufacture enzymes. Arundhati Bhattacharya was a bank PO. She became the first woman Chairperson of State Bank of India. 

Raghunandan S Kamath ventured into ice cream business and opened his first outlet of Natural Ice Cream in Juhu in the year 1984. He was born in a small village of Mulki in Puttur, Karnataka. He was the youngest of seven siblings, and his father made a living by selling fruits from a cart. Presently, Raghunandan’s company has 135 outlets across the country and has a turnover of Rs 300 crore. 
 

Jainul is creating country’s first reusable rocket (a rocket that can be used multiple times). Accomplishing this feat would result in a significant technological advancement. In 2020, the Central Government granted approval for private sector involvement in space science. At 19, Jainul founded his company ‘Abyom Space Tech and Defence’. ISRO scientists recognized his efforts and dedication to the field of space. 
 

Yash Kalraa from Rajasthan left his job to start his own business. He named his oats brand ‘GoOats’. Since the launch of the company, more than 5000 products have been sold. GoOat products are sold in 5 flavours, coffee, strawberry, mango, chocolate and blueberry. 
 

Ashok Khade spent his early years in poverty. His first job was as a trainee with a monthly salary of Rs 90. After a few years, he secured a permanent position as a draftsman. Ashok travelled to Germany on behalf of his company to further enhance his knowledge of advanced technology. Ashok returned to India with immense knowledge about technological advancements and established his own business along with his brother. 
 

Satyanarayan was born in Rajasthan. He discontinued his education due to financial constraints. In 1977, he started working with a dealer of explosives. In 1995, he started his own manufacturing unit and years later he became the fourth largest producer of explosives. 

Amit Kashyap and Mannu Sharma are friends from Haryana. They moved to Mumbai to try their luck in running their own business. Mannu came up with an unconventional idea of opening a tea stall in their Audi car. Their business idea proved to be successful, and celebrities often visit their shop regularly.