12th-pass founder buys sea-facing tower in Mumbai’s Juhu for ₹711 crore: All about Dinesh Thakkar
Dinesh Thakkar, founder, chairman and managing director of Angel One, has snapped up an entire residential tower in Mumbai for ₹711 crore. The sea-facing eight-storey tower is located in the upscale Juhu neighbourhood and is part of Embassy Developments’ Embassy Terazza project.Dinesh Thakkar will use the tower as his family home. (YouTube/TRS)The company said the transaction is the largest single residential unit transaction in India. Dinesh Thakkar will be using the eight-storey tower as his family home.“When I started looking for a new home, my focus was on privacy, spaciousness, exceptional sea views and creating a luxurious, iconic sanctuary that would become our family home,” he said.The founder added that the tower will be named Angelus.Dinesh Thakkar: The 12th-pass crorepatiDinesh Thakkar’s journey does not follow the conventional MBA to corporate success route. In fact, the founder of Angel One has studied only till the 12th grade.Despite being a college dropout, Thakkar managed to reach the heights of success through sheer determination and an instinct for business.“I believe that entrepreneurship is something that people are born with. The skill set can be acquired later, but entrepreneurship is innate,” he said on Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast two years ago.(Also read:
