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‘Ratan Tata made me an offer I couldn’t deny’: Indian billionaire Niranjan Hiranandani opens up about a call from his ‘friend’

In a recent interview with Kamya Jani on Curly Tales, Hiranandani recounted a memorable phone call from the late Ratan Tata.

Starting his professional life as a teacher, Hiranandani shared about exploring various paths, including an attempt at running a textile mill (Image source: Curly Tales/YouTube)

Renowned as one of India’s most respected real estate visionaries, Dr Niranjan Hiranandani recently opened up about the highs and lows that shaped his extraordinary journey. Starting his professional life as a teacher, he explored multiple paths—including a failed attempt at running a textile mill—before finally finding his calling in real estate.

In a recent interview with Kamya Jani on Curly Tales, Hiranandani recalled a memorable phone call from the late Ratan Tata—an offer, he said, that was impossible to deny. “On August 1, 2024, I got a call from Mr Ratan Tata, a friend who is no more. He asked me, ‘Niranjan, would you become a trustee with me on a new trust I’m creating, the Tata Parkinson Trust?’ What could I say? He had faith in me, and I became a co-trustee on that trust,” he shared.

Hiranandani also spoke about the setbacks he faced in his career. “Bad times have come many times,” he said. “When something succeeded, people would say you were lucky—the city grew, you bought the place at the right time, this happened, and that happened. But success doesn’t come by chance.”

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He went on to describe how he built on those early wins. “We went for the next project, Hiranandani Estate in Thane, in a location where no builder was willing to work. We made the project equally successful. The point is: such projects can succeed repeatedly, and we’ll continue to do so,” he added.

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Today, Hiranandani is best known as the founder of Mumbai-based Hiranandani Developers, a name that has become synonymous with premium urban infrastructure. Recently, during a visit to Gurugram, he also shared his admiration for DLF’s ultra-luxurious Camellias project. In a social media post, he praised its forward-thinking approach to luxury living, calling it a benchmark for the industry.

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