Raja Nayak
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Moneycontrol19-01-2026, 12:56

From ₹50 to ₹100 Crore: How a Bollywood Film Inspired Raja Nayak's Empire

  • Raja Nayak, a Bengaluru street vendor, built a ₹100 crore business empire inspired by Amitabh Bachchan's film Trishul.
  • He started by selling shirts for ₹50 on Bengaluru streets after dropping out of school at 15 and facing poverty.
  • Nayak focused on selling blue and white shirts to factory workers, making ₹5,000 profit on his first day.
  • Inspired by the movie's protagonist, he transitioned from street vending to establishing Akshay Enterprises in the packaging industry in 1991.
  • Today, his diverse group of companies, including MCS Logistics, Jala Beverages, Purple Haze Wellness Space, and Nutri Planet, generate over ₹100 crore annually.

Why It Matters: Raja Nayak's journey proves that inspiration, even from a film, can transform a street vendor into a business magnate.

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