Anand Mahindra to turn film-maker? Businessman says he may take up Madhya Pradesh CM's offer

Businessman Anand Mahindra last week on Twitter shared a throwback picture along with a big revelation that he studied film-making in college, but ended up opting for MBA eventually. Who would have known, right?

The Mahindra and Mahindra boss revealed that in late 70s, he even visited the Kumbh Mela to shoot a film. His thesis was a film on '777 Kumbh Mela.

Kumbh Mela is held in four riverbank pilgrimage sites -- Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik and Ujjain, over the course of a 12-year cycle.


Mahindra made the revelation while replying to a Twitter user's question about what he aspired to become when he was a student.

A Twitter user named Eswaran had asked Mahindra what his ambition during college days was. "You are now leading a Giant Mahindra group.. But what was your ambition during your School/College days? Have you ever felt like missing some other favourite profession?" he had asked.

In his reply, Mahindra revealed about studying films in college. The tweet also had a picture of the tycoon which was clicked during the time he was shooting a documentary in a remote village near Indore.

The revelation came as a surprise to many, including Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who replied to the 66-year-old's tweet by inviting him to the state to carry on with his hobby.


Chouhan said that if Mahindra ever decided to pick up the camera and get behind it, he was always welcome to Madhya Pradesh, who the CM called a "favourite destination of global film makers".

The minister also said that Mahindra was welcome even if he was making a film out of a hobby since we all want him behind the wheel at the Mahindra Group.


Well, who wouldn't like to see Mahindra work his magic behind the camera? and by the looks of it, it may also become possible since the business tycoon replied to Chouhan saying that he might take him up on that offer.

We can't wait to see Mahindra 'rolling' as a film-maker.