Grammy-winning composer Ricky Kej meets his ‘role model’ Ratan Tata at latter’s Mumbai home

Grammy-winning composer Ricky Kej finally met his “role model.” The three-time Grammy recipient got an opportunity to meet business tycoon Ratan Tata at his Mumbai home. He was there to bestow the KISS Humanitarian Award to the Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Kej described Tata as his “role model,” and revealed that the two got to speak about a variety of subjects, especially Tata’s new passion project, a hospital for animals.


“With the legend @RNTata2000 at his residence, while awarding him the prestigious "KISS Humanitarian Award" along with @achyuta_samanta sir. Besides being one of the greatest industrialists ever, Ratan Tataji is one of the most compassionate and kind humans. He is a role model in every possible way. Among the many topics - we spoke at length about his new @SAHMumbai which will open shortly. I visited the facility and it is magnificent…” read the post.

About ‘SAH’

‘SAH’ or ‘Small Animal Hospital’ is the current passion project of the mogul. It will be one of India’s first hospital that caters exclusively to small animals. The 98,000-square-foot building will come with five floors, over 200 beds, and various state-of-art facilities. It is located in Mumbai's Mahalaxmi region.

Tata, an avid dog lover emphasised on the importance of affordable healthcare for our four-legged friends. “ A pet is no different from a member of one’s family today. As the guardian of several pets throughout my life, I recognise the need for this hospital,” Tata had said in February while discussing the hospital..” he said during an interview