The entirety of India was saddened by the news of Ratan Tata’s death. The industrialist breathed his last on Wednesday (9 October 2024) at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. He was 86.
Several celebrities took to their social media handles to mourn the business tycoon’s passing. Tata had touched many lives with his kindness, and counted Shah Rukh Khan as one of his admirers. In 2013, Khan spoke about the respect that he has for Tata.
In an interview with Forbes India, Khan had said, “Whenever I get a chance, I go and spend time with RK Krishnakumar of Tata Sons. I like how these people talk. How they think.
Just look at what they’ve built. I go and sit down with Mr Kamath [KV Kamath] and talk of ICICI. I see good, simple, normal people.
But the vision is so outstanding and the business acumen is brilliant. They think it out. I get very inspired by that.
” pic.twitter.com/QmtipQIovR — Tata Group (@TataCompanies) October 9, 2024 He added, “They [Ambanis, Birlas, Tatas] understand that I have an interest in business that is beyond profits.
When I met them, they were also at a stage in life when they were looking at business like that. My father was a businessman; my mother was a business lady, and they were losing at their businesses. But I remember the gusto with which they did it.
The reason was not to buy a big house. And I realized that if the essence of earning money is right, business is great.” Talking about what it takes to run a business, the actor shar.