It was the year 1959 when Dhirubhai Ambani left his job at a petrol pump in Yemen and returned to India. Updated: January 3, 2025 10:58 AM IST By Edited by The Ambanis need no introduction. The billionaire family often makes headlines, either due to their business acumen, fashion sense, style statement, dressing sense, or hosting grand parties.
According to the media reports, the Ambani family recently hosted a grand birthday celebration for Bollywood actor Salman Khan. Presently, Mukesh Ambani resides in his iconic home, ‘Antilia,’ while his brother Anil Ambani lives in his luxurious residence, ‘Abode.’ However, their journey to these billion-dollar mansions started in a humble Mumbai chawl.
Photos of ‘Kabootar Khana’ chawl where Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani once lived in one room, 1 bathroom for 100 persons A family of seven shared a single room, with one toilet serving 100 people. Residents of the chawl often stood in long queues for water, a reality for the 500 people who lived there. While Mumbai’s chawl life is often depicted in films, the Ambani brothers experienced it firsthand for many years.
Recalling his childhood memories on Simi Garewal’s show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal, Anil Ambani became emotional. It was the year 1959 when Dhirubhai Ambani left his job at a petrol pump in Yemen and returned to India. The Ambani family had shifted from Gujarat to Mumbai.
They had no steady income, and Dhirubhai Ambani was somehow managing the family’s livelih.
