Billionaire Businessman Travels In Mumbai Local Train To Save Time And Beat Traffic

Billionaire real estate magnate Niranjan Hiranandani opted for Mumbai local train travel on Friday to "save time and beat the traffic." The 73-year-old co-founder and managing director of the Hiranandani Group shared a video on Instagram, giving glimpses of his local train journey, and the video quickly went viral.

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Called his train journey an "insightful experience"

The video showed him waiting at the platform with other passengers and then boarding the AC coach. A few members of his team were also seen accompanying the billionaire as he travelled via the local train to Ulhasnagar, a city in Maharashtra's Thane district.

In the caption, the billionaire wrote that he took the train to save time and beat Mumbai's notorious traffic. He also called his train journey an "insightful experience". "Saving Time and beating Traffic with the City's Lifeline a journey from Mumbai to Ulhasnagar in an AC coach was a insightful personal experience," he wrote.

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Video amassed over 37 million views

Since the video was posted, it has garnered over 37 million views, and over four lakh likes. While several users commented on his post praising him for using public transport, some called him out for boarding the AC coach and not the usual local.

¡°Trust all the top business leaders practice this daily, so much could be done about pollution and infrastructure development in the country¡­the youth looks up to them as role model,¡± a user said.

Another wrote, ¡°No match to Hiranandani.. down to earth,,, everyone want to be associated.¡±

¡°Billionaires stay grounded,¡± wrote another user.

Meanwhile, a user took a dig saying, ¡°When rich people travel in train once in their lifetime they film it.¡±

Niranjan Hiranandani is the co-founder and managing director of Hiranandani Group, engaged in real estate business. He is ranked by Forbes among the 100 richest Indians, with a net worth of US$1.6 billion as of June 2021. His net worth is 150 crores USD as per Forbes, 2023.