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| caption = Ambani in 2012 | | caption = Ambani in 2012 | ||
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| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], India | | birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], India | ||
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| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Kishinchand Chellaram College|Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai]]<br>([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])|[[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]]<br>([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}} | |||
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Kishinchand Chellaram College|Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai]]<br> | |||
| occupation = Businessman | | occupation = Businessman | ||
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] | | office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] | ||
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| termstart2 = {{Start date|2004||}} | | termstart2 = {{Start date|2004||}} | ||
| termend2 = {{End date|2006||}} | | termend2 = {{End date|2006||}} | ||
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Tina Ambani]]|1991}} | | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Tina Ambani|Tina Munim]]|1991}} | ||
| children = 2 | | children = 2 | ||
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Dhirubhai Ambani]] (father)|Kokilaben Ambani (mother)}} | | parents = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Dhirubhai Ambani]] (father)|Kokilaben Ambani (mother)}} | ||
| relations = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Mukesh Ambani]]<br>(brother)|[[Nita Ambani]]<br>(sister-in-law)}} | | relations = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Mukesh Ambani]]<br>(brother)|[[Nita Ambani|Nita Dalal Ambani]]<br>(sister-in-law)}} | ||
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'''Anil Dhirubhai Ambani''' (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian businessman. He | '''Anil Dhirubhai Ambani''' (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of [[Reliance Group]] (also known as [[Reliance ADA Group]]), which was created in July 2006 following a demerger from [[Reliance Industries Limited]]. He leads a number of stocks listed corporations including [[Reliance Capital]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reliancecapital.co.in/|title=Reliance Capital|publisher=Reliance Capital|date=17 April 2014 |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> [[Reliance Infrastructure]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rinfra.com/|title=Reliance Infra|publisher=Reliance Infra|date=17 April 2014|access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> [[Reliance Power]] and [[Reliance Communications]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcom.co.in/Rcom/personal/home/index.html|title=Reliance Communication|publisher=Reliance Communication|date=17 April 2014|access-date=17 April 2014|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403162305/https://rcom.co.in/Rcom/personal/home/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
== | Ambani, once the sixth richest person in the world, declared before a UK court in February 2020 that his net worth is zero and he is bankrupt, although the veracity of that claim is in question.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/anil-ambani-tells-uk-court-his-net-worth-is-zero-despite-fleet-of-cars-private-jet-and-yacht/articleshow/74017394.cms|title=Onetime Billionaire Says He's Now Worth Nothing|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> He served in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]] as an [[Independent politician|Independent]] MP between 2004 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/anil-ambani-to-stand-for-rajya-sabha/articleshow/742646.cms | title=Anil Ambani to stand for Rajya Sabha | work=[[The Economic Times]] | date=16 June 2004 | access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/anil-ambani-quits-as-rajya-sabha-mp-amid-office-of-profit-row/372762 | title=Anil Ambani quits as Rajya Sabha MP amid office of profit row | work=Outlook | access-date=21 June 2020 |date=25 March 2006}}</ref> | ||
==Life and education== | |||
Anil Ambani is the younger son of the founder of [[Reliance Industries]], [[Dhirubhai Ambani]] and his wife Kokilaben. | Anil Ambani is the younger son of the founder of [[Reliance Industries]], [[Dhirubhai Ambani]] and his wife Kokilaben. | ||
Ambani has said that his father would lead the brothers on "incentive-oriented outings" where they would be rewarded a box of mangoes for a 10-km hike, but also punished them for acting out in front of guests.<ref name="sibling_rivalry">{{cite news |last1=Altstedter |first1=Ari |last2= Sanjai|first2= P.R. |title=Mukesh Ambani Won the World's Most Expensive Sibling Rivalry |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-06-03/mukesh-ambani-won-the-world-s-most-expensive-sibling-rivalry |access-date=7 June 2020 |work=Bloomberg News |date=3 June 2020}}</ref> He earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from [[Kishinchand Chellaram College]] and received a Master in Business Administration at the [[Wharton School|Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/125anniversaryissue/ambani.html|title=Wharton Alumni Magazine: 125 Influential People and Ideas: Anil D. Ambani|website=wharton.upenn.edu|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> | Ambani has said that his father would lead the brothers on "incentive-oriented outings" where they would be rewarded a box of mangoes for a 10-km (6 mile) hike, but also punished them for acting out in front of guests.<ref name="sibling_rivalry">{{cite news |last1=Altstedter |first1=Ari |last2= Sanjai|first2= P.R. |title=Mukesh Ambani Won the World's Most Expensive Sibling Rivalry |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-06-03/mukesh-ambani-won-the-world-s-most-expensive-sibling-rivalry |access-date=7 June 2020 |work=Bloomberg News |date=3 June 2020}}</ref> He earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from [[Kishinchand Chellaram College]] and received a Master in Business Administration at the [[Wharton School|Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/125anniversaryissue/ambani.html|title=Wharton Alumni Magazine: 125 Influential People and Ideas: Anil D. Ambani|website=wharton.upenn.edu|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216224840/https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/125anniversaryissue/ambani.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Business career== | ==Business career== | ||
Ambani's father Dhirubhai died in 2002 without leaving a clear succession plan. After bickering between Anil and his brother Mukesh, their mother Kokilaben mediated and split the family owned businesses between the two brothers.<ref name="Banerjee2019">{{cite book|author=Robin Banerjee|title=Who Blunders and How: The Dumb Side of the Corporate World|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SbWnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT30|date=5 August 2019|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-93-5328-580-7|chapter=Family Business Falacy}}</ref> | Ambani's father Dhirubhai died in 2002 without leaving a clear succession plan. After bickering between Anil and his brother Mukesh, their mother Kokilaben mediated and split the family owned businesses between the two brothers.<ref name="Banerjee2019">{{cite book|author=Robin Banerjee|title=Who Blunders and How: The Dumb Side of the Corporate World|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SbWnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT30|date=5 August 2019|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-93-5328-580-7|chapter=Family Business Falacy}}</ref> | ||
Anil Ambani received parts of Reliance Group with interests in [[Telecommunication|telecom]], entertainment, financial services, power and infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2002/jul/07amb1.htm |title=The Ambani Achievements|work= Rediff.com|date=7 July 2002|access-date=16 February 2014}}</ref> Ambani is also credited with India's largest [[IPO]], that of [[Reliance Power]], which in 2008 was subscribed in less than 60 seconds, the fastest in the history of Indian capital markets to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exhibitmag.com/content/anil-ambani |title=Anil Ambani | | Anil Ambani received parts of Reliance Group with interests in [[Telecommunication|telecom]], entertainment, financial services, power and infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2002/jul/07amb1.htm |title=The Ambani Achievements|work= Rediff.com|date=7 July 2002|access-date=16 February 2014}}</ref> Ambani is also credited with India's largest [[IPO]], that of [[Reliance Power]], which in 2008 was subscribed in less than 60 seconds, the fastest in the history of Indian capital markets to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exhibitmag.com/content/anil-ambani |title=Anil Ambani |work=EXHIBIT MAGAZINE |date=22 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206115041/http://www.exhibitmag.com/content/anil-ambani |archive-date=6 February 2015 }}</ref> | ||
In 2005 Ambani made his debut in the entertainment industry with an acquisition of a majority stake in Adlabs Films, a company with interests in film processing, production, exhibition and digital cinema. The company was renamed [[Reliance MediaWorks]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reliance Cap buys 51% in Adlabs for Rs 360 crore|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-07-01/news/27503817_1_reliance-capital-adlabs-films-manmohan-shetty|access-date=11 February 2015|work=The Economic Times|agency=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|date=1 July 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Reliance-Spielberg Deal: Anil Ambani's Next Blockbuster?|journal=Knowledge@Wharton|date=2 October 2008|volume=The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania|url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-reliance-spielberg-deal-anil-ambanis-next-blockbuster/|access-date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Adlabs Films to be renamed Reliance MediaWorks|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/9fjnwA2J9A7tzGItFVOWFP/Adlabs-Films-to-be-renamed-Reliance-MediaWorks.html|access-date=11 February 2015|work=Live Mint|agency=HT Media|date=4 September 2009}}</ref> | In 2005 Ambani made his debut in the entertainment industry with an acquisition of a majority stake in Adlabs Films, a company with interests in film processing, production, exhibition and digital cinema. The company was renamed [[Reliance MediaWorks]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reliance Cap buys 51% in Adlabs for Rs 360 crore|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-07-01/news/27503817_1_reliance-capital-adlabs-films-manmohan-shetty|access-date=11 February 2015|work=The Economic Times|agency=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|date=1 July 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Reliance-Spielberg Deal: Anil Ambani's Next Blockbuster?|journal=Knowledge@Wharton|date=2 October 2008|volume=The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania|url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-reliance-spielberg-deal-anil-ambanis-next-blockbuster/|access-date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Adlabs Films to be renamed Reliance MediaWorks|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/9fjnwA2J9A7tzGItFVOWFP/Adlabs-Films-to-be-renamed-Reliance-MediaWorks.html|access-date=11 February 2015|work=Live Mint|agency=HT Media|date=4 September 2009}}</ref> | ||
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Ambani gained notoriety as one of the fastest destroyers of shareholder wealth in the last 100 years with the combined group market cap declining by 90% since the formation of the [[Reliance ADA Group]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/dcc-wants-trai-to-review-stand-on-spectrum-pricing-quantum/articleshow/69781027.cms|title=DCC wants TRAI to review stand on spectrum pricing, quantum|date=14 June 2019|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/anil-ambani-falls-off-billionaire-club-equity-wealth-crashes-from-usd-42-billion-to-usd-523-million/story/356735.html|title=Anil Ambani falls off billionaire club; equity wealth crashes from $42 billion to $0.5 billion|website=businesstoday.in}}</ref> | Ambani gained notoriety as one of the fastest destroyers of shareholder wealth in the last 100 years with the combined group market cap declining by 90% since the formation of the [[Reliance ADA Group]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/dcc-wants-trai-to-review-stand-on-spectrum-pricing-quantum/articleshow/69781027.cms|title=DCC wants TRAI to review stand on spectrum pricing, quantum|date=14 June 2019|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/anil-ambani-falls-off-billionaire-club-equity-wealth-crashes-from-usd-42-billion-to-usd-523-million/story/356735.html|title=Anil Ambani falls off billionaire club; equity wealth crashes from $42 billion to $0.5 billion|website=businesstoday.in}}</ref> | ||
In early 2019, a court in Mumbai held Ambani in criminal contempt for non-payment of personally guaranteed debt Reliance Communications owed to Swedish gear maker [[Ericsson]]. Instead of jail time, the court gave him a month to come up with the funds. At the end of the month, Ambani was bailed out by his | In early 2019, a court in Mumbai held Ambani in criminal contempt for non-payment of personally guaranteed debt Reliance Communications owed to Swedish gear maker [[Ericsson]]. Instead of jail time, the court gave him a month to come up with the funds. At the end of the month, Ambani was bailed out by his elder brother, [[Mukesh Ambani]].<ref name="sibling_rivalry" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-03-19|title=Mukesh Ambani: India's richest man helps his brother avoid jail|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47620861|access-date=2022-02-11}}</ref> | ||
In April 2019, three ADAG Companies reached standstill agreement with Franklin Templeton after secured NCD default. This led to SEBI changing mutual fund regulation of reducing unlisted NCDs exposure to 10% and making standstill agreement void. In aftermath, FT India didn't sell the pledged securities and wound 6 debt funds affecting | In April 2019, three ADAG Companies reached standstill agreement with Franklin Templeton after secured NCD default. This led to SEBI changing mutual fund regulation of reducing unlisted NCDs exposure to 10% and making standstill agreement void. In aftermath, FT India didn't sell the pledged securities and wound 6 debt funds affecting 300,000 investors. | ||
In February 2020, Anil Ambani was locked in a legal battle with 3 Chinese banks. He was asked to set aside {{USD|100 million}} by the court which led him to make the statement that his net worth is currently zero after considering his liabilities.<ref>{{Cite news|title=One-time billionaire Anil Ambani says he's now worth nothing|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/onetime-billionaire-says-hes-now-worth-nothing/articleshow/74019910.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-10-06}}</ref> The dispute still rages on with the UK court ordering him to pay the 3 Chinese banks to the tune of {{USD|716 million}}.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-24|title=UK court order to pay 3 China banks: Anil Ambani denies giving any personal guarantee|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/uk-court-order-to-pay-3-china-banks-anil-ambani-denies-giving-any-personal-guarantee/2001496/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> | In February 2020, Anil Ambani was locked in a legal battle with 3 Chinese banks. He was asked to set aside {{USD|100 million}} by the court which led him to make the statement that his net worth is currently zero after considering his liabilities.<ref>{{Cite news|title=One-time billionaire Anil Ambani says he's now worth nothing|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/onetime-billionaire-says-hes-now-worth-nothing/articleshow/74019910.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-10-06}}</ref> The dispute still rages on with the UK court ordering him to pay the 3 Chinese banks to the tune of {{USD|716 million}}.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-24|title=UK court order to pay 3 China banks: Anil Ambani denies giving any personal guarantee|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/uk-court-order-to-pay-3-china-banks-anil-ambani-denies-giving-any-personal-guarantee/2001496/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-20|title=Mukesh vs Anil: how the Ambani brothers' wealth soared and dipped|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3093874/mukesh-vs-anil-why-did-one-ambani-brother-go-bankrupt|access-date=2022-02-11|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> | ||
In October 2021, Anil Ambani was named in the Pandora Papers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Indian|first=Express|date=4 October 2021|title=After Panama, it's Pandora: facing regulatory heat, elite Indians find new ways to ringfence wealth in secret havens|language=English|work=[[Indian Express]]|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/pandora-papers-exclusive-how-elite-indians-ringfence-wealth-7550012/|access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref> | In October 2021, Anil Ambani was named in the [[Pandora Papers]] along with his brother Mukesh.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Indian|first=Express|date=4 October 2021|title=After Panama, it's Pandora: facing regulatory heat, elite Indians find new ways to ringfence wealth in secret havens|language=English|work=[[Indian Express]]|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/pandora-papers-exclusive-how-elite-indians-ringfence-wealth-7550012/|access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref> In January 2023, the [[Bombay High Court]] questioned the Income Tax Department's accusation of tax evasion against Anil Ambani after a petition by him challenged the decision of the notice issued by the [[Income Tax Department|I-T department]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Anil Ambani case: Bombay HC asks I-T dept how Black Money Act can have retrospective effect. |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/anil-ambani-case-bombay-hc-asks-i-t-dept-how-black-money-act-can-have-retrospective-effect-23264583 |website=Mid-day |access-date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Ambani belongs to [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] | Ambani belongs to a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] family which hails from the village of [[Chorwad]] near [[Junagarh]] in the [[Kathiawar]] region of [[Gujarat]] state.<ref name=itn>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/top-10-gujarati-billionaires-3732.html?page=3|title=Top 10 Gujarati billionaires|date=2015-08-01|publisher=[[India TV News]]}}</ref> He is the son of the legendary petroleum entrepreneur [[Dhirubhai Ambani]] and his wife, [[Shrimati|Smt]]. Kokilaben Ambani, a devoted home-maker who has founded the [[Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital]] in suburban Mumbai. Anil is one of four children. He has an older brother, [[Mukesh Ambani]], and two sisters, Smt. Nina Kothari (wife of late Bhadra Shyam Kothari) and Smt. Deepti Salgaocar (wife of Dattaraj Salgoncar).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/biggest-secrets-of-ambani-family-in-pics-277696.html|title=Biggest secrets of Ambani family in pics|date=2015-03-18|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref> | ||
Anil Ambani is married to the actress [[Tina Munim]].<ref name="ThakurtaGhosh2014">{{cite book|author1=Paranjoy Guha Thakurta|author2=Subir Ghosh|author3=Jyotirmoy Chaudhuri|title=GAS WARS: Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rMM3AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4|date=30 March 2014|publisher=Paranjoy Guha Thakurta|isbn=978-81-928551-3-4}}</ref> He married her after facing much resistance from his family, due to the fact that she came from the world of fashion and glamour, and her lifestyle choices before marriage had been unconventional. Nevertheless, the couple have had a stable marriage and have been blessed with two sons, Jai Anmol Ambani and Jai Anshul Ambani.<ref name="dnaindia sons">{{cite web|title = Tina Ambani got a third baby|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-tina-ambani-s-got-a-third-baby-1248852|website=Daily News and Analysis|date=18 April 2009}}</ref> | |||
==Awards and recognition== | ==Awards and recognition== | ||
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==Allegations of political connections== | ==Allegations of political connections== | ||
In 2018, India's principal opposition party, [[Indian National Congress]], accused [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] of favouring Anil Ambani's defence manufacturing company over [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited|HAL]], a public sector enterprise, in a fighter aircraft deal worth {{INRConvert|58,000|c|lk=|year=2018}} with French manufacturing firm [[Dassault]]. Ambani, several of whose companies are debt-ridden, has denied all charges of benefiting from [[crony capitalism]]. In factual terms, Reliance Defence stood to get just over 3 per cent of the {{INRConvert|30,000|c|year=2018}} Dassault Aviation offsets contract, contrary to the impression that it was to be the biggest beneficiary of the Rafale fighter jet deal.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pubby|first=Manu|title=Rafale deal: Reliance Defence to get 3% of Rs 30,000 crore offset|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/reliance-defence-to-get-3-of-rs-30000-crore-offset/articleshow/66228334.cms | In 2018, India's principal opposition party, [[Indian National Congress]], accused [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] of favouring Anil Ambani's defence manufacturing company over [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited|HAL]], a public sector enterprise, in a fighter aircraft deal worth {{INRConvert|58,000|c|lk=|year=2018}} with French manufacturing firm [[Dassault]]. Ambani, several of whose companies are debt-ridden, has denied all charges of benefiting from [[crony capitalism]]. In factual terms, Reliance Defence stood to get just over 3 per cent of the {{INRConvert|30,000|c|year=2018}} Dassault Aviation offsets contract, contrary to the impression that it was to be the biggest beneficiary of the Rafale fighter jet deal.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pubby|first=Manu|title=Rafale deal: Reliance Defence to get 3% of Rs 30,000 crore offset|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/reliance-defence-to-get-3-of-rs-30000-crore-offset/articleshow/66228334.cms|access-date=2020-10-06}}</ref> | ||
In a possibly related controversy, one of his businesses partly financed a French film in which former [[President of France|French president]] [[François Hollande|Francois Hollande]]'s then-partner had acted around the same time the aircraft deal was being negotiated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rafale-controversy-reliance-entertainment-francois-hollande-bjp-narendra-modi-india-france-5376140/ |title=Rafale row: Reliance Entertainment confirms it paid 1.4 million Euros for film by Hollande's partner through partner|date=27 September 2018|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> | In a possibly related controversy, one of his businesses partly financed a French film in which former [[President of France|French president]] [[François Hollande|Francois Hollande]]'s then-partner had acted around the same time the aircraft deal was being negotiated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rafale-controversy-reliance-entertainment-francois-hollande-bjp-narendra-modi-india-france-5376140/ |title=Rafale row: Reliance Entertainment confirms it paid 1.4 million Euros for film by Hollande's partner through partner|date=27 September 2018|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
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