Subrata Roy | |
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| Born | 10 June 1948 Araria, Bihar, India |
| Died | 14 November 2023 (aged 75) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | Mechanical engineering |
| Alma mater | Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and chairman of Sahara India Pariwar |
| Years active | 1978–2023 |
Subrata Roy (10 June 1948 – 14 November 2023) was an Indian businessman who founded the business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar in 1978.[1]
Sahara India Pariwar operated a vast number of businesses, such as Aamby Valley City, Sahara Movie Studios, Air Sahara, Uttar Pradesh Wizards, and Filmy, among others.
Roy was named the tenth-most influential Indian businessman in 2012 by India Today. In 2004, the Sahara group was termed by Time magazine as "the second largest employer in India after Indian Railways". Sahara operates through more than 5,000 establishments across India[2] and has a workforce of around 1.2 million (field and office) under the Sahara India umbrella.[3]
- ^ "Subrata Roy passes away: Bollywood celebs pay tribute to Saharashri, remember his film connect". The Indian Express. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Tamal, Bandyopadhyay (June 2014). Sahara: The Untold Story (1 ed.). Delhi, India: Jaico Publishers. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Sahara's Subrata Roy is planning a comeback and high on his priority is online education". Firstpost. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.