Once ubiquitously known as the King of Good Times, Vijay Mallya’s life nowadays is more that of an exiled royal. Make no mistake, he’s still no pauper, with a cosy allowance of over Rs 16 lakh a week while living in London. But the glory days are long gone, and only a shadow now lingers. Just in case you forgot the kind of lavish spending and the antics he was known for, here’s a reminder.
1. At his 50th birthday bash, he had Lionel Richie perform at his luxurious villa in Goa.
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2. For his 60th birthday, he called Enrique Iglesias to the same venue. This, while employees of Kingfisher Airlines protested for their delayed payment.
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3. He bankrolled the first Formula 1 team in India – one of the most expensive fields to get into. He apparently paid €90 million.
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4. He owned a fleet of luxurious cars (at one time totalling 150) including a Porsche Boxter, a Rolls Royce 204, a Ferrari, a Maserati, and more.
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5. He paid Rs 1.5 crore to buy Tipu Sultan’s sword, which had been taken by the British. He later apparently gave it away as it brought him ‘bad luck’.
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6. At the time of buying, Mallya’s Goa mansion, known as Kingfisher Villa, was worth Rs 90 crore.
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7. He owned a fleet of private jets including a Boeing 727, a Gulfstream, and a Hawker 700.
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8. He paid $6 million for the 25,000 acre Mabula Game Lodge in Johannesburg that has 47 rooms and was home to many exotic animals and birds.
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9. Mallya paid $61 million for a luxurious property on the Island of Sainte-Marquerite in France called Le Grand Jardin or The Grand Garden.
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10. He even owned a 400 acre horse farm that was exclusively used for breeding horses for racing. It is called the Kunigal Stud Farm in Karnataka.
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11. He owned one of the largest private yachts in the world, bought for $93 million. It was equipped with its own helipad. He also owned another yacht worth $3 million.
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How the mighty fall.
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