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Thackeray scions, Ranbir Kapoor - Meet the new elite of Mumbai

Updated on: 24 August,2016 05:02 PM IST  | 
Malavika Sangghvi |

Along with everything that changes with the advent of a brave new world are the games people play

Thackeray scions, Ranbir Kapoor - Meet the new elite of Mumbai

Along with everything that changes with the advent of a brave new world are the games people play.


There was a time when young men and women of Mumbai’s upper classes played badminton and bridge. Actors Dilip Kumar and Pran, banker Deepak Parekh, publisher Ramnath Goenka and politician Murli Deora were often featured in the media linked with these activities.


Ranbir Kapoor, Aaditya Thackeray and Amit Thackeray
Ranbir Kapoor, Aaditya Thackeray and Amit Thackeray


Soon, that changed to tennis and golf, the latter said to be the finest business development activity that would take a corporate newbie straight to the corner office — almost an MBA in his own right. “More deals are concluded on the golf course than in the boardrooms of Nariman Point," went the belief.

Well, today with some of the top names in Mumbai like the Thackeray scions, Amit and Aaditya, and actors Ranbir Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan passionate about the game of kings, the new elite is the result of who dribbled the ball with whom, the previous weekend! Today’s Footie fiends vs Yesterday’s Golf grandees? Appears so.

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