Background
Kalpana Saroj was born in a Dalit family.
Chief Executive Officer Kamani Tubes
Kalpana Saroj was born in a Dalit family.
She is the Chairperson of Kamani Tubes in Mumbai, India. Described as the original "Slumdog Millionaire", she bought the distressed assets of Kamani Tubes Company and successfully steered the company back to profits. Kalpana was married at the age of 12 and lived in a slum in Mumbai with her husband"s family.
She attempted suicide after being ostracized by the villagers.
She started working in a garment factory to support her family. Using government loans for scheduled caste people, she successfully started a tailoring business and then a furniture store.
Kalpana Saroj started Kansas Film Production and produced first movie which was dubbed in English, Telgu and Hindi Languages. "Khairalnji Movie" is produced by Deelip Mhaske, Jyoti Reddy and Mannan Gore under Kalpana Saroj"s banner.
She built up a successful real estate business, and came to be known for her contacts and entrepreneurial skills.
She was on the board of Kamani Tubes when it went into liquidation in 2001, and after taking over the company, restructured it and brought it back to profit. According to her own estimates, she has personal assets worth $112 million.
