Sarfira Real Story, GR Gopinath Networth: After a moderate performance at the box office, Akshay Kumar starrer Sarfira is all set to be released on OTT. Sarfira will be available for streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar from October 11, 2024. Written & Directed by Sudha Kongara, Sarfira is the story Vir Mhatre portrayed by Akshay Kumar living in a remote village but went onto build and establish India's first and largest low-cost airline. (Sarfira Real Story) Sarfira is inspired by true events based on the book titled "Simply Fly – A Deccan Odyssey" by Captain GR Gopinath. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you are already aware about Sarfira True Story or Sarfira Real Story and wondering about Sarfira Real Vir Mhatre. Below is everything you need to know about Sarfira Real Vir Matre-
Who is real life Vir Mhatre or Vir Matre?
As per Google Books Review, Simply Fly – A Deccan Odyssey is the story that showcase the journey of a boy born in a remote village, who went from riding a bullock cart to owning an airline, a journey of an entrepreneur who built India's first and largest low-cost airline. The book is the real story of Captain G.R. Gopinath. Hence, it can be said that real life Vir Mhatre or Vir Matre is GR Gopinath.
G.R. Gopinath is the founder of Simplify Deccan. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Capt GR Gopinath's Linkedin profile bio says, "Pioneer of India's low-cost airline Air Decca. ex-army officer turned farmer then entrepreneur, in 1997, along with another colleague from the army, founded Deccan Aviation - India's largest Private Helicopter Chater Company. In 2003 he became the pioneer in launching India's first low-cost carrier Air Deccan - the common man's airline. It was the largest airline in terms of its reach/netwrok, the number of passengers flown and it's fleet size. The only company, which overtook Indian Airlines and gained the 2nd largest market share."
In 1997, Gopinath co-founded Deccan Aviation. Initially, it was a charter helicopter service that gave him the idea to start his own airlines. In 2003, Gopinath his dream came through in the shape of Air Deccan, a low cost airline which later in 2007, partnered with Kingfisher Airlines.
What is GR Gopinath's networth?
Talking about G.R. Gopinath's net worth, he contested Lok Sabha Elections 2014 for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). During that time in his affidavit, GR Gopinath announced that he has assets worth Rs 66,89,63,000 i.e. Rs 66 Crore plus, on the other hand, he had more than Rs 2 crore liability. The information is availanle MyNeta.info. Notably, as per Indianbillgates portal, in 2022 G. R. Gopinath’s estimated net worth was $5 Million.