Top Celebs Who Made Fortunes From India’s IPO boom

By Sheetal Kumari | March 3, 2025

MC Desk | May 14, 2025

Top Celebs Who Made Fortunes From India’s IPO boom

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Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor’s investments in DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations reaped rich dividends upon the SME’s listing.

DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations

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Aamir Khan acquired 0.26% stake, in the pre-IPO round for Rs 25 lakh. Ranbir Kapoor picked up 0.21% stake, for Rs 20 lakh. DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations made its debut on the bourses on December 23, 2022 and got listed at Rs 102 on BSE SME exchange. 

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Sachin Tendulkar bought 438,120 shares in Azad Engineering at an average price of Rs 114.10 in March 2023 during its pre-IPO round, acquiring stake worth Rs 4.99 crore. Azad Engineering got listed on December 28, 2023 at Rs 720.

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Alia Bhatt invested Rs 4.95 crore in Falguni Nayar’s Nykaa during July 2020. When the company got listed on November 10, 2021, Bhatt’s investment grew to Rs 54 crore, with about 11 times growth.

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Katrina Kaif had set up a joint venture with the company, Nykaa-KK Beauty, in 2018 with an investment of Rs 2.04 crore. Katrina Kaif’s investment grew to Rs 22 crore, growing nearly 11 times at the time of listing. However, the Bollywood actresses may have lost some of these gains as Nykaa’s stock plunged after the listing.

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Shilpa Shetty Kundra had invested Rs 6.7 crore in Mamaearth as she bought 16 lakh shares at Rs 41.86 per share.

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She sold 13.93 lakh shares in the Offer For Sale (OFS) portion of Mamaearth’s IPO. Mamaearth got listed at Rs 330 on November 7, 2023.

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Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn also got blockbuster returns through his investment in Panorama Studios, though Devgn acquired shares in a preferential issue, and not pre-IPO.

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Moneycontrol advises users to check with certified experts before taking any investment decisions.

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