Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma is in the news again but this time, it has nothing to do with a new handset or mobile. Rather, it could be the biggest launch of his life – one of the world's youngest entrepreuner is marrying Bollywood star Asin, and the media is abuzz with it.
According to reports, the CEO of Micromax Informatics is all set to marry the Bollywood star who is known for her works such as the Aamir Khan-starer 'Ghajini' (her Bollywood debut) and Akshay Kumar-starer 'Khiladi 786' which were big hits.
And while Asin is a known face thanks to her Bollywood career, the big question that has been doing the rounds is 'Who is Rahul Sharma?'.
In short, he is the co-founder of India's first mobile company. And here is a list that will make it clearer as to who is Rahul Sharma.
1) Rahul Sharma founder Micromax in the year 2000.
2) He is the CEO of Micromax Informatics and the company started selling mobile phones in 2008 after being distributors of Nokia mobiles.
3) Sharma holds a double Bachelor's degree – one in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nagpur and another in Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
4) He is a great friend of Bollywood star Akshay Kumar who is said to have played a vital role in his love life. Akshay's wife Twinkle Khanna was one of the first ambassadors of Micromax Mobiles. 'It Twinkles'.. Remember?
5) According to Fortune magazine, Rahul doesn't like people wearing suits at the office.
6) He loves Japanese food.
7) When not in office, he loves playing badminton.
8) He was named by Forbes as one of the 40 Under 40 in the year 2014.
9) When he was 15, it is said he walked 10 miles to watch a rock concert because he couldn’t afford a cab then.
10) The first phone that his company launched was the X1i with a month-long battery back-up.
