Anil Agarwal on 'All for This One Moment' - Season 2
Anil Agarwal on ‘All for This One Moment’ – Season 2
After a successful first edition, Lufthansa and CNBC-TV18 will broadcast the second season of ‘All for this one moment’ this September. This special series showcases the lives and achievements of business leaders, offering a rare glimpse into the secret of their success. The program also captures their emotional encounters with young, aspiring entrepreneurs. Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Group will share his ideals, principals, plans and memories in his journey to the pinnacle.
Speaking on the show Anil Agarwal recounts his humble beginnings and his struggle when he moved to Mumbai. “1976 to 1986 was a bad time as businesses failed, but after 1986 I didn’t look back.” The man who is driven around in a Bentley admits that he would not like to be in the Forbes list and rather be a common man. Revealing that he is a Hindi movie buff he confesses that he tries to catch the first day first show. Speaking about BALCO, he says, “I was always passionate about getting into the aluminium business. BALCO had the production capacity of 1 lac tonnes but now we are going to produce 25 lac tonnes.”
On the secret of his persuasion he said that once you create trust with people, they will come back to you if you require anything. On raising funds for further expansion he said, “Earlier people reluctant about putting money in India but now they’re comfortable to put money in an FTSE listed company.” Referring to the Indian education sector he says that he is looking at India through the American model which is research oriented. He further says that each of India’s universities has been built by an individual and that is why he is building Vedanta University.
Asit Doshi, a young and enterprising entrepreneur from Ahmedabad got a chance to not only interact with Mr. Agarwal on the show but also to get his opinion on the questions that he had regarding business.
Lufthansa and CNBC-TV18 ‘All for this One Moment’-Season 2 aims to bring out the thinker, dreamer and the believer behind the business leader, whose courage and determination are a constant source of inspiration to young entrepreneurs. Corporate legends will relive their special moments as they travel back in time to recreate milestones and bring back memories of an entrepreneur’s struggles and challenges.
“Today’s tough economic scenario calls for innovative solutions, and this series provides a wonderful platform for generating such creative ideas. We feel proud to be associated with this program where India’s business legends share the defining moments on their path to success with the next generation.” says Mr. Axel Hilgers, Director South Asia – Lufthansa.
Commenting on the series, Mr. Ajay Chacko – Director, TV18-Business Media said, “In the first season, Lufthansa and CNBC-TV18 ‘All for this one moment’ redefined genres by providing the new generation of entrepreneurs with an unprecedented opportunity to meet the business legends and get a first hand account of their achievements. We are confident that Season 2 will continue to inspire entrepreneurs in India.”
The show provides a rare opportunity to eight outstanding young entrepreneurs to interact with their business heroes in a one-on-one conversation, learning what drives them to excellence.
Set against the backdrop of Lufthansa’s first class terminal, the show will be hosted by Shereen Bhan, Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18.
