The missing case of the crorepatis

February 9, 2009

PUBLICATION : MID – DAY
EDITION : Delhi
DATE : 04.02.09
PAGE NO : 1 & 4

Lottery winners find it difficult to handle the sudden fame after bagging a handsome jackpot amount; disappear to unknown places, change phone numbers and prefer a life of anonymity

By: Hemal Ashar

brand-new-crorepatis-midday-mum1V FOR VICTORY: Tulsiram Bandu Chintale after receiving his winning cheque of Rs 1.04 crore. PIC/BIPIN KOKATE

While the Oscar spotlight continues to be trained on filmmaker Danny Boyle and the cast of his blockbuster movie Slumdog Millionaire, real-life millionaires shun the spotlight, preferring to lead a life of anonymity after winning a huge sum in a lottery. Many of them often change their contact numbers and shift homes as well.

Playwin Super Lotto’s latest millionaire Tulsiram Bandu Chintale, 50, who was presented with a Rs 1.04 crore cheque on January 31 for winning the lottery, has left for his village Kannurwadi in Karnataka for a month.