Because he has proved yet again that he never gives up. Because he managed to raise Rs 11,600 crore and get the Reliance Power issue oversubscribed by 73 times. Because when the market crashed, he didn’t blame circumstances but shelled out 5 per cent of his own equity to make good the notional loss suffered by shareholders. Because he has taken the group market capitalisation to $85 billion.

Because he has ramped up the subscriber base of Reliance Communications to over 30 million within a year. Because he is the biggest player in the financial sector, with his company managing assets of over Rs 80,000 crore. Because he is the largest FM player in the country. Because his significant investments in entertainment’s smartest companies, from Adlabs to ND Studios to Synergy Adlabs, are considered loose change. Because George Soros’s 3 per cent stake has already given Reliance Entertainment a valuation of over $3 billion.