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Vijay Mallya says he made Deepika and Katrina overnight stars
Gulf News
|June 09, 2025
Fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya, widely known for the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines, recently reflected on one of his most culturally iconic ventures — the Kingfisher Calendar.
In a candid podcast with YouTuber Raj Shamani, Mallya called the annual swimsuit calendar a "brilliant market-ing tool" that played a key role in launching the careers of several Bollywood stars.
This story is from the June 09, 2025 edition of Gulf News.
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