Kolkata. Businessman Shamsuddin Midya of East Bardhaman district in West Bengal is in the news these days for gifting his son a luxury BMW car worth Rs 2.30 crore. His story is also special because he once worked as a lightman in Mumbai’s film industry. Today, he owns three rice mills and his rice business extends overseas.
Shamsuddin is a resident of Paraj village in the Galsi area of East Bardhaman. He reached Mumbai in 2003 in search of work and worked as a lightman on film shoots for about seven years. In 2010, he returned to his village and started a paddy and rice business. The business gradually grew and he set up three rice mills in the area. Rice from his mills is now exported to Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Dubai.
Fulfilled his son’s wish
Shamsuddin gifted a BMW M4 Competition to his 15-year-old son Mohammad Talha after he secured good marks in the Class 9 half-yearly examination. The car is said to cost about Rs 2.30 crore. Talha had been expressing his desire for this car for a long time. To fulfil his wish, his father bought the car from a showroom in Mumbai’s Andheri and had it sent to the village in a special container.
Talha is still a minor, so he cannot drive the car himself. For now, he has said he will focus on his studies and travel in the car with his father once a week. Shamsuddin already owns vehicles such as a Range Rover, Volvo, Mahindra Thar and Hyundai Alcazar.
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