![]() He worked for the toy company Mattel, bought a gas station, and then a rock club in Los Angeles. He managed to move to the USA around 1969. The details of his Indian life are unclear, though most agree he was born in 1946 and his father ran a printing press. Somen Banerjee, who created the Chippendales troupe of male dancers who took off (most) of their clothes, and by extension the whole male stripper business, would find success in California too, for a while at least. But the correct answer is only linked there by California, where so many Indians have gone to make their fortunes all the way back to the Sikhs who settled there in the 1920s to farm fruits. This week's news that Twitter would become the latest internet company to be headed by a person of Indian origin suggests that this entrepreneur must be someone from Silicon Valley. The brand he created is still lucrative and has inspired episodes in many TV series and films, including one nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, and a successful series which recently announced a third instalment. ![]() He has also featured in documentaries and an acclaimed new podcast. ![]() Name an Indian entrepreneur who has had two movies made about him in the USA, with two more currently in development. ![]()
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