With the acquisition of Ashok Leyland (from British Leyland) and Gulf Oil (from Chevron) in the 1980s and the establishment of banks in Switzerland and India in the 1990s, Hinduja became one of India's well-known successful business tycoons alongside leading names in business such as Tata, Birla, and Ambani.
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Hinduja began his career in his father's textile and trading businesses in Mumbai, India, and Tehran, Iran.