"If You Dream, You Can Do It"

Not the 'netas' (Abdul Kalam or Vajpayee). Not the stars (Sachin or Shahrukh). Not ex-saas No. 1 (Maneka Gandhi) or tele-saas (Smriti 'Tulsi' Irani). It was industrialist Anil Ambani who emerged MTVs first 'Youth Icon of the Year' in 2003 after an eight-city, 1,75,000-vote poll by imrb in the 15-24 age group. Ambani, vice-chairman and managing director of the country's largest private sector company, Reliance, spoke to MTV's Cyrus Broacha (and a sprinkling of youngsters) on what it means to be looked up to by Gen Next. Excerpts:

Given the choice, who would you have voted for?

What is the one thing that stands out about today's youth?

With such a young population, do you think we'd be up there in 20-30 years?

What are the negatives you see about Indian youth?

Let's get personal. What's a typical day in your life like?

What is your workload like?

You were born in the lap of luxury...

Who is your role model and what have you learned from him?

What's the most difficult thing being Dhirubhai Ambani's son?

Are you inspired by your children?

What is the biggest risk you have taken in your life?

If you were to become prime minister, how would you change India?

Courtesy: MTV Networks India Transcription: K. Sasidharan

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