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Anand Mahindra Visits Mumbai’s Dadar Parsi Colony With Grandson To See Where Legendary Singer Freddie Mercury Spent His Holidays

Anand Mahindra took to X (formerly Twitter) to share how he recently met Freddie Mercury’s nephew Jangir at his home in Mumbai.

by Tashika Tyagi
Anand Mahindra Visits Mumbai’s Dadar Parsi Colony With Grandson To See Where Legendary Singer Freddie Mercury Spent His Holidays

Anand Mahindra is always inspiring and motivating us with his X (formerly Twitter) posts. This time, however, he has taken us all down memory lane! He discovered legendary singer Freddie Mercury’s Mumbai connection and visited the late singer’s relatives in Mumbai’s Dadar Parsi Colony with his grandson. According to his post, Freddie used to visit his relatives in Mumbai whenever he was there during holidays.

Anand Mahindra & Grandson Visit Freddie Mercury’s Nephew In Mumbai

Did you know that legendary singer Freddie Mercury has roots in Mumbai? Freddie Mercury (birth name Farrokh Bulsara) was born to Parsi-Indian parents in 1946. The lead vocalist of the legendary band Queen studied at St. Peter’s in Panchgani and often visited his relatives in Mumbai’s Dadar Parsi Colony. And Anand Mahindra recently discovered his Mumbai roots. The business tycoon took to X (formerly Twitter) to share that he, along with his grandson, visited the late singer’s nephew Jangir. He also got a tour of Jangir’s home, where he mentioned that Freddie would spend time during his vacation.

Anand Mahindra even posted a few pictures of the house and with Jangir. In his post, he said he saw “memorabilia including the old record player where Freddy would occasionally play his favourite music.” As per his post, Anand Mahindra contacted a friend, architect Hafeez Contractor, to introduce him to Freddie Mercury’s relatives in Mumbai because his 7-year-old grandson is a huge fan of the late singer. So, to give him a glimpse of his favourite singer’s early life, Anand Mahindra arranged this whole meeting.

After discussing his visit, Anand Mahindra concluded his post with a beautiful message, “Mumbai is special; full of undiscovered stories…”

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Netizens Are Loving This Trip Down The Memory Lane

Anand Mahindra Freddie Mercury
Image Courtesy: Wikimedia

Anand Mahindra’s tweet garnered a lot of attention and hundreds of people commented on it. Netizens thanked him for sharing the beautiful post and also for taking them down memory lane and giving an insight into the life of one of the most popular singers of this era. Here are some comments you cannot miss.

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This is truly amazing! With such young fans, Freddie Mercury and his legacy will continue to live on!

Cover Image Courtesy: X/@anandmahindra

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