Amar Singh Has helped Anil to nurture his political ambitions; finally got him the RS seat, through his SP
Amitabh Bachchan Became Anil’s friend because of his SP connection; has helped him into the Bollywood circles
Mulayam Singh Probably the reason why Anil wants to set up his most ambitious power venture in Uttar Pradesh
Subroto Roy A long-time player in Reliance stock, he’s close to Mulayam, Amar Singh and Aishwarya Rai—and Anil
Ranjan Bhattacharya The foster son-in-law of A.B. Vajpayee was always taken to be on Anil’s side