Jai Anmol and Jai Anshul’s childhoods, revealed: Mukesh Ambani’s billionaire nephews value what they have because parents Anil and Tina taught them to be humble

Jun 7 , 2021

Anil Ambani’s sons Jai Anmol and Jai Anshul were born with billions, but learnt to value what they have. Photo: @tinaambaniofficial/Instagram

TV host Simi Garewal got the couple to talk about having their sons grow up close to their grandfather Dhirubhai and grandmother Kokilaben

Dhirubhai founded Reliance Industries, now a huge conglomerate run by Mukesh while Anil is chairman of Reliance Group, hived off from the parent company in 2006

They’re part of one of the richest families in the world: the Ambanis. And while much is known about their wealth and previous family feuds, Tina and Anil Ambani have mostly managed to keep their private lives out of the media. Their two sons, Jai Anmol, 29, and Jai Anshul, 25, are rarely spotted out and about. And when they are, they’re almost always with their parents. So, what was it like growing up part of one of India’s most famous families, with the kind of money that most can only dream of?

Anil and Tina Ambani with their sons Jai Anshul (far left) and Jai Anmol. Photo: @tinaambaniofficial/Instagram

In a rare interview done more than 20 years ago with TV host Simi Garewal, Indian’s first couple, as they were known then, spoke about the tough lessons they’ve had to pass on to their kids to make sure they live a “normal” life. Tina and Anil said they made it a priority not to spoil their kids and to teach them the importance of wealth and how not to abuse it.

Learning to value money

Tina Ambani with her sons Jai Anmol (left) and Jai Anshul. Photo: @tinaambaniofficial/Instagram

Tina said she believes the way she brought the boys up kept them in touch with reality. At the time of the interview, she said the boys were eight and four and she always stressed that they had been born into wealth and luck, but just because they had everything, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t value it.

Anmol’s big money lesson

Tina Ambani and Jai Anmol. Photo: @tinaambaniofficial/Instagram

As a child, Anmol used to go pony riding daily and it was dad Anil who noticed he was coming home with a cheap toy after every lesson. In the interview, he admitted that he approached Tina and said that the daily toys should stop. The nanny who was with Anmol during the pony lessons told the family she bought him a toy because he cried every day. Tina said she sat down with her son and said that getting toys daily is “just not done”. She said she told him that when he grew up he would realise that it’s hard work to make money and that everything you buy, should be valued.