This is an accepted version of this page Dilip Shanghvi (born 1 October 1955) is an Indian billionaire businessman.

[6][7] Shanghvi, often confused as a Jain, originally belongs to a Gujarati Hindu Vaishnav Kapol Vania family settled in Kolkata.

[11][12][13] Shanghvi started by helping his father in his business, which was a wholesale dealership of medicines, mainly generic drugs, in Kolkata.

The unit, located in Vapi in his native state of Gujarat, a short drive away from Mumbai, produced exactly one psychiatry drug.

[22] In January 2018, the Indian government appointed Shanghvi to the Reserve Bank of India's 21-member central board committee.

[26] Shanghvi is a devotee of Shrinathji and makes regular pilgrimage with his family to the deity's abode in the city of Nathdwara in Rajasthan.