So, this is what Vijay Mallya's Goa home looks like...

Lawns as far as the eye can see, a few swimming pools, a dance floor-cum-helipad--no biggie!

Picture courtesy: YouTube/meroy diniz
Picture courtesy: YouTube/meroy diniz

Though the auction of Vijay Mallya's Mumbai house had no takers today (poor Vaastu maybe?), his villa (if we may please use such a humble term) in Goa is surely a thing of envy.

So, amidst all this back and forth and accusations and #Throwback of Vijay Mallya's philanthropy, let's just take a moment to see the kind of life the multi-billionaire had been living before the sh*t hit the fan.

In 2008, interviewer Anjali Rao of Talk Asia visited Mr Mallya at his Goa villa, and Mr Mallya being the  gentleman that he is, showed her around.

For the uninitiated, Vijay Mallya inherited a host of businesses at the "tender age" of 27, and built the Kingfisher brand himself. His villa in Goa is one of his many prized abodes around the world.

So, let's begin the trip with Mr Mallya's private jet, the Kingliner, which he rather benevolently calls his "apartment".

Mr Mallya's flying apartment. Move over, Aladdin. Picture courtesy: YouTube/meroy diniz

Moving on to the luscious, luscious lawns of his villa, about the maintenance of which, Mallya says, "Fortunately, a lot of people in India need jobs, and I look at it as a good opportunity to provide employment."

A pool here, and a pool there. Picture courtesy: YouTube/meroy diniz

What sort of self-respecting billionaire does not have a number of swimming pools, then? Come on... "This is the pool where we play water basketball, and have some fun, and you know, it's all a part of the Goan experience," in Mr Mallya's words. Sure, sir, our "Goan experience" is exactly the same. Who needs beach shacks and the crowded waters to chill anyway?

The 'water basketball pool'. Picture courtesy: YouTube/meroy diniz

And who hasn't heard of Mr Mallya's oh-so-humble, just-chilling-at-home kind of parties?!

"The New Year's party typically sort of has different groups, and this is a very popular place. There's one group that sort of hangs out here. So, there's one bar there, and another bar there, another bar down there and yet another there. So, you have these big groups that get formed, and of course there's the dance floor that doubles up as a helipad."

Of course, a home without a helipad is like a kitchen without a chulha. Isn't it?

Mr Mallya did the decor himself, okay? Picture courtesy: YouTube/meroy diniz

Which brings us to his humble abode...

The long, long abode. Picture courtesy: YouTube/meroy diniz

Yes, Mr Mallya also plays the drums, because he's so cool! Picture courtesy: YouTube/meroy diniz

"This is probably the only property in Goa that stretches from the main road all the way to the beach, and that explains why it's so long."

Aaaah, yes. Thank you for explaining your linear leanings, Mr Mallya. You're awesome!

"No decorators at all. Did it all myself."

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