EAN BAGS - 26407383'. Scribbled on walls, pipelines and construction sites all over the city, few people in Mumbai would fail to recognise the number. Meet Farooq Ansari, owner of Dolphin Bean Bags, the man, who made this eight digit number so popular.

Ansari, an Arts graduate, hails from a small village called Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh. He came to Mumbai for higher education and worked as assistant cinematographer for advertisements and films to support himself. "I did not reap much success in that field and had a desire to do something on my own," he admits recalling those days of struggle. ... more