Bhatia’s story is certainly worthy of a movie treatment. He moved to Toronto in 1984 to escape India’s anti-Sikh riots. Despite his expertise as a mechanical engineer, Bhatia couldn’t find work in that field and had to take various odd jobs before becoming a car salesman at a Hyundai dealership. During a three-month span, he sold 127 cars (believed to be a record) and eventually became so successful that he bought the dealership.
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