These 7 Bizarre Indian Business Ideas That Actually Made Crores

THESE 7 BIZARRE INDIAN BUSINESS IDEAS THAT ACTUALLY MADE CRORES

[{"selector":"#anim-e487df32-9a0f-4a70-8c38-59869e0ed9bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba76e2b1-f01d-45f4-8179-3bcb5b98a218","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

1. NATURAL ICE CREAMS

[{"selector":"#anim-bef99aec-6b28-4654-899a-20e0a229885e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(41.95106904685971%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e277e87a-995c-4b46-8de7-b88b6bda917a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.86517%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac8d7f82-31db-443d-bbea-57bf553f8a2d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7730f72d-b3ba-4f42-b202-a4bac863e007","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df39a85a-954a-42d4-ad28-4d9691ad5537","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-109.68661%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-62f5cc20-36aa-4c6d-bfbe-c43eb8eef73b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7fd946f8-2d56-4166-b1cc-2c6a9a0afc8c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96b19432-23dc-40f2-be5e-0a2ae82a13be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c357de8f-c119-45c7-9f22-89abeb56347b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1c119ce8-2416-47f2-8785-c76fb7fa02a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] They started by selling natural ice creams from autorickshaws in Pune. Today, NIC is one of India's fastest-growing ice cream brands.

2. LENSKART

[{"selector":"#anim-d2203715-76fd-4d06-a58d-218d4404d3d3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-42.92249175221681%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-131b6ee6-7e4a-46fc-bcee-121315242795","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.86517%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58049af1-e4ca-464d-8410-7102b47ce6bc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-817dad16-d8bf-4d89-9100-5afab47f6ade","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37da067a-53c9-4b0a-8ba8-93dd9f97510b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.83191%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d672e9fe-8642-490a-aa50-433704ecfd1c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-676af159-db34-4c9d-8add-5d153faf98f5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a279ac9-f038-425b-a280-d3aa486d3b40","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af1e8e7c-30ef-4d38-a516-c03a5d84e49e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fab680fa-e1da-4e90-9ca2-95e1b298817b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Everyone laughed at the idea of selling glasses online. Now Lenskart is a ₹9,000 Cr eyewear giant with 1,000+ stores!

3. WAKEFIT

[{"selector":"#anim-22f2beed-844e-47d4-8725-794c0c68a170 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(53.74691618333872%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bbf3b4a-4ce7-4280-9cb0-311cae0b3f74","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.86517%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a3a2db1-6946-49aa-830d-74a0510a1662","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23dabd39-f858-41fb-b415-740888b5c825","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-07e40765-2f7f-415a-a029-68770a9d83e2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.83191%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c5a7df34-0a35-43dd-bdf4-cb17114339af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cadf1704-68cc-4c23-841c-4c198c5b1194","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bfdb73bf-015e-4f17-982c-06e2f9544524","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f8d91af-ab26-4372-9f3f-9664dc4fb04f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-825c0027-8445-45ae-916d-da01fd59b753","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Selling mattresses without showrooms sounded crazy…Today, Wakefit makes ₹600+ Cr/year, all online!

4. MORNING FRESH

[{"selector":"#anim-aa9cffae-8c7b-46a9-a2b4-6bb0813f52e1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(33.069490026451994%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ccfb1155-b692-4e2e-a78e-c512e046f3f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.86517%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4bb24f9-a6ef-42da-b897-daa69ab74137","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-756716f1-c168-47dc-ab24-dd14cc750a5e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c7a78ba-af93-44f8-ab2f-48349038cdd4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.83191%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0178dcc2-42a7-49a3-9a07-650cf0d44522","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39cf8c9b-e10c-4736-92ca-dfba6e10f8e9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-220397da-7113-4370-bedd-44fd91fd965e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52044ee6-6ea8-446a-bfcc-0ab4cc359785","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a598938-87e8-423e-baf8-df42822f430c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A shot that prevents hangovers ? This Bengaluru-based D2C brand turned nightlife into a ₹20 Cr business.

5. SOXYTOES

[{"selector":"#anim-5802d65c-0653-4dca-b3f0-d98819227ff5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(39.59189961956391%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c105583-69af-4600-8186-4d4382a90810","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.86517%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a967e30b-2cac-4e72-a601-b48b7475e7e8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4a05004-7e08-4f2b-8d3f-ed52f8437271","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a0c5c2d-c50d-411b-b38e-3bb64fbfc9c4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.83191%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60e98ca3-3c7b-44a6-9ac6-f9ff66ed1e84","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7fe6bbc0-9565-4279-baf6-e6933c8d2993","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2acdd67-d8e9-4e44-932c-f2ebfe0c35ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3342f088-4706-45cd-b085-ee0d52b29d72","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c769b322-4fbf-4cf2-897c-9b5772f49a5c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Started as quirky, odd socks — now sells to corporate clients, Amazon & more. Soxytoes became profitable with color and character.

6. DELHIVERY

[{"selector":"#anim-dc339973-4bef-4d5a-8b7d-6f8d807d727c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(58.048931021348714%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e3fb61f-2e0a-45c5-880a-792b6af47d9c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.86517%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65400c0c-b9f6-4b0a-b37f-09cf46536340","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2894479f-77cf-4158-ae52-02d233169cda","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-203c13f6-c61f-42d9-bebc-f3154473bebf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.83191%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6b8e66ff-2fc7-4651-98fe-46d64d883bba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ace6ae65-790c-4447-a2e3-8aa5d9a06fee","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c0c26b72-2441-43ec-ba2f-470bf36d24ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ce84037-a86b-43ec-8dd8-d42cfea34c8d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9319ae8e-fd3e-4408-814c-a9c0f671b8c0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Everyone thought logistics was too boring to disrupt. Delhivery proved them wrong — now a ₹10,000 Cr+ unicorn.

7. BEARDO

[{"selector":"#anim-fd3aa6e6-9c7e-450e-8fa3-c3308f14025c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(49.167352000940994%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2eef3489-a97d-4a15-b104-9eafcd329da2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.86517%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36b1fdc1-8fde-4a00-9da6-bb5c607625d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93c3edae-3f9c-4ad1-ad91-423e74ede417","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-237d274c-7476-4fb6-b559-dd3889806dff","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.83191%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b62dabe5-4057-49c6-9778-77638f152160","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-835b928b-f5f3-4551-9d70-cc49198b889d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1aa13834-767f-4f42-b0d9-50137a429f29","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5f92dde-280d-429a-9519-27440fe6f0a8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cf9b078e-acdd-4afb-8435-c7d1bd1838bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Selling beard oil in India seemed “too niche”… But Beardo became a grooming empire, acquired by Marico.

9 NEXT-GEN NICHES THAT COULD MAKE YOU FILTHY RICH

[{"selector":"#anim-858b4b7e-8aed-4bfc-8fbb-76875ef48820","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c9c0435f-78eb-4f53-b4bc-635bc24d25df","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.3791%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Swipe Up