Member of a prominent business clan, Benu Gopal Bangur inherited Shree Cement in 1992 after a family split. He handed reins to his son Hari Mohan, a chemical engineer from the elite IIT in Mumbai, in 2002. Bangur lives in a 51,000-square-foot mansion in Kolkata that features a home theater, gym and temple dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Venkatesh.