VIDEO: 9 Bollywood Celebs Who Own Rolls Royce

How can you show how wealthy you are better than by owning a car that’s more expensive than most people’s houses?!

That was a joke, more or less.

There are a lot of celebrities out there who have a genuine passion for cars.

After all, let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a nice car?

Here is a list of Bollywood actors who are proud owners of Rolls Royce Sedans!

According to laughingcolours.com, Rolls-Royce is not just a car, but a class. You just cannot simply walk into a showroom, ask for a test drive, give away the cheque and drive yourself to home in a brand new Rolls-Royce.

You don’t only need to own huge stack of money, but you need social recognition too. This car is only meant for stable wealthy people or celebrities. Moreover, if a person holds a criminal record in past, he/she is not eligible for buying this car.

And did you know the fact that even the test drives are given to selected people only?

There are handful number of Indians who have owned this luxury car. Some of them include Vijay Mallya, Adi Godrej, Shiv Nadar, and many others. And while talking about the Bollywood there are few celebs who have been flaunting their Rolls-Royce every now and then.

According to Wikipedia, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce PLC and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grill shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has been manufacturing Rolls-Royce branded cars since 2003.

Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use on vehicles since 1906, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce branded vehicles produced prior to 2003.

The Bentley subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and the other various predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003.

Current chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös joined the company in January 2010, with a pledge to regain the quality standards that made Rolls-Royce famous in the 1980s. That year, the company’s sales in China increased by 600%, meaning that it is now Rolls-Royce’s second largest market after the US.

In 1998, Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors. The most likely buyer was BMW, who already supplied engines and other components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, but BMW’s final offer of £340 million was beaten by Volkswagen’s £430 million.

A stipulation in the ownership documents of Rolls-Royce dictated that Rolls-Royce plc, the aero-engine maker, would retain certain essential trademarks, including the Rolls-Royce name and logo if the automotive division was sold.

Although Vickers plc sold the vehicle designs, nameplates, administrative headquarters, production facilities, Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grill shape trademarks to Volkswagen AG, Rolls-Royce plc chose to license the Rolls-Royce name and logo to BMW AG for £40 million, because Rolls-Royce plc had recently had joint business ventures with BMW.