Captain gopinath: Simply Fly

Simply Fly : Gopinath , Capt. G.R.: Amazon.in: BooksThis is the journey of a boy born in a remote village, who went from riding a bullock cart to owning an airline, a journey of an entrepreneur who built India's first and largest low-cost airline Filled with rich anecdotes of everyday struggles and joys, this is the awe-inspiring story of Captain G. R. Gopinath . This autobiography narrates in gritty detail Captain Gopinath 's incredible journey: quitting the Indian Army in the late 1970s with ... Gopinath moved to Bengaluru in 1992 where he bumped into Captain K.J. Samuel, who was his friend in the army. Samuel was a freelance pilot and was planning to set-up a commercial Helicopter service. Here's the real life story of Captain Gopinath , the founder of India's first low-cost airline Air Deccan who inspired Suriya's Soorarai Pottru and Akshay Kumar-starrer Sarfira. Captain Gopinath launched India’s first low-cost airline, Air Deccan, offering tickets for just Rs 1; his life story was later depicted on-screen by superstars Akshay Kumar and Surya.