The roll call of honour is impressive: Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and Salman and Saif Ali Khan.The list of Land Rover owners goes beyond Bollywood: Anil Ambani, the world’s fifth richest man, takes pride in his Range Rover — the top-end model.

Although no one is ready to go public with their views, many on Mumbai’s celeb circuit are starting to turn up their noses as Tatas bring the Jaguar and the Land Rover into their stable.

“The Garwares were among the first in the city to get a Land Rover some decades back. Now Gautam Singhania owns a Jaguar XJ8, which his mother Ashabai uses. Both Shashi and Ravi Ruia have one Jaguar XJ8 each. Jeh Wadia had a Land Rover — the 1998 model. But he’s junked it now, opting for a Mercedes 600S instead,” said a dealer.

Although many celebrities drive the two models, they don’t actually own them. At least, not on paper. With Tata now bringing the cars to India, our celebs can legally own these cars.