The Tribune

Collector of ‘786’ notes committed to his passion

Remember Billa number 786 in film Deewar starring mega star Amitabh Bachchan? The number 786 also made an appearance in his film Coolie. But the Big B is not alone in his fetish for the number 786.
The New Indian Express

Collecting 786 currency notes

LUCKNOW: Sachin Arora has been collecting currency notes for nearly 15 years and now many Muslim clerics have offered up to Rs.50,000 to possess just one of them. The collection is no ordinary one -- ...
Indiatimes

Still have old currency notes? Here's how they can make you rich

Old currency notes and coins featuring the number 786 can fetch INR 3-4 lakh through online auctions. The number is significant in Islam and Hinduism, symbolizing auspicious meanings. Sellers need to ...
NDTV

Bollywood's special connection with number 786

Mumbai: The number 786, revered in Islamic culture, has found prominence in Bollywood over and over again -- remember Amitabh Bachchan's 'billa No.786' in Coolie and Shah Rukh Khan's 'qaidi No.786' in ...
Indiatimes

Driving, dialling, desperately seeking 786

In a nation smitten with numerology, it comes as no surprise that the number 786 has a cult following. In Islam, the number is holy and means Bismillah, `the harbinger of good luck'. MUMBAI: In a ...
The Hindu

When a currency note turns cash cow

Capitalising on the crippling shortage of currency and the fancies of the masses are “collectors” selling the newly introduced high denomination notes with ‘fancy numbers’ for an asking price many ...
The Tribune

Collector of ‘786’ notes committed to his passion

LUDHIANA: Remember Billa number 786 in film Deewar starring mega star AmitabhBachchan The number 786 also made an appearance in his film Coolie The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started ...