Tollywood actor Jr NTR pays highest amount ever for car number

Hyderabad: Actor Jr NTR has created a record by paying Rs 10.5 lakh to get his lucky 9999 as the registration number for his new BMW 7 series car. The Rs 1.21 crore car will finally have the registration number TS 09 EL 9999.

“Jr NTR’s bid amount of Rs 10.5 lakh, including registration fee, was the highest. He has been allotted the number 9999,” joint transport commissioner Mr T. Raghunath told DC.

Officials at Khairatabad RTA said this was the highest bid for any fancy number in RTA history. The second-placed bid was of Rs 6 lakh, from a construction firm. The process of bidding is not done orally. Bidders have to quote their amount for the fancy number and put the sealed covers along with the demand draft in a box.

The highest bid is given the number. The RTA had fixed the minimum price for the fancy number 9999 at Rs 50,000. Earlier too, Jr NTR had bid over Rs 5 lakh for the number 9999 for his luxury cars. The actor’s obsession with 9999 is not new. All his cars have 9999  on their plates.

In the past, he had registered a car at the Adilabad RTO, sparking a mini controversy as he is a resident of Hyderabad. The number allotment was cancelled and he later bid from Hyderabad — in accordance with the rules
He was also in the news recently when cops stopped his car (a Range Rover — AP 37 AX 9999) near Saradhi Studios and fined Rs 700 for tinted glasses.

On Saturday, the actor was not present at the RTA Khairatabad office himself because he was reportedly  shooting for his upcoming film, Janata Garage.