Gautam Adani celebrating his birthday with his family. Photo: @gautam_adani/Twitter He paid US$52 million for prime estate in New Delhi Very little is known about Adani's private life or how he spends his money. India Times reported that he does not come from a wealthy family and worked hard for his riches. The publication also reported that the Adani Group won its bid for Aditya Estates – which owned prime residential property – through bankruptcy proceedings.