No flight plan yet

As the son of India Inc.'s biggest party animal, Siddharth Mallya is like a (much slimmer) chip off the old block. At the launch of the 2010 Kingfisher Calendar at his father Vijay Mallya's Mumbai mansion, Siddharth was the life of the party, with Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone at his side.

Siddharth's role in his father's business is minimal today. In 2009, Vijay Mallya had told BT that his son had been given a choice of businesses to learn (from breweries and spirits to aviation) and chose breweries, where he has been learning the ropes from Mallya's managers.

Mallya Senior has built up quite an empire. With the dynamics of all UB Group businesses changing every day, the challenges Siddharth faces may be greater than what his father ever faced, when he had to take over the reins at age 20 upon Vittal Mallya's demise.