Anand Mahindra recalls Rishikesh's Chotiwala as his filmmaking 'canteen'

Recently, ace industrialist Anand Mahindra shared his old memories that brought Rishikesh in Uttrakhand into the spotlight for a more personal reason. In his #Sundaywanderer post on X on October 18, 2026, he revisited memories of his filmmaking days in the town. He recalled a restaurant where he regularly ate and the hills where he filmed a sadhu for his thesis film.It’s a fact that Rishikesh has long drawn travellers looking for different things from a holiday. For some, it is a place to sit beside the Ganga and meditate, for some it's a place they find peace and spirituality and listen to the river. For others, it is a destination for yoga, adventure and temple visits.For travellers, his personal memories of Rishikesh offered a reason to look beyond Rishikesh's familiar adventure activities.Sharing a few pictures, he wrote,“These pictures take me straight back to my filmmaking days.