Kumar Mangalam Birla shared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 17 that his father, Aditya Vikram Birla, mandated he complete his Chartered Accountancy (CA) to join the family business. Birla initially wanted to pursue an MBA and found CA challenging, but his father insisted, stating there would be no place for him in the business if he didn't complete it. His grandfather and mother also encouraged him to undertake the difficult course.