How to Build the Goa Dream: Parul Gulati’s Villa, Hostel and the Money Behind It All | FWS

Most people have a version of the same daydream: buy a place in Goa, run something small by the beach, and let the property pay for itself. Very few of them ever see the actual numbers. In this episode, Sharan Hegde travels to Goa to sit down with actor and entrepreneur Parul Gulati, founder and CEO of the hair extensions brand Nish Hair, which she started in 2017 and later pitched on Shark Tank India Season 2, closing a deal with Amit Jain. Alongside her acting work in shows and films like Girls Hostel, Made in Heaven, Selection Day and Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2, Parul has spent the last few years building in Goa, first as a homeowner and now as a hospitality operator with Malkin Hostel in Arpora, Bardez. What makes this conversation unusual is how specific it gets. Parul walks through the villa she booked in 2021 at ₹2.7 crore plus taxes, roughly ₹3.1 crore all-in, the construction-linked payment plan that softened the cash outflow, and the possession delay that stretched a two-year