Dubai, Feb. 12 -- In a remarkable stroke of luck,a 79-year-old Dubai-based Indian businessman and Bollywood producer Rajan Lall won a staggering US dollars one million (Rs 9,05,75,608) after a 25-year wait in the latest Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw.

Rajan Lall secured the windfall in Millennium Millionaire Series 535 with ticket number 3099, which he purchased at Concourse D on January 30 while travelling to Mumbai.

Lall, who celebrated his 79th birthday on February 6, said he had been consistently buying a Dh1,000 ticket almost every time he travelled since 2000 - sometimes two to three times a month.

He was in Saudi Arabia when he received the news of his win.

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