The popular tea seller of Nagpur Dolly Chaiwala took his official social media channels to announce the launching of his franchise “Dolly Ki Tapri” across India.
In his Instagram announcement post he wrote” The Dolly Chai Wala Franchise is Officially Open. It’s India’s first viral street brand and now…. It’s a business opportunity. From carts to flagship cafes, we’re launching nationwide and looking for real people with real passion to carry this dream forward. If you’ve ever wanted to build something big, something desi, something truly legendary – this is your moment. Limited cities. Unlimited chai. ये इंडिया का पहला वायरल स्ट्रीट ब्रांड है- और अब ये एक ज़बरदस्त बिज़नेस का मौका बन चूका है | Applications open now.
He captioned the post as “we are super excited to be launching our Dolly franchise tea stores and carts pan India. If you want your own Dolly store, link in bio.
The bio link has an application form in which you need to fill the details including:
- Name
- Email Id
- Phone number
- City & state
- Preferred franchise format and total investment
‘Dolly Ki Tapri’ Franchise Model
- Stall Format: Rs 4.5 lakh to Rs 6 lakhs
- Store Format: Rs 20 lakh to Rs 22 lakhs
- Flagship Store: Rs 39 lakh to Rs 43 lakhs
Within just 48 hours of the announcement, more than 1,600 applications were submitted. Franchisees will receive proper training in Dolly’s unique chai-pouring style, digital content templates, branded supply chains, and regular posting of reels on social media platforms and weekly audit compliance ensuring a consistent brand experience across outlets.
Dolly is very ambitious, he aimed to expand his “Dolly Ki Tapri “internationally, branding India’s first viral street tea franchise.
Real Identity of Dolly Chaiwala?
Sunil Patil, is the actual name of Dolly Chaiwala, he is a roadside tea seller in Nagpur. Dolly Chaiwala went viral over the internet due to his flamboyant style of wearing golden goggles, neon color attire, funky hairstyle, and dramatic tea pouring. His unique style of making tea earned him social media followers.
But the table turns on February 2024, when the co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates met Dolly Chaiwala during his visit to India. Bill Gates shared a video of himself enjoying a cup of tea dramatically prepared by Dolly. This unexpected encounter between the tech icon and local tea seller spread like fire all over the internet.
Sunil Patil aka Dolly Chaiwala became famous overnight, he gained 4.5 million Instagram followers and 2 million YouTube subscribers. Within a very short frame of time he appeared on some popular shows like Bigg Boss 18, Exchange4media, he even established his office in Dubai.
Dolly Brand Ambassador of Starbucks Rumors
In April 2025, a rumour was spread that Tata Starbucks is officially collaborating with Dolly Chaiwala and he will be their brand Ammasador but in June 2025, it was clearly denied by Tata Starbucks that there is no link between Dolly Chaiwala and Starbucks and this is nothing more than a rumour. This news has been clarified that this is fake news by Tata Starbucks. There has been no such collaboration.
