Meet Neeb Karori Baba's High-Profile Followers, From Mark Zuckerberg To Cricket Legend Virat Kohli
Neeb Karori Baba is making headlines for the upcoming film, 'Hanuman Ansh.' Some famous people around the globe have connected with Maharaj ji.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleShri Neeb Karori Baba is currently hogging the limelight for the upcoming film, Hanuman Ansh. Directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, the spiritual drama stars Shobhinaw Satyaa as the lead actor. According to reports, Hanuman Ansh is inspired by the legacy of saint Shri Neeb Karori Baba. The film is all set to release in theatres on July 31, 2026. Amid the buzz surrounding the film’s theatrical release, continue reading to know more about Baba and also meet the high-profile followers of him.
Who was Shri Neeb Karori Baba?
Shri Neeb Karori Baba, also known as Baba Neeb Karori Maharaj, was born to a wealthy zamindar family that resided in the village of Akbarpur in Uttar Pradesh. During his early years, Baba’s mother, Smt. Kausalya Devi left for the heavenly abode. At the time, Baba was 8 or 9 years old. Later, at the age of 11, Baba got married to a woman named ShubhshriRam Beti, a resident of the village Badam Baas. After a year of his marriage, Baba left his home at the age of twelve and returned after a gap of 10 to 12 years.
Neeb Karori Baba was famous for his leelas and emotionally charged speeches. There have been plenty of Baba’s leelas which make people often wonder who he was and from where he came. After spending some time in Rajasthan and Gujarat’s Rajkot, Baba went to Neeb Karori village in Farrukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh. During his time in the Neeb Karori village, Baba developed a friendly association with the younger people of his age group and often participated in their sports. He used to play hide-and-seek and could quickly locate any one of them.
But whenever it was Baba’s turn to hide, he became invisible and was not to be found anywhere. On another occasion, Baba was travelling to Farrukhabad from Neeb Karori village in the first-class compartment of a train. Seeing his sadhu-like look, an Anglo-Indian conductor told Maharaj ji to get off the train at the next station. Baba got down and took a seat on the platform. But the train stopped, and despite all efforts of the station staff, the train did not move. Later, it was believed that it was Baba’s leelas behind it.
Meet the high-profile followers of Neeb Karori Baba
Neeb Karori Baba taught spirituality to many famous people around the globe. Without any publicity, Indians of all ages, castes, and classes, as well as people from the West, became Baba’s devotees. The high-profile followers of Neeb Karori Baba include Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, cricket sensation Virat Kohli and his beautiful wife, Anushka Sharma and more.
During his trip to India in 1974, Steve Jobs found comfort in Maharaj ji’s teachings. At the time, Steve Jobs was having problems in his work. However, things changed after Steve Jobs found solace in Shri Neeb Karori Baba’s teachings and reportedly visited his ashram in Nainital in 1974. Two years later, in 1976, Steve Jobs co-founded Apple along with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, reportedly visited Neeb Karori Baba’s ashram in Kainchi in 2015. Mark was meant to stay at the Kainchi Dham ashram for one day but ended up staying longer because he felt a spiritual pull. Hollywood actress Julia Roberts reportedly visited his ashram in Kainchi several times.
Julia has also spoken publicly about the impact that Maharaj ji has had on her life. During a conversation with anchor George Stephanopoulos on the news programme Good Morning America on ABC News, she shared how her interest in Hinduism first began. In her words:
"No. He passed long before I saw his picture, but you know, just very intriguing, and that is the way things come into our lives. They are not these big gate-crashing moments."
In 2023, cricket legend Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma visited Neeb Karori Baba’s ashram in Vrindavan. Reportedly, he scored a century in the opening match of the 2023 ODI series against Sri Lanka on January 10, 2023. After that, the pair did charity work at Neeb Karori Baba's ashram in Nainital.
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