B.I.V.Naidu who hailed from Andhra Pradesh settled in Calcutta (Kolkata) was a wild animal dealer. He bought, sold and exchanged African lions, Royal Bengal Tigers, African Leopards, Cheetahs, Himalayan Bears and Nepali Elephants to Zoological Gardens, Native States and Circus Companies. He started a circus on 1 April 1932, namely Vichitra Durbar Circus. It opened at Kharagpur, near Kolkata. Naidu arranged some famous European troupes and tremendous items of Malayali Artists. Even though, this company has no long life other than first camp of it. Naidu enforced to close down at Kharagpur itself .There were legal cases and interferences between Naidu and Shankar Rao Lahaane of Karlekar Grand circus in Calcutta High court.
