Everyone wants the crore. Few people look at the road. Set your monthly amount and see when you arrive, on the investing road versus the savings-account road, plus two honest things about that crore nobody puts on the poster.
That's compounding warming up. Most people quit on the first stretch, exactly where the road is meant to feel long. The last quarter almost drives itself.
Your crore will shrink on the way. By the time you arrive in -, ₹1 Cr will buy what - buys today, at 6% inflation. Still worth the drive, just pack accordingly.
And the crore that keeps its meaning: to arrive with today's ₹1 Cr of buying power, you'd aim for -. Bigger number, same dream, honest maths.