Way of life Asia journal honoured 50 people throughout varied classes. Bollywood personalities too.

Mrunal Thakur: Her rise in Telugu cinema, from Sita Ramam to Hello Nanna, has positioned her as a real pan-India actor.

 

Urvashi Rautela: Pop-culture energy participant who is aware of find out how to command the highlight.

 

Aditi Rao Hydari: Heeramandi reaffirmed her because the custodian of a cinematic grace that few in modern Indian leisure can match.

 

Palak Tiwari: Gen-Z’s polished provocateur, traditional in her display screen presence but trendy in her candour.

Between her viral Bijlee Bijlee breakout and a rising popularity as a red-carpet risk-taker, she’s quick changing into a cultural touchpoint for younger India.

 

Nitanshi Goel‘s Laapataa Girls and Gutur Gu have firmly positioned her amongst Gen-Z’s most promising faces.

 

Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty have moved from cameras to commerce with Chapter 2 Drip, a streetwear label constructed on the concept of reinvention.

Launched in 2024, stocked in a Mumbai flagship and fuelled by high-profile seed funding, the model turns celeb vitality into wearable statements about resilience and self-expression.

 

Raghav Juyal, as soon as topped the ‘King of Sluggish Movement’, reinvented himself in Netflix’s The Ba**ds of Bollywood. His breakout efficiency proved that his creative velocity was all the time far higher than the meme.

 

Adarsh Gourav: Performer who thrives within the gray, an actor who turns restraint, precision, and discomfort into his personal cinematic language.

From a BAFTA-nominated breakout in The White Tiger to layered roles in Kho Gaye Hum Kahan and Extrapolations, he is constructing a physique of labor that rewards consideration.

 

Ali Fazal: India’s quiet internationalist, an actor who strikes fluidly throughout cultures and ethical landscapes.

With Ehaab Couture, the handcrafted, Lucknow-inspired label he runs with Richa Chadha he brings the identical considerate artistry to style.

 

Dino Morea: As soon as the poster boy of India’s early-2000s modelling, has re-emerged as an effortlessly cool model icon and producer.

With standout roles in Hostages and The Empire, he is reclaimed his place within the cultural dialog, however this time in a measured, grown-up approach.

 

Abhay Verma pairs boy-next-door appeal with an depth that sneaks up on you first glimpsed in The Household Man 2, then totally realised within the hit-horror comedy Munjya.

He brings an emotional honesty and delicate humour that make him immediately likeable and deeply watchable.

 

Vir Das: The worldwide comedian power who’s taken Indian stand-up from native golf equipment to Netflix specials and an Worldwide Emmy win for Vir Das: Touchdown.

Together with his new e-book Unlocked including writer to his already multi-hyphenate persona, he continues to form comedy with sharp intelligence and cultural chew.

 

Rukmini Vasanth: Breakout Kannada star, her haunting performances in Sapta Saagaradaache Ello: Facet A and Kantara A Legend Chapter-1 has received her accolades.

 

Aahana Kumra.

 

Medha Shankr.

 

Avantika Dassani.

 

Abhimanyu Dassani.

 

Saba Azad.

 

Rasika Dugal.

 

Madhurima Tulli.

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