Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of India. [5] [6] Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast, peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. [7] He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. [8] He received six Filmfare Awards and…
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Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle [1] (née Mangeshkar ; 8 September 1933 – 12 April 2026) was an Indian playback singer and actress who predominantly worked in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she was described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over eight decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and won several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime…
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Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation: [ləˈt̪aː məŋˈɡeːʃkəɾ] ⓘ ; born Hemalata Deenanath Mangeshkar ; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) [11] was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. [12] [13] [14] [15] Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody" and "Voice of the Millennium". [16] Mangeshkar recorded songs in over thirty-six…
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Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. [6] He is considered one of the most versatile singers in India, with a wide vocal range. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] His performances include a wide range of genres, like classical music, devotional music, ghazals, qawwali, rock and pop music, among others. [13] [14] [2] Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi- and Kannada-language films. He has recorded over 6,000 songs in more than 32 languages throughout his career. [15] [16] [17] He has released a…
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Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal [1] (Bengali pronunciation: [sɾea ɡʱoʃal]; born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, [4] [5] she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India. [6] [7] She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian and foreign languages, receiving numerous accolades, including five National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two BFJA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South. Ghoshal began learning music at the age of…
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Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh [1] (Bengali pronunciation: [ɔɾid͡ʒit̪ ʃiŋɦo]; born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer, composer, and music producer. He has been described by critics as one of the most influential and commercially successful vocalists in Indian music, and is noted for his emotive vocal style and work across multiple genres. [3] He has received two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards. In 2025, he received the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian honours, for his contributions to the arts. [4] He sang more then 500 playback in his career.…
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A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (pronunciation ⓘ ; born A. S. Dileep Kumar [1] ; 6 January 1967), also known as ARR , is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema. He is a recipient of seven National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, seven Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards, and eighteen Filmfare Awards…
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Deepinder Goyal
Deepinder Goyal is an Indian entrepreneur and the founder of the business that developed Zomato. Eternal Limited's board profile identifies him as its vice chairman and non-executive director. Before founding the venture, he worked at Bain & Company. [1] Education and early career Goyal received an integrated M.Tech in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Delhi in 2005. IIT Delhi's alumni-award record documents his degree and his subsequent work as a management consultant at Bain & Company. [2] Foodiebay and Zomato The business began in 2008 as a way to…
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Nikhil Kamath
Nikhil Kamath (born 5 September 1986) is an Indian entrepreneur and investor. [2] He is the co-founder of Zerodha, a retail stockbroker, and True Beacon, an asset management company. [3] [4] [5] As of December 2025, Kamath is worth $3.3 billion, according to Forbes. [6] He, along with his brother Nithin, is also part of Forbes' list of India's 100 Richest for 2024. [7] Early life and education Kamath was born on 5 September 1986, in Shimoga and was raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He was born into a Konkani speaking Hindu family. [8] Kamath's father,…
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Ritesh Agarwal
Ritesh Agarwal (born 16 November 1993) is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur [2] and the founder and CEO of PRISM, a hospitality chain. [3] [4] He has been a panellist on Shark Tank India (season 3) in 2024. [5] Agarwal listed among Top 10 youngest Indian billionaires in Hurun Rich List of India 2024, with a net worth of $225 million (₹2,160 crore). [6] [7] Personal life Ritesh Agarwal was born in a Marwari family [8] in Bissam Cuttack, Orissa, India and was brought up in Titilagarh. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] His family operated a small shop in Rayagada,…
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Bhavish Aggarwal
Bhavish Aggarwal (born 28 August 1985) is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Ola Consumer, founder of Ola Electric [1] and founder of Ola Krutrim, a large language model artificial intelligence (AI) company which became India's first AI unicorn in 2024 an estimated valuation of $1 billion. [2] [3] Aggarwal was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018. [4] With a net worth of $2.3 billion, Aggarwal is one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the world. [5] [6] Early life Aggarwal was born and brought up in…
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Vijay Shekhar Sharma (born 7 June 1978) is an Indian technology entrepreneur known as the founder and chief executive officer of One97 Communications and its consumer brand Paytm. [1] [2] [3] [4] In January 2022, the ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group appointed him as its Universal Acceptance (UA) Ambassador [5] in India. [6] As of September 2022, he had a net worth of US$1.1 billion according to Forbes . [7] [8] Early life and education Vijay Shekhar Sharma was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on 7 June 1978, the third of the four…
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Falguni Nayar
Falguni Sanjay Nayar (born 1963) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman, [3] who is the founder and CEO of the beauty and lifestyle retail company Nykaa, formally known as FSN E-Commerce Ventures which is an acronym of her own name. [4] [5] As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated October 09, 2024, Falguni Nayar & family was ranked 71st with a net worth of $4.2 Billion. [6] Early life and education Nayar was born and raised in a Gujarati family in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father was a businessman and ran a small bearings company,…
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (born 23 March 1953) is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur. [3] She is the executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited, [4] a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India [5] and the former chairperson of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. [6] In 2014, she was awarded the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the progress of science and chemistry. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] She was on the Financial Times 2011 top 50 women in business list. [12] In 2019, she was listed as the…
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Kumar Mangalam Birla
Kumar Mangalam Birla (born 14 June 1967) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest conglomerates in India. He is the chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani [1] and former chairman of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. [2] In 2023, Birla received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in India. [3] As of August 2026, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$24 billion. [4] Born to Aditya Vikram Birla, the eldest of two children, he took over as…
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Anand Mahindra
Anand Gopal Mahindra (born 1 May 1955) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate. [3] [4] [5] [6] The group operates in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construction equipment, defence, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, information technology, leisure and hospitality, logistics, real estate and retail. [7] Mahindra is the grandson of Jagdish Chandra Mahindra, co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra. As of 2023, his net worth…
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Azim Premji
Azim Hashim Premji (born 24 July 1945) is an Indian billionaire businessman and philanthropist who was the chairman of Wipro. Premji remains a non-executive member of the board and founding chairman. [4] [5] [6] In 2010, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek . [7] He was listed among the 100 most influential people by Time magazine, in 2004 and 2011. [8] For years, he has been regularly listed one among The 500 Most Influential Muslims . [9] [10] He also serves as the Chancellor of Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Premji…
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Shiv Nadar
Shiv Nadar (born 14 July 1945) [2] is an Indian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. [3] He is the founder and chairman of HCL Technologies, and is chairman of the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar founded HCL in 1976 and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT enterprise over the next three decades. [4] In 2008, Nadar was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry. [5] Nadar, nicknamed by friends as Magus (Old Persian for "wizard"), [6] since the mid-1990s he has focused his efforts on developing the educational system of…
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is one of the founders of Infosys, [6] and was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief mentor [7] of the company before retiring and becoming chairman emeritus. [8] [9] [10] As of January 2025, his net worth was estimated at US$5.0 billion, according to Forbes . [11] Murthy was born and raised in Sidlaghatta, Karnataka. He first worked at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, as chief systems programmer, and Patni Computer…
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Ratan Tata
Ratan Naval Tata [1] (28 December 1937 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian billionaire , industrialist and philanthropist. He served as the chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons from 1991 to 2012, and he held the position of the interim chairman from October 2016 to February 2017. [4] [5] In 2000, he received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour in India, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour, in 2008. [6] Ratan Tata was the son of Naval Tata, who was adopted by Ratanji Tata, son of Jamsetji Taattended…
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