Famous Indian Business Women

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Indra Nooyi
(Former Chairperson & CEO of PepsiCo)
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Birthdate: October 28, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Indra Nooyi is an Indian-American business executive known for her association with PepsiCo where she served as the chief executive officer from 2006 to 2018. Often ranked among the most powerful women, Nooyi was named in Forbes' World's 100 Most Powerful Women list in 2014. In 2017, she was named in the magazine's 19 Most Powerful Women in Business list.

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
(Indian Entrepreneur, Executive Chairperson and Founder of 'Biocon Limited' and 'Biocon Biologics Limited')
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Birthdate: March 23, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bangalore, Mysore State, India

Biocon founder and chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a self-made billionaire entrepreneur who made it to Forbes’s Power Women 2020 list. Though she initially wished to be a brewer like her father, she later drifted to the biochemical industry. Apart from revolutionizing the Indian biopharma market, she also heads a charitable organization.

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Lara Dutta
(She was previously crowned as Miss Intercontinental 1997)
Lara Dutta
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Birthdate: April 16, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Tina Ambani
(Former Indian Actress Who Worked in Hindi Films)
Tina Ambani
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Birthdate: February 11, 1957
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bombay, State of Bombay, India

Tina Ambani is an Indian former actress who has appeared in popular Hindi films like Rocky, Wanted: Dead or Alive, and Deedar-E-Yaar. Best known as the wife of popular businessman Anil Ambani, Tina serves as the chairperson of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Harmony Art Foundation, and Harmony for Silvers Foundation.

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Menaka
(Actress)
Menaka
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Birthdate: August 27, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, India
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Ritu Nanda
(Indian Businesswoman and Insurance Advisor)
Ritu Nanda
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Birthdate: October 30, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died: January 14, 2020
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Sanjana Kapoor
(Actress)
Sanjana Kapoor
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Birthdate: November 27, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Parvathamma Rajkumar
(Film producer)
Parvathamma Rajkumar
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Birthdate: December 6, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nanjangud, Karnataka, India
Died: May 31, 2017
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Simone Tata
(Businessperson)
Simone Tata
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Birthdate: 1930 AD
Birthplace: Geneva

Swiss-born Simone Tata met her husband, Naval H. Tata., the adopted son of Sir Ratanji Tata and part of the Tata Group, on a trip to India. She later joined the board of Lakmé and transformed the Indian make-up industry, which, till then, relied on nothing more than cream and talcum powder.

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Ela Bhatt
(Indian Cooperative Organiser, Activist and Founder of 'Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA)')
Ela Bhatt
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Birthdate: September 7, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ahmedabad, India

Best known as the founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India, or SEWA, Ela Bhatt is a champion for women empowerment. Her efforts have won her awards such as the Padma Shri, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, and the Padma Bhushan. A trained lawyer, she has also been a Rajya Sabha MP.

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Saleema
(Actress)
Saleema
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Birthdate: November 4, 1973
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Andhra Pradesh, India
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Isha Ambani
(Businesswoman)
Isha Ambani
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Birthdate: October 23, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)