"Didn't Want To Join Bollywood Because..." Navya Nanda Unplugged On Redefining Her Legacy | Barkha

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In this inspiring episode of Inside Out with Barkha Dutt, meet Navya Naveli Nanda — entrepreneur, women’s rights advocate, and proud granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan. Far from being just Bollywood royalty, Navya is redefining legacy and leadership.

As part of her family’s industrial empire, Escorts Kubota, where her father Nikhil Nanda is CMD, Navya trained on the shop floor — even assembling a tractor by hand. Beyond business, she’s the founder of Project Naveli, an initiative empowering women and closing gender gaps across India.

From building tractors to walking global fashion runways, Navya seamlessly blends business, activism, and style. Watch her candid conversation with Barkha Dutt as she talks about female entrepreneurship, generational legacy, and the power of creating your own path.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
02:06 - What defines Navya
4:55 - The matriarchs who shaped her life
7:15 - Jaya Bachchan’s secret dream
10:05 - Handling negativity online
13:24 - Life as an IIM student
14:51 - Running her family business, in a male dominated field
15:54 - Breaking the mould: from assembling tractors to walking ramps in Paris
16:42 - Navya, the voracious reader (and soon-to-be writer?)
19:14 - From podcaster entrepreneur to activist: the many hats Navya wears
21:26 - Overcoming self-doubt
22:53 - L’oreal Paris’ ‘Stand Up Campaign’
26:13 - Navya’s take on feminism
29:22 - Why financial independence matters for women
32:43 - Why Navya believes in self-competition
37:23 - Achieving Rajan Nanda’s vision
40:53 - Why Business over Bollywood
42:32 - What made Navya come back to India after college
45:07 - Growing up with Harivanshrai Bachchan’s poetry
47:17 - What next for Navya?