Ananya Panday, Ishaan Khatter featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

Actors Ananya Panday and Ishaan Khatter have made their way into the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.

The list also featured filmmaker Sulagna Chatterjee — recognised for her work on Netflix’s Feels Like Ishq and Jio Studios’ Code M — and singer-songwriter Anuv Jain.

The list cited Ananya with the citation which read, "Ananya Panday made her Bollywood acting debut in 2019 in the romantic comedy "Student of the Year 2." Since then, she's appeared in 11 films, including "CTRL", a Hindi-language thriller shown on Netflix. In April, Panday was named Chanel's first Indian brand ambassador, a milestone for the luxury brand's expansion in South Asia. The daughter of actor Chunky Panday, she has 26 million followers on Instagram."

Meanwhile, Ishaan’s citation stated, “Ishaan Khatter is on the verge of becoming an A-lister both in Bollywood and Hollywood. For his first film, the indie Hindi drama 'Beyond the Clouds', Khatter won the Filmfare Awards' Best Male Debut in 2019 and the India International Film Academy's Best Male Debut award. Khatter moved on to star in 'A Suitable Boy' (2020) on Netflix and last year acted alongside superstar Nicole Kidman in 'The Perfect Couple'”.

On the work front, Ananya was last seen in Kesari Chapter 2, while Ishaan played a prince in the Netflix series The Royals. Ishaan is also part of Homebound, Neeraj Ghaywan’s next, which has been selected for Cannes Un Certain Regard.