Hindi cinema newbies Aneet Padda, Lakshya and Abhay Verma have been selected in the 2026 Forbes India 30 Under 30 list. The list features individuals under the age of 30 across 15 categories and celebrates the impact of self-made entrepreneurs, professionals, sportspersons and creative artists in their respective domains. Musicians Sanju Rathod and Yashraj Mehra are also on the list.
Aneet’s claim to fame was last year’s blockbuster romantic-drama Saiyaara which also starred Ahaan Pandey in the lead. Kill (2023) actor Lakshya, on the other hand, led Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s directorial debut series The Ba***ds of Bollywood (2025), while Abhay gave a hit with the horror-comedy Munjya (2024). There are also reports that the latter will feature in Shah Rukh Khan’s King.
Singer Sanju Rathod is known for songs like ‘Shaky Shaky’ and ‘Gulabi Sadi’. By mid-2025, Gulabi Sadi had received over 400 million views on YouTube and had become the first Marathi independent song to reach 100 million Spotify plays. Yashraj Mehra, on the other hand, is a rapper known for songs like ‘Hausla’, ‘Dhundhala’ and ‘Gabbar’. Last year, the 25-year-old musician also received a Grammy nomination.
