One of the key differences between the film industry of today and that of yore, is the savvy business sense which actors have incorporated over the years. With the entrepreneurship boom in India, celebrities have been one of the most active participants. Suniel Shetty seems to be investing and associating himself with start-ups at a dizzying pace.
The other Shetty, Shilpa, seems to be the go-to choice for D2C brands. Sanjay Dutt’s alcobev brand The Glenwalk is having a solid run all over India, and they’re expanding overseas too. John Abraham, whose film Vedaa is in the theatres, has his own production house called JA Entertainment, that has produced films such as Vicky Donor and Madras Cafe and he also has stakes in sports teams such as NorthEast United FC.
Hrithik Roshan owns HRX, the famous sport clothing brand, Juhi Chawla is the co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, while Mithun Chakr aborty owns the Monarch Hotel in Ooty. Then ofcourse there’s Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Bipasha Basu, Suzanne Khan and several others. On World Entrepreneurs’ Day, we put together some of the most prolific Bollywood entrepreneurs, and by no means is this the complete list, as the number of actors becoming involved in businesses keep increasing by the day.
What also needs to be noted are the innumerable brand endorsements that each of the actors have. Deepika Padukone -Private clothing label, All About You -2E, a skincare brand -Backed Epigamia, the Greek yoghurt brand; Drums .