MUMBAI: Businesswoman Indra Nooyi was very impressed with Amitabh Bachchan's granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda when she mentored her. She said that she was unaware about Navya's illustrious lineage.
Navya is next in line to take over her father's business empire, Escorts. She is one of the founders of Aara Health, an organisation that works towards ensuring healthy and hygienic lives for women. She is also the founder of Project Naveli, an organisation that aims to promote gender equality.
In a panel discussion, Indra Nooyi said, “Navya, I've got to tell you, when I agreed to mentor these four girls who were running Aara Health, their proposition was a terrific proposition. And it's a proposition that suited the Indian zeitgeist… I just loved what the four were doing; dedicated, hard-working.”
She added, “What I loved is after every meeting, writing action items, following up, coming back to me about the progress they've made. I had no idea who Navya Nanda was when I was mentoring her. I just saw her as this extraordinary businessperson, but very young. And I'm thinking to myself, ‘I wish I had her maturity when I was her age’. I didn't.”
Navya has said that she has no interest in joining the acting industry.
Credits: Hindustan Times
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