In today’s era, wealth is the symbol of power and class which means the more a person become rich, the more powerful he will be in the society. People only see the success but not the efforts and hardwork behind it. Here we are going to list those richest persons in India who became rich & wealthy by their hardwork , dedication and continue actions towards their goals.
Some of these richest persons are from your own cities & states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjab. They all are from different backgrounds and professions including Businessmen, Actors, Singers , Social workers and Politicians .
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Richest Persons in India (Updated) List
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1. Babbu Maan
Babbu Maan also known as Tejinder Singh Maan who is a popular Punjabi Singer, Actor, Songwriter and Producer. He was born on 29th March 1975 in Khant Maanpur, Punjab and started his carrier from 1997. He has released eight studio album from 1999. He is one of the best richest person from Punjab with the net worth is more than $10 Million. Babbu Maan is an versatile singers, He recorded his first album Sajjan Rumaal De Geya in 1998. Later he released many famous albums like Tu Meri Miss India, Saaun Di Jhadi, Ohi Chann Ohi Rataan, Pyass – In Search of Destiny, Mera Gham etc.
Babbu Maan: Indian Singer
2. Sameer Gehlaut
Sameer Gehlaut is one of the India’s youngest self made billionaire, he achieved this success in the age of 34. He was born on 3rd March 1974 in Rohtak, Haryana and now chairman and founder of Indiabulls Group. He completed B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering form Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Sameer Gehlaut comes in the list of richest person of Haryana with an estimated net worth of 3.5 billion US dollar. You can check more information about this person through “View More” button given below the article.
Sameer Gehlaut: Indian Businessman
3. Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani is the top richest businessman in India in the Forbes list with eastimated net worth 46.8 billion US dollar. He is a famous business tycoon of India who was born on 19th April 1957. Ambani is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s most valuable company by market. Reliance company mainly deals in petrochemicals, refining and in oil gas sector.
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4. Monali Thakur
Monali Thakur is a famous Bollywood playback singer who was born 13th November 1985 in Kolkata, West Bengal. She was trained in Indian classical music and also learnt hip hop and Bharatanatyam. She had judged singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs 2014 on ZEE TV. She has won National Film Award and Filmfare Award for best female playback singer.
Monali Thakur: Indian Singer
5. Anil Ambani
Anil Ambani is a Indian business magnate who was born on 4th June 1959 in Bombay. He is the chairmen of Reliance Group one of the leading corporation in India. He leads a large number of stock listed corporations. He is married with Bollywood actress Tina Munim and has two sons Anmol and Anshul. He also operates many entertainment businesses such as Nationwide DTH business, 44 FM Radio station, multiplex cinemas across India and animation studios. According to Forbes his estimated net worth is 2.2 billion US dollar. Anil Ambani completed his Master’s degree from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also reputed with Businessman of the Year 1997 award by leading business magazine Business India.
Anil Ambani: Indian Businessman
6. Arun Pudur
Arun Pudur is a founder and president of Celframe who was born on 10th October 1977. Pudur completed his graduation in Business Management from University of Banglore. At the age of 13 years Pudur started his business career by opened scooter repairing garage. After that he sold his garage for Rs. 200,000. Pudur earned his first 1 million USD when he was 21st years old. The net worth of Arun Pudur is 4 billion USD dollar.
Arun Pudur: Indian Businessman
7. Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is newcomer richest actress who recently listed in top Richest Bollywood Actress from India according to Forbes. She is a most successful bollywood heroine who played an excellent role in Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. After that she became World’s highest paid actress. Moreover, she is also known as a Hollywood actresses.
Deepika Padukone: Indian Film Actress
8. Shiv Nadar
Shiv Nadar was born n 4th July 1945 in Moolaipozhi Village, Tamil Nadu. He is a famous philanthropist and industrialist of India. He is a founder and chairman of Shiv Nadar Foundation and HCL company. Nadar studied at Town Higher Secondary School, Kumbakonam. He complete his graduation in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. Nadar has established SSN College of Engineering in Chennai in 1996 in the name of his father Sivasubramaniya Nadar.Nadar also awarded with Padma Bhusan award in 2008 for his effort in IT industry.
Shiv Nadar: Indian Industrialist
9. Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai is the Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Google. He is a American businessman who was born on 12th July 1972 in Madurai. His real name is Pichai Sundararajan. He belongs to middle class Brahmin family his mother was a stenographer and father was electrical engineer. Pichai joined the google in 2004 and on 10th August 2015 he was selected as CEO of Google.
Sundar Pichai: CEO of Alphabet
10. Kalanithi Maran
Kalanithi Maran is a famous media baron who is the chairman and founder of Sun Group. He was born on 24th July 1965 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He completed his graduation in commerce from Loyola College in Chennai. Maran also held shares in Indian airline Spice Jet. He owns television channels, newspapers, weeklies, FM radio stations, DTH services and a movie production house.
Kalanithi Maran: Indian Media Baron
11. Subrata Roy
Subrata Roy is an Indian businessman and the Managing Worker and Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar. He was born on 10 June 1948 in Araria, Bihar, India. He completed his schooling from Holy Child School in Kolkata and completed his mechanical engineering from Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur. Subrata Roy started his first business in Gorakhpur then established the company in 1978 and now interests in real estate, education, tourism, entertainment, financial services, hospitality and media. In 2012 he was named among the 10 most powerful people of India. Sahara group operates more than 5,000 establishments across India.
Subrata Roy: Indian Businessman
12. Ravi Pillai
Ravi Pillai is a famous Indian Billionaire businessman who is the chairman and managing director of RP Group of Companies in Bahrain. He was born on 2nd September 1953 in in Chavara, Kerala. He belongs to farmer’s family. Pillai completed master’s degree from Cochin University.He is an Indian billionaire businessman and founder of RP Group of Companies, RP Group of Companies mainly deals in construction, steel, hospitality, cement, oil and gas industries in various countries such as Bahrain, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Now he have the net worth of $3.7 billion .
Ravi Pillai: Indian Businessman
13. Anand Mahindra
Anand Mahindra was born on 1 May 1955 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and currently lives in Mumbai. He is the chairman of Mahindra Group. The Mahindra group operates in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, construction equipment, defense, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, information technology, real estate and retail.
Anand Mahindra: Indian Entrepreneur
14. Anil Agarwal
Anil Agarwal known as a successful businessman from Bihar who was born on 24 January 1954 in Patna while his currently residence in London, England. He is also known as Chairman of Vedanta Foundation. Anil Agarwal also known as a richest Marwadi from Bihar whose net worth is 3.5 billion USD according to Forbes.
Anil Agarwal: Indian Businessman
15. Adi Godrej
Adi Burjorji Godrej was born on 3 April 1942 in Mumbai, India. As the report of 2017 he is the 814th richest person in the world having net worth of US$ 3 billion. He is an Indian industrialist and businessman. He is the chairman of the Godrej Group. He was awarded by All India Management Association-Business Leader of the Year in 2014.
Adi Godrej: Indian Industrialist
16. K. Dinesh
K. Dinesh is one of the famous businessman of India. He is the founder of India leading software company Infosys. He also established Narayana Health Hospital for the treatment of cancer in Mysore city. He holds Master of Science degre from Bangalore University. The estimated net worth of Dinesh is 1.41 billion USD dollar.
K. Dinesh: Indian Businessman
17. Yusuf Hamied
Yusuf Hamied is a famous businessman and scientist of India. He is a chairman of Cipla, a generic pharmaceuticals company. The company was established in 1935 by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied. He holds a PhD degree in chemistry from Christ’s College, Cambridge. The total net worth of Hamied is 1.59 billion dollar.
Yusuf Hamied: Indian Scientist
18. Madhukar Parekh
Madhukar Parekh is a popular entrepreneur of India who is a chairman of Pidilite Industries. He completed Masters in Chemical engineering from University of Wisconsin US. He joined his father’s business in 1971. He is also a managing director of Vinyl Chemicals India Limited. The estimated net worth of Parekh is 2.4 billion.
Madhukar Parekh: Indian Entrepreneur
19. Indu Jain
Indu Jain is the chairperson of India’s largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, including Times of India and other news papers. He belongs to a Sahu Jain family. She is a also the founder of ladies wing of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Her estimated net worth is 3.1 billion US dollar.
Indu Jain: Indian Businesswoman
20. Hari Singh Ranka
Hari Singh Ranka also known as H S Ranka who is a successful industrialist. He was born on 3 November 1939 in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, famed as the founder and chairman of Modern Group that includes various companies like Modern Insulators, Modern Threads, Modern Syntex, Modern Suitings, Modern Denim, Modern Petrofill and Modern Petrochemicals. Ranka also received ‘Udyog Patra’ award in 1978 by Indian Govt. and the Silver Shield of the Rajasthan Financial Corporation (RFC).
Hari Singh Ranka: Indian Industrialist