"Didn't Want To Join Bollywood Because..." Navya Nanda Unplugged On Redefining Her Legacy | Barkha

#bollywood #bollywoodnews #amitabhbachchan In this inspiring episode of Inside Out with Barkha Dutt, meet Navya Naveli Nanda — entrepreneur, women’s rights advocate, and proud granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan. Far from being just Bollywood royalty, Navya is redefining legacy and leadership. As part of her family’s industrial empire, Escorts Kubota, where her father Nikhil Nanda is CMD, Navya trained on the shop floor — even assembling a tractor by hand. Beyond business, she’s the founder of Project Naveli, an initiative empowering women and closing gender gaps across India. From building tractors to walking global fashion runways, Navya seamlessly blends business, activism, and style. Watch her candid conversation with Barkha Dutt as she talks about female entrepreneurship, generational legacy, and the power of creating your own path. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - What defines Navya 4:55 - The matriarchs who shaped her life 7:15 - Jaya Bachchan’s secret dream 10:05 - Handling negativity online 13:24 - Life as an IIM student 14:51 - Running her family business, in a male dominated field 15:54 - Breaking the mould: from assembling tractors to walking ramps in Paris 16:42 - Navya, the voracious reader (and soon-to-be writer?) 19:14 - From podcaster entrepreneur to activist: the many hats Navya wears 21:26 - Overcoming self-doubt 22:53 - L’oreal Paris’ ‘Stand Up Campaign’ 26:13 - Navya’s take on feminism 29:22 - Why financial independence matters for women 32:43 - Why Navya believes in self-competition 37:23 - Achieving Rajan Nanda’s vision 40:53 - Why Business over Bollywood 42:32 - What made Navya come back to India after college 45:07 - Growing up with Harivanshrai Bachchan’s poetry 47:17 - What next for Navya?