Why Did Navya Naveli Nanda Not Enter Films Like Brother Agastya Nanda? Know Here
Navya Naveli Nanda revealed that watching her father talk business about tractors always excited her.

The granddaughter of legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, Navya Naveli Nanda, continues to inspire young women with her social work. The entrepreneur is not even remotely associated with the acting world like her parents, Shweta Bachchan and Nikhil Nanda, and her brother, Agastya Nanda, who recently made his acting debut. Now, Nanda has revealed that the business world always excited her more than films.
Navya Naveli Nanda On Not Entering Films
During an interview with ELLE India, Navya Naveli Nanda revealed that watching her father talk business about tractors always excited her. She wanted to be an entrepreneur from a very young age, rather than entering films. Her father, Nikhil Nanda, is a Delhi-based Chairman and Managing Director of Escorts Kubota Limited. It is an engineering MNC which specialises in construction, agricultural, railway equipment and machinery.
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She added, “Absolutely nothing about where I come from, or who I am, or who my family is has ever been and will ever be a weight.” She acknowledged how she carried her legacy with pride and responsibility. She also shared how she wanted to make the best out of her privilege. The 27-year-old entrepreneur not only helps her father with his business but also runs a healthcare brand called Navya Care.
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She also has an NGO on gender rights called Project Naveli. After spending most of her time in these ventures, she is also pursuing her postgraduate studies from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.
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Nanda also runs a fun podcast called ‘What The Hell Navya’ with her grandmother, Jaya Bachchan and her mother, Shweta Bachchan.
First Published: May 14, 2025 3:59 PM