Saturday, July 4, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

Sunny Leone Among BBC's 100 Most Influential Women

Darpan News Desk IANS, 22 Nov, 2016 11:42 AM
  • Sunny Leone Among BBC's 100 Most Influential Women
Actress Sunny Leone has made it to the BBC's 100 most influential women.
 
This year's BBC 100 women list marks the fourth year of the season. They are once again a mixture of high-profile and influential women including entrepreneurs, engineers, sportswomen, business women, fashion icons and artistes.
 
Sunny, who is celebrating her fifth year anniversary in Bollywood, started in Indian showbiz by participating in the controversial reality TV show "Bigg Boss" in 2011.
 
She went on to star in Bollywood films like "Jism 2", "Jackpot" and "Ek Paheli Leela".
 
Apart from the actress, the list also includes four Indian names - Gouri Chindarkar (Sangli), Mallika Srinivasan (Chennai), Neha Singh (Mumbai) and Saalumarada Thimmakka (Karnataka), read a statement.
 
Chindarkar is a 20-year-old computer engineering student from Sangli, Maharashtra. She is one of the first children in India to experience a unique learning experience now known as 'School in the Cloud'.
 
Srinivasan, 57, is the CEO of Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd. She is known as the 'Tractor Queen' of India and has grown her family company into the third largest tractor manufacturer in the world.
 
 
Singh is a 34-year-old actor-writer who founded a movement to encourage women to walk the streets in Mumbai to defy harassment.
 
Thimmakka is a 105-year-old environmentalist from Karnataka who has planted more than 8,000 trees in 80 years, a project which first started in response to social ridicule at not being able to have children. She is the oldest woman on the BBC 100 women list.
 
Some of this year's high profile women include singer-songwriter Alicia Keys; US gold medal winning gymnast Simone Biles and French politician Rachida Dati.
 
The BBC's 100 Women season kicked off on Monday.

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

Won't Gain Weight For Movies: Nargis Fakhri

Actress Nargis Fakhri, who works hard to maintain her fit frame, says she won't gain weight even if a character requires it.

Won't Gain Weight For Movies: Nargis Fakhri

Anupam Kher To Lead March Against 'Intolerance' Protesters

Veteran actor and BJP supporter Anupam Kher has invited all Indians to march with him to Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday to protest the voices being raised over "intolerance" in the country.

Anupam Kher To Lead March Against 'Intolerance' Protesters

Waheeda Rehman, Helen Dance To Salman's Tune!

Bollywood's dance icon Helen and the ever-so-graceful Waheeda Rehman matched steps to the title track of Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor's forthcoming film "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo".

Waheeda Rehman, Helen Dance To Salman's Tune!

Ghulam Ali's Concert At Lucknow Mahotsava On: Official

Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, who on Wednesday announced he was cancelling all his scheduled concerts in India, will, however, go ahead with his performance at the Lucknow Mahotsava later this month, a top official said on Thursday.

Ghulam Ali's Concert At Lucknow Mahotsava On: Official

Mahesh Bhatt Ropes In Ghulam Ali For 'Milne Do'

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Thursday said he has roped in Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, who last month called off all his scheduled concerts in India, to sing for his play titled 'Milne Do', a collaborative effort of theatre actors from India and Pakistan.

Mahesh Bhatt Ropes In Ghulam Ali For 'Milne Do'

Turning Comedian Big Jump In My Career: Sana Khan

Sana Khan, who came into the limelight through controversial reality TV show “Bigg Boss Halla Bol”, says that playing a comic character in the second instalment of “Tom Dick and Harry” is a big jump in her career.

Turning Comedian Big Jump In My Career: Sana Khan