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Alia Bhatt, Nazriya Nazim, Deepika Padukone, Guneet Monga Kapoor, Trisha Krishnan
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Women In Entertainment: The Power List 2026

The Hollywood Reporter India's Women In Entertainment Power List 2026 honours actors, directors, producers, and visionaries redefining Indian entertainment — one groundbreaking performance, production, and platform at a time

BY Team THR India
THR India's Women In Entertainment returns for its second edition
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The Hollywood Reporter India's Women In Entertainment Power List 2026: Inside The Methodology

As excitement builds for THR India's Women in Entertainment event on March 25, here is a look at the methodology that helped us arrive at these names.

BY Team THR India
At the 2025 edition of THR India's Women in Entertainment event
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The Hollywood Reporter India Returns with Second Edition of Women in Entertainment

The list honours some of the industry’s most influential women whose contribution has shaped India’s cultural and entertainment identity, strengthened empowering narratives for women, and brought meaningful change

BY Team THR India
ON PANDAY & PRIYADARSHAN: SHRIYA SOM OUTFIT. ON KAPOOR KHAN: GAURAV GUPTA OUTFIT.
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Women In Entertainment 2026: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ananya Panday and Kalyani Priyadarshan Channel Their Main Character Energy

Ahead of THR India's Women in Entertainment event on March 25, these three trailblazers talk about scripts and stage fright, about ageing and autonomy, about the films that broke their hearts and the ones that made them whole

BY Anupama Chopra
Tamil Musician Chinmayi Sripada
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Behind Chinmayi’s Irresistible ‘Muththa Mazhai’ Is The Story of A Banned Singer

Chinmayi Sripada's performance of the ‘Thug Life’ song continues to trend No.1 on YouTube. But not many know about the Tamil singer’s six-year-long battle against her ban

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Tillotama Shome and Guneet Monga at the Cannes film festival 2025
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Cannes 2025: Guneet Monga and Tillotama Shome on The Importance Of Access for Mid-Career Producers

“What happens to women in their 40s is that you’re forced to vanish. That’s unacceptable,” says Tillotama Shome, in an interview alongside Guneet Monga at the Cannes film festival

BY Team THR India
The Hema Committee Report laid bare the Malayalam film industry’s many malpractices — ranging from systemic exploitation to the lack of basic facilities like toilets.
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What Is The Number One Problem on Movie Sets?

It’s 2025, but toilets and changing rooms are distant luxuries on movie sets, especially for women lower down Malayalam cinema’s hierarchies.

BY Vishal Menon
Zeenat Aman, Kiran Rao and Konkona Sensharma at the event
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Champions of Change: Women Leading the Future of Entertainment

From filmmakers to actors, women are leading the charge for change. The Hollywood Reporter India and Jacob’s Creek Unvined spotlight the voices redefining the industry.

BY Team THR India