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Kajol is a popular Indian actress. In the year 1992, she made her acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Bekhudi.’ She has won Filmfare Award for Best Actress a total of five times. She shares this record with former actress Nutan.

Smriti Irani is an Indian politician, and former model and actress. In the year 1998, she emerged as one of the finalists of Miss India beauty pageant. In 2000, Smriti Irani received immense popularity for her lead role of ‘Tulsi Virani’ in Ekta Kapoor’s popular TV serial ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.’

Ella D Verma was the first runner-up in Miss Trans Queen 2023 beauty pageant. She is the trans face of lingerie brand Zivame. Her journey as a transwoman was full of struggles and challenges. She faced bullying at her school and was ridiculed in government offices. Despite all the hurdles, she became an independent and empowered woman.

Twinkle Khanna is an Indian writer, columnist, actress, film producer, and interior designer. She is the daughter Bollywood actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. In the year 1995, she made her acting debut with role of ‘Tina Oberoi’ in the Bollywood film ‘Barsaat’ opposite actor Bobby Deol.

Bhavish Aggarwal is the owner of Ola company. Bhavish graduated with Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Mumbai. After graduation, Bhavish Aggarwal worked at Microsoft with a good package. An incident in 2010 prompted him to launch his own company of cab services. Today, the valuation of Ola is around $4.8 billion dollars.  

Manoj Sharma faced financial constraints growing up and struggled to pay his school fees. After initially failing in class 12, he managed to complete his graduation, and then got inspired to pursue UPSC exams. After three failed attempts, he finally cracked the UPSC exam by securing 121^st rank in his fourth and final attempt.

Pari Bishnoi accomplished the remarkable feat of becoming an IAS officer at the age of 24. Pari faced setbacks with two failed attempts at UPSC. She persevered, and on her third attempt she successfully secured a position among the top 30.

Satyam Kumar from Patna holds the record of cracking IIT JEE at the age of 13. He completed his BTech and MTech degrees from IIT Kanpur. Due to his extraordinary academic achievements, he was offered to pursue research at the University of Texas in Austin, USA. Presently, he is working as a Graduate Research Assistant.

Sridevi was a popular Indian actress. She made her first on-screen appearance as a child actor in the 1967 Tamil film ‘Thunaivan.’ Yash Chopra’s 1989 film ‘Chandni’ was a major hit at the box office. More than her screen name, people started recognizing Sridevi with her character of Chandni.

Ahinsa Jain, a resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, appeared for UPSC exams 6 times, and could only achieve her dream of becoming an IAS officer in her very last attempt. She gives the credit of her success to her parents and feels grateful for their constant support.

Anushka Shetty is a popular Indian actress. In the year 2005, she made her acting debut with the Telugu film ‘Super.’ Anushka’s first film project that she gained recognition from was ‘Vikramakkudu’ (2006). She is popular for her iconic role of ‘Devsena’ in mega blockbuster hit film series ‘Baahubali.’

After getting married, Dilkhush Kumar relocated to Delhi to seek employment. He drove rickshaws there but did not like the work and returned to his home. He acquired his driving skills by learning from his father. Dilkhush purchased a small car while working in Patna. He launched his cab service from that point onwards. Today, the company works with 250 cab drivers from across Bihar.

VSS Mani lacked both financial resources and prior business expertise. However, his determination and passion were his greatest assets. After experiencing two consecutive business failures, VSS Mani took up an office job. While working at a company that dealt with yellow pages and phone directories, VSS Mani got the idea for Just Dial. The valuation of Just Dial in 2007 was Rs 4,000 crore and it grew to Rs 6,000 crore in 2013.

Nellayappan B serves as the OSD (Officer on Special Duty) to Nagaland’s CM. He is also the Deputy Director of Nagaland’s School Education system. Nellayappan B grew up in a small house with his parents and four siblings. He worked hard and got a permanent job as a government teacher. In 2012, he became the school's principal and the Assistant Director of the Education Board in 2018. In 2022, Nellayappan was promoted to the rank of Deputy Director.

IAS Mudra Gairola’s father had once dreamed of becoming an IAS officer. Due to some reasons, his dreams remained unfulfilled. Mudra made it to the interview rounds in 2018 and 2019 UPSC exams. However, she could not succeed in any of them. She accomplished her ultimate goal in 2022 by becoming an IAS officer.