Tuesday Trivia: Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and other actresses who are successful entrepreneurs

Female actors have fought the good battle and come a long way in the film industry. Whether in front of the camera or behind it, women in the movie business are shining with their talent. Of recent, some of the best talents in front of the camera have also ventured into entrepreneurship

Updated On: 2022-07-19 01:40 PM IST

Deepika Padukone, Shefali Shah, Alia Bhatt

The queen of Bollywood, Deepika Padukone is all set to launch her own lifestyle brand in 2022. Starting with hair and skin care products, her company will focus on natural remedies instead of using chemicals. This indeed is an idea worth the time of anyone who is looking to invest in a lucrative business

One of the most celebrated and successful couples in Bollywood, Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha started their own production house Pushing Buttons last year. Their maiden project as producers is called 'Girls Will Be Girls', and it is gathering all the right kind of attention in the international film market. She, along with Ali Fazal and director Shuchi Talati are setting up first-of-its-kind incubation programme for women who hope to work as gaffers and cinematographers in the film industry. The programme, called  'Undercurrent Lab' is a joint partnership between the Women in Film and Television Association, India (WIFT) and 'Light N Light'

Malaika Arora started her own delivery-only food service called 'Nude bowls' in 2021. She got this idea during the pandemic and quickly acted upon it just to give it a shot. Fortunately, from that day on, this start-up has only seen an upward trend in everything

After gaining immense popularity in Punjabi cinema, Rakul has been well established in the Hindi film industry as well! But little did you all know, even Rakul was bit by the entrepreneurial bug this year. She along with her brother, Aman Preet Singh started this app called 'Starrring You' which gives struggling actors a chance to showcase their talent and subsequently start getting acting jobs as per them

Seems like Alia Bhatt too has a knack for business. She has recently announced her investment in 'Phool.co', an IIT Kanpur-based company. It is focused on the circular economy which converts floral waste into charcoal-free luxury incense products and other wellness products. She has also started her Production house named 'Eternal Sunshine Productions' and her first film under the banner, Darlings, will be released on Netflix in August, 2022. She also founded the sustainable clothing brand Eda-a-mamma

The multi-hyphenated talent is the proud owner and founder of Purple Pebble Pictures that has been backing some exceptional films in India. The actress has also invested in the online dating app Bumble. She launched her line of personal care, Anomaly Haircare, which is vegan, eco-friendly, and affordable. She also set up a restaurant of her own, Sona, in New York to celebrate Indian food at a global level

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