GQ India, the country’s ultimate authority in men’s fashion and lifestyle, presented its list of The 50 Most Influential Young Indians of 2017 on 7th of July 2017 at Oval Room at The Mansion, Hyatt Regency Delhi. Held in association with Mercedes-Benz and supported by The Singleton Selections, the evening saw the announcement of 50 most influential Indians under the age of 40 from a diverse range of backgrounds and professions - Business and Entrepreneurship, Politics, Fashion, Design, Media, Food & Drink, Entertainment, Sports, and Real Estate to name a few.

Hosted by the charming and stately social observer cum media expert Anish Trivedi, the evening began with an engaging conversation between GQ India’s Editor, Che Kurrien, and India’s heartthrob Ranveer Singh, the poster-child for driven, passionate, young powerhouses.

When asked what success means to him, Ranveer Singh said, “Success is ‘The magnitude of beneficial footprints that you leave on society”. I am not saying that at a very large level. I am talking about your immediate circle, your family and friends. If you can positively affect the lives of others, that to me is success.”

GQ’s Most Influential Young Indians is an editorial property launched in 2015 and is an authoritative list of influencers published in its July print issue. As the front runners for tomorrow, the individuals featured on GQ’s Young Influential Indians list reflect not just the optimistic, youthful population of India but also its dynamic economy. Power-packed with some of the finest trailblazers of the Indian economy across industries, the night raised a toast to the young visionaries of this country.

Commenting on the occasion, Che Kurrien, Editor, GQ India, said: “Influence plays out in many ways. This year, our list includes individuals who have built companies and assembled fortunes – and none of them is older than 40. Here's presenting GQ’s new establishment list, which reflects the youthful population of a dynamic economy. These are individuals who have a new vision for India and the chops to make it happen.”

Apart from Ranveer Singh, from GQ’s list of 50 Most Influential Young Indians of 2017, the event was attended by Rajkummar Rao, Badshah, Dhruv Kapoor, Keshav Suri, Mallika Dua, Satya Rajpurohit, Malini Agarwal, Keshav Bansal, Krishna Ram Bhupal, Ishaan Puri, Amrita Pandey, Chhavi Rajawat, Madhukeshwar Desai, Arjun Sagar Gupta, Gautom Menon, Prabhat Choudhary, Samar Singla, Chinmay Agarwal, Umang Bedi, Nitesh Kripalani, Urban Clap, Ashiesh Shah, Rooshad Shroff, Ritesh Agarwal, Trishneet Arora, Abhiraj Bhal, Raghav Chandra, Varun Khaitan, to name a few.

Speaking of their collaboration with the event, Michael Jopp – Vice President Sales and Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India said, “We are very proud to associate with GQ to celebrate The 50 Most Influential Young Indians of 2017. The occasion becomes even more special for us since we showcase the new GLA at the stunning event. The new GLA was launched in India on 5th of July and is also targeted to the young and progressive Indian who has carved his own space by doing things his own way. It is a true interpretation of the personality of a young influential Indian and thus the association becomes even more relevant and fruitful for us.”

Nitesh Chhapru, ‎Head of Marketing: Premium & Luxury Brands Portfolio, ‎Diageo India, said: “Singleton Selections is delighted to be the associate partner of GQ’s 50 Most Influential Young Indians. Our brand philosophy is deeply rooted in ‘inherently good taste’, and this event celebrates the achievements and innovations of some of India’s brightest minds. We are happy raise a toast to their success and to the invaluable contributions they have made in a variety of fields.”

Aseem Kapoor – General Manager, Hyatt Regency Delhi said, “We are delighted to be associated with GQ for yet another night celebrating trailblazers from across our country. Hyatt Regency New Delhi has constantly strived to set our own benchmarks and we are delighted to play host to an evening with fifty of the most influential Indians from a diverse range of backgrounds and professions across Business and Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Media, Food & Drink, Entertainment and Sports to name a few. We truly value our association and look forward to many more celebrations together.”

The distinguished league of individuals, in no particular order of ranking, on GQ’s list of The 50 Most Influential Young Indians of 2017 are:

1. Alankrita Shrivastava – Writer & Film-maker (Lipstick Under my Burkha, Turning 30)
2. Akash Ambani – Executive Director of 4G service provider Jio
3. Ameera Shah - Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Ltd., one amongst the top 10 pathology labs in India
4. Amrita Pandey – Vice President (Studios) at Disney India
5. Aneeth Arora – Founder & Designer (pero)
6. Anjana Reddy - Founder of Universal Sportsbiz Pvt Ltd (USPL), which owns the brands Collectabillia, Imara and Wrogn
7. Arjun Sagar Gupta - Owner of The Piano Man Jazz Club, Delhi
8. Ashiesh Shah – Architect & Interior Designer
9. Badshah – Rapper & Music producer
10. Chhavi Rajawat – Sarpanch of Soda, Rajasthan
11. Diljit Dosanjh – Actor & Singer
12. Dhruv Kapoor - Designer
13. Gauri Devidayal – Co-Founder, The Table & Magazine Street Kitchen
14. Gautom Menon - Founder & Owner of Wild Tiger Rum
15. Ishaan Puri – Founder & Director, White Rhino Brewing Co.
16. Kanan Gill – Comedian
17. Keshav Bansal - Director of Intex Technologies and also, owner of Gujarat Lions
18. Keshav Suri – Restauranteur (Executive Director of The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group)
19. Krishna Ram Bhupal - Managing Director at GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited
20. Lalnunpuia – Co-creator of Mizoram Premier League
21. LV Lalthantluanga – Co-creator of Mizoram Premier League
22. Madhukeshwar Desai – Politician (Also, CEO at Mumbai Centre For International Arbitration)
23. Mahesh Narayanan - Managing Director, Saavn
24. Mallika Dua – Comedian & Actor
25. Malini Agarwal – Founder, MissMalini.com
26. Manu Chandra – Chef & Restauranteur

27)Neeraj Chopra - Track and field athlete (Competes in javelin throw. He won a gold medal in 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Set to make IAAF Diamond League debut)

1. Nitesh Kripalani - Director and Country Head, Amazon Prime Video
2. Prabhas - Actor
3. Prabhat Choudhary – Founder, Spice PR
4. P.V. Sindhu – Current World #4 in the BWF World Ranking. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal
5. Radhika Apte - Actor
6. Rajkummar Rao - Actor
7. Ranveer Singh - Actor
8. Rega Jha – Editor-in-Chief, BuzzFeed India
9. Ritesh Agarwal – Founder & CEO, OYO Rooms
10. Rooshad Shroff – Architect & Designer
11. Sanjay Garg – Founder & Designer (Raw Mango)
12. Satya Rajpurohit - Co-founder of Indian Type Foundry (ITF) in Ahmedabad, India (His fonts are being used by some of the world's most iconic brands including Apple, Starbucks, Amazon, Sony, Discovery and 21st Century Fox to name a few. In 2010, he received the prestigeous "SoTA Catalyst Award” presented by the Society of Typographic Aficionados. In the same year, his foundry (ITF) was nominated for the Design Museum's "Designs of the year" award for its contribution to the Indian typography.)
13. Shashwat Goenka – Sector Head, Retail, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
14. Trishneet Arora - CEO of TAC Security Solutions (This Cyber Security Author, Tech Entrepreneur and Speaker is a 23 year old school dropout whose client portfolio includes names such as Reliance Industries Limited, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Gujarat Police, Punjab Police, AMUL, Avon Cycles, International Tractors Limited (Sonalika), and RALSON, amongst others)
15. Umang Bedi - ‎Managing Director of Facebook India & South Asia
16. Vijay Shekhar Sharma – Founder, Paytm
17. Vir Das – Comedian, actor, writer
18. Zorawar Kalra – Founder & MD, Massive Restaurants
19. Abhiraj Bhal - CoFounder at UrbanClap
20. Raghav Chandra - ‎Co-founder @UrbanClap
21. Varun Khaitan - Co-founder @UrbanClap
22. Samar Singla - CEO at Jugnoo
23. Chinmay Agarwal - Co Founder at Jugnoo