The BoF 500

Having jumped ship from Vogue India to take the top job at Elle India, she increased the title’s profile and distribution.

The award-winning executive has driven the expansion of Condé Nast’s media properties in India from a standing start.

The fashion stylist and costumier has won awards for her vibrant looks and has lent a glossy sheen to Bollywood styling.

Known as the ‘designers’ designer,’ she blends traditional Indian textiles and techniques with Western silhouettes and tailoring.

One of India’s most respected young designers, Arora is the creative mind behind the internationally stocked sustainable label Péro.

The founder of one of India’s most established fashion houses has achieved international acclaim and dressed some of the world's most influential figures, from Hillary Clinton to Kim Kardashian.

Her insightful commentary informs and educates Indian consumers and global luxury brands alike about each others’ heritage and culture.

He is India’s highest profile fashion photographer, as comfortable lensing fashion editorials as sweeping landscapes.

The business graduate is fast building an international profile, walking for designers including Stella McCartney, Balmain and Marc Jacobs.

They brought a pared-back European aesthetic to affluent Mumbai shoppers with their multi-brand home and fashion lifestyle stores.

Using home shopping and trunk shows to great effect, he has driven significant growth for foreign brands aiming to tap the Indian market.

One of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood was featured on the April cover of American Vogue and has become a red carpet mainstay by mixing Parisian haute couture labels with homegrown Indian designers.