Forbes India Leadership Awards 2026: Meet the winners

India Inc's top leaders took home the coveted awards, celebrating the best in business. Read on to see who won

Mar 25, 2026, 18:17 IST2 min

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Company of the Year: Bharti Airtel Shoumen Ray, Group CFO, Bharti Airtel (Centre), accepts the award on behalf of the Airtel team, presented by Kunal Shroff, Managing Director, ChrysCapital (left) and Satish Pai, MD, Hindalco Industries

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Regional Goliath: Balaji Wafers Chandubhai Virani, founder and managing director, Balaji Wafers, accepts the award on behalf of the company. Ritu Arora, country head, Allianz Services India and Rajiv Memani, chairman and CEO, EY India, presented the award

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Promising Startup: Emergent Mukund Jha, founder and CEO of Emergent, accepts the award, presented by Namita Thapar, Executive Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, and Amish Mehta, MD and CEO, Crisil

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Icon of Excellence: Abhishek Bachchan The actor, entrepreneur and investor receives his award from Anish Shah, group CEO and MD, Mahindra Group (centre), and Amit Chandra, chairperson, Bain Capital India

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Icon of Excellence: Rani Mukerji The actor receives the award from Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and (right) KVS Manian, MD and CEO, Federal Bank

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Grassroots Philanthropist: Ajit Isaac, founder trustee, Ajit Isaac Foundation; Sarah Isaac, trustee, Ajit Isaac Foundation. The duo received the award presented by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and (right) KVS Manian, MD and CEO, Federal Bank

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Grassroots Philanthropist: Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder, Infosys, and Chairman, Axilor Ventures
Mr Gopalakrishnan receives the award, presented by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and KVS Manian, MD and CEO, Federal Bank

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Turnaround Star: Force Motors Prasan Firodia, managing director, Force Motors, receives the award, presented by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and KVS Manian, MD and CEO, Federal Bank

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GenNext Entrepreneur: Abhimanyu Munjal, MD, Hero Fincorp Mr Munjal receives the award from 7. Turnaround Star: Force Motors Prasan Firodia, managing director, Force Motors, receives the award, presented by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and KVS Manian, MD and CEO, Federal Bank

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Startup of the Year: Groww Harsh Jain, co-founder and COO, Groww, receives the award, presented by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra