13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Are you being serious?': Ananya Birla schools X user asking whether Aditya Birla is her brother
Ananya Birla, the eldest daughter of billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, who recently launched her makeup line LOVETC, conducted an interactive session on X for her fans. The singer responded to many questions during the 'Ask Me Anything' session.
While several users dropped normal queries and questions, a user asked a strange question, which clearly irked Ananya. 'Is Aditya Birla your brother?' read a question from a user @TheFuturisticGuy.
Schooling the user, Ananya asked him to Google such questions before taking it to a public platform. 'Are you being serious? You seem like a smart guy? At least do your google search before asking. He was my grand father. He passed away 31 years ago,' she responded.
See the post here:
Are you being serious? You seem like a smart guy? At least do your google search before asking. He was my grand father. He passed away 31 years ago.
— Ananya Birla (@ananya_birla) July 12, 2025
The post quickly gained traction as several social media users criticised the user for posing such a question. 'What's wrong with people asking such stupid questions,' a user wrote. 'That question does come off as insensitive, but to be fair, many people aren't familiar with business lineages. And with the way the Birlas guard their privacy, almost legendary, the confusion is understandable,' another user commented.
'These people are gone case. You are amazing talented person keep shining Mahadev bless you,' a third user reacted. 'absolutely despicable by that person,' a fourth user said.
Ananya Birla is the eldest daughter of Kumar Mangalam Birla and Neerja Birla. An alumna of the American School of Bombay and the University of Oxford, Ananya began her music training at the age of 9. In 2016, she debuted as a singer with Livin' the Life and went on to create several music videos, such as Hold On, Circles, and more.
However, in May 2024, she gave up her music career to focus on her business and founded several entrepreneurial ventures, including her makeup line, LOVETC/ Birla Cosmetics Private Limited. In 2024, Ananya was named on the Fortune India Under 40 list and further bagged the India-UL Achievers Award in 2025.
