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Navya Naveli opens up on not choosing films as career like brother Agastya: ‘Spent childhood listening to my father talk about tractors'

Navya Naveli Nanda, the granddaughter of megastar Amitabh Bachchan and veteran actor Jaya Bachchan, chose not to be an actor. In fact, she's not even remotely associated with the film industry, just like her parents — Nikhil Nanda and Shweta Bachchan — but unlike her brother Agastya Nanda, who made his acting debut a couple of years ago. 'I grew up in Delhi, so a large part of my childhood was spent watching and listening to my father talk about business, and more specifically, tractors. From a very young age, that is what excited me. I never wanted to join films; I wanted to be an entrepreneur,' said Navya. Her father Nikhil Nanda, based out of Delhi, is the Chairman and Managing Director of Escorts Kubota Limited, an engineering MNC which specializes in agricultural, construction and railways equipment and machinery. In the interview with Elle, Navya added, 'Absolutely nothing about where I come from, or who I am, or who my family is has ever been and will ever be a weight. It has only given me immense pride to belong to where I do. I carry each and every aspect of it with pride, and more importantly, responsibility. All I do is to make my family proud.' Navya, however, claims she acknowledges her privilege and tries to make the best use of it. 'I have always accepted the privilege I come from. It has allowed me to be who I am today. I am accepting of the fact that I was given many opportunities at a very young age that have allowed me to be where I am today, and for that, I will always be grateful. Making the most of those opportunities and doing justice to them is all that matters — giving it the best you can and not taking it for granted,' she said. A 27-year-old entrepreneur, Navya not only helps out her father in his business, but also runs a healthcare brand called Navya Care and an NGO on gender rights called Project Naveli. After spending most of her day working on these ventures, Navya spends four hours in the evening studying for her Blended Post Graduate Programme (BPGP) at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. Navya also hosts a podcast called What The Hell Navya on which she appears alongside Shweta and Jaya Bachchan. 'I think both of them have taught me the fine balance between strength and vulnerability. Both mom and Nani have never shied away from being who they are: confident and bold. They embody the kind of woman I would hope to shape into one day,' she said. Also Read: Shweta Bachchan fires back as daughter Navya Naveli omits her, Jaya Bachchan from Rann of Kutch holiday pics Navya's brother Agastya Nanda made his acting debut with Zoya Akhtar's period coming-of-age film The Archies on Netflix India in 2023. He'll be next seen in Sriram Raghavan's war drama Ikkis.