Five Indian women make place for themselves in Forbes 100 most powerful women list
It can be said without a doubt that Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is certainly going places.
After making a space for herself in the Forbes' annual top-10 highest-paid TV actresses list this year, she has achieved another feat. She is now among world's most powerful women, according to Forbes.
She is known for her acting prowess and her contributions as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador are well known too.
Five Indian women led by ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and including Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, have featured on the list of the world's 100 most powerful women compiled by Forbes, which was topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Kochhar was ranked 32 on the coveted list while HCL Corporation CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra took the 57th position, followed by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder-Chair, of Biocon, at 71.
Other Indians on the list include Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson and Editorial Director for HT Media, at the 92nd place and Priyanka Chopra, "the most successful Bollywood actor to cross over to Hollywood", at 97.
Some of the other India origin women who have made the cut include PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi at the 11th position while Indian American Nikki Haley has been placed 43rd.
See the entire list of world's most powerful women on Forbes website.
