List of Famous people born in India

Nihal Sarin is an Indian chess player. A chess prodigy, he achieved the title of Grandmaster at age 14. He is also the fourth youngest player in history to cross the Elo rating mark of 2600, accomplishing this feat at age 14.

Haseena Moin was Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. She wrote several plays for stage, radio and television, some of which have even gained international repute. She was the recipient of the Pride of Performance award for her services to the performing arts in Pakistan. She wrote Pakistan's first original script Kiran Kahani aired in the early-1970s. Before this PTV relied on novel-based scripts for dramas. She was considered to be the best playwright and dramatist Pakistan has ever witnessed.

Akshara Haasan is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi- and Tamil-language films. The daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, and the younger sister of Shruti Haasan, she made her film debut with the comedy drama Shamitabh (2015), and later appeared in Kadaram Kondan (2017).

Bharathiraja is an Indian film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile, he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. As of 2017, he has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. In 2005, he was conferred with the Doctor of Letters from Sathyabama University.

Sriimurali, also known by names Murali, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. After making his debut in 2003 in Chandra Chakori, he appeared in Kanti as the eponymous lead, a performance that won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor. He also appeared in a film each in Telugu and Malayalam. His performance in the 2014 Kannada film Ugramm received unanimous praise and emerged as a major success.

Ekta Sohini, also known as Ekta, is an Indian film actress and the wife of the film actor Mohnish Bahl. She made her acting debut opposite Arbaaz Ali Khan in the coming-of-age romance film Solah Satra (1990) and starred as Aditya Pancholi's love interest in Naamcheen (1991) and Tahalka (1992).She is also mother of debutant Pranutan Bahl (Notebook).

Sonali Raut is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Hindi films. She has been a Kingfisher Calendar Girl in 2010, Raut was just 19 years old college student when she featured in the Kingfisher Calendar. Raut made her acting debut with romantic-thriller film The Xpose in 2014 opposite Himesh Reshammiya and Yo Yo Honey Singh in a lead role. She was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss 8.

Rajeshwari Sachdev is an Indian actress who is known for her role in Shyam Benegal's film Sardari Begum (1996), for which she won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Colonel Manvendra Singh Jasol is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He joined Congress on 17 October 2018. He was the member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004-2009 representing the Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency of Rajasthan and was considered an upcoming leader for BJP.

Anusmriti Sarkar is an Indian actress. She is known for her Telugu movies Ishta Sakhi and Heroine. And recently she is known for her debut Hindi movie "One Day Justice Delivered “ and “O Pushpa I hate tears”.