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Ananya Birla is on her way to becoming a chart-busting pop sensation

Successful pop musician and busy entrepreneur Ananya Birla talks about the privileges and tribulations of being a scion of one of India's most prominent industrialist families

Pop musician and entrepreneur Ananya Birla
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Pop musician and entrepreneur Ananya Birla

Sadiya Upade
At Ananya Birla’s office in Sunshine Tower in Mumbai’s Dadar, one graffiti-inspired wall proclaims: “Pop music will never be low brow.” The quote owes to pop sensation Lady Gaga. The sprayed-over walls featuring denim jackets and graffiti reflects Birla’s aesthetic. And the business-like white walls and stark interiors of the rest of the office points to a corporate inheritance. 

Meet Ananya Birla, 23, herself on the way to becoming something of a pop sensation. Her pop single “Hold On” hit the platinum mark in India this year. Her newest single will be out this month. The previous singles, “Meant to