Introducing Grazia Indiaโ€™s Cool List 2025: The Changemakers Redefining What It Means to Be Cool

India, 25th October, 2025: Grazia India, the dynamic and innovative brand known for blending contemporary fashion with timeless elegance, unveils its highly-anticipated Grazia Cool List 2025. This yearโ€™s edition celebrates the individuals shaping Indiaโ€™s cultural landscape with ingenuity, courage, and vision. The Cool List 2025 captures the vibrant pulse of a nation where music meets design, cinema meets conscience, and digital storytelling amplifies authentic voices. Each name on this list stands out not just for talent, but for the conviction, curiosity, and creativity that define what it truly means to be cool today.

From screen to sound, couture to content, theย Cool List 2025ย is a mosaic of talent reflecting the evolving face of contemporary India. These are the creators who turned ideas into movements, blurred the boundaries of their genres, and rewrote the rules of influence and impact. Whether on stage, on screen, or in digital spaces, theyโ€™ve emerged as cultural forces shaping trends and inspiring communities.

Rohit Gopakumar, Director of Worldwide Media and CEO of ZENL, BCCL TV & Digital Network,ย โ€œThe Grazia Cool List 2025 captures the spirit of a new era in Indiaโ€™s cultural and creative ecosystem. Itโ€™s more than recognition, itโ€™s a lens on those shaping trends, ideas, and conversations across music, film, fashion, and design. Each individual honored demonstrates not only excellence in their craft but a vision that inspires innovation, challenges conventions, and defines what it means to influence culture meaningfully in todayโ€™s dynamic world.โ€

Adding her thoughts,ย Mehernaaz Dhondy,ย Editor-in-Chief, Grazia India, said, โ€œItโ€™s that time of the year again Cool List season is officially here! This is one of our most cherished IPs and, honestly, a true labour of love (our shoots span weeks, cities, and plenty of caffeine the behind-the-scenes could be a show in itself). Every year, we set out to find the voices who are defining now the thinkers, performers, designers, and creators who inspire with their passion and perspective. Each year, we curate names that have shaped the year in their own unique ways from breakout stars to cultural powerhouses, from storytellers to innovators.

โ€œCool List 2025 is officially here! This is one of our most cherished IPs and truly a labour of love. Every year, we set out to spotlight the voices shaping the moment the thinkers, performers, designers, and creators who inspire with their passion and vision. The Cool List celebrates those who have left their mark over the year, from breakout stars to cultural powerhouses, from storytellers to innovators, each making their own unique impact.โ€

Here’s the entire list of celebrities for Cool List 2025:

  1. Lakshya
  2. Samiksha Pednekar
  3. Vishal Jethwa
  4. Masoom Minawala
  5. Anuv Jain
  6. Kayan
  7. Ali Fazal
  8. Jonita
  9. Shaheer Sheikh
  10. Elnaaz Norouzi
  11. Vir Das
  12. Fatima Sana Shaikh
  13. Gurfateh Pirzada
  14. Sara Tendulkar
  15. Zahan Kapoor
  16. Kusha Kapila
  17. Shantnu Nikhil
  18. Darshan
  19. Pavitra Rajaram
  20. Stebin
  21. Tahir Sultan
  22. Raj & DK
  23. Bijoy Shetty
  24. Aditi and Aditya Dugar
  25. Ankita Chawla
  26. Rooshad
  27. Amrit
  28. Nida Merchant
  29. Saloni Kukreja
  30. Chaitanya

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