Toshan Tamhane, 37Director and Partner, McKinsey & Company India

Education: IIM-AhmedabadPrevious jobs: Temasek Holdings Advisors India

Claim to fame: One of the highest billers in McKinsey and one of the youngest ever to become its senior partner

Who I want to be when I am 50: CEO of a Fortune 100 company and an amazing father

Success to me is: Getting what you want without changing who you are and having no regrets about it ever

THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: FIRST DESERVE, THEN DESIRE (FROM MY FATHER AT THE AGE OF 5)

A PLACE AT THE TABLE: Winners in the audience

Priyanshu Singh, 37Country Head, Honeywell Building Solutions

Education: IIM-KolkataPrevious jobs:McKinsey & Company, Indian ArmyClaim to fame: Moved Honeywell Building Solutions into smart city projects in a big way

Who I want to be when I am 50: Myself... just happier, wiser, and richer

Success to me is: Satisfaction of a job well done

THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: IT IS ALL IN THE MIND

Shweta Jalan, 40Managing Director, Advent India PE Advisors

Education: National Institute of Management, KolkataPrevious jobs: ICICI Venture Funds, Ernst & Young

Clain to fame: One of the few women leaders to helm a PE fund in India

Who I want to be when I am 50: Someone who has done something beyond work that the younger generation can look upto and want to follow

Success to me is:Exceeding your own expectation

THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING GAINED

Dilipkumar Khandelwal, 39MD, SAP Labs India and Executive VP & Global Head of Suite Engineering

Education: ISB, HyderabadPrevious jobs:Grasim

Claim to fame: Made SAP Labs one of the 10 best places to work for in India (as per The Economic Times’ study - India’s Best Companies to Work For)

Who I want to be when I am 50: I don’t think it’s prudent to plan for such a long horizon in a dynamic world. My long-term desire is to leverage technology to make a difference for the people around us by enabling our young entrepreneurs

Success to me is: The ability to do what I love every day and flexibility to take on new challenges. I believe success is in creating a positive difference in people around me. When I see them accomplished and happy I can probably call myself successful

THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: INDIVIDUAL TALENT CAN FETCH YOU A GREAT SCORE, BUT TEAMWORK CAN HELP WIN A TOURNAMENT

Zorawar Kalra, 39Founder & Managing Director, Massive Restaurants

Education: McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University

Claim to fame: Introduced molecular gastronomy into Indian cuisine

Who I want to be when I am 50: I want to be myself, working endlessly towards promoting Indian food globally, and making it counted as one of the greatest cuisines of the world

Success to me is: When our guests appreciate and applaud the efforts put in to offer them the finest culinary experience

THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: THE ONE WHICH MY FATHER GAVE ... “FOLLOW YOUR PASSION AND NEVER LOOK BACK”. HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING IT EVER SINCE

Prashant Tandon, 36Founder, 1mg

Education: Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessPrevious jobs: McKinsey & Company India, MapmyIndia, Hindustan Unilever

Claim to fame: Created India’s largest e-pharmacy and e-diagnostics marketplace

Who I want to be when I am 50: Best friend and role model to my by then teenage kids; custodian of the vision, mission and values of 1mg, which by then should be India’s most trusted consumer health company; actively driving public health initiatives to enhance outcomes for the masses

Success to me is: Having the ability & means to fulfil your aspirations & ensuring what you feel, think, do are all in sync

THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: A’S HIRE A’S, B’S HIRE C’S (TO BUILD A TEAM, YOU MUST MAKE SURE YOU ONLY HIRE A’S)

India’s Hottest Young Business Leaders

Picture Perfect Young IndiaVIGNETTES FROM THE 40 UNDER FORTY AWARD CEREMONY

Kulin Lalbhai, 30Executive Director, Arvind

Education:Harvard Business SchoolPrevious jobs:McKinsey & Company

Claim to fame: Spearheading Arvind’s e-commerce initiatives

Who I want to be when I am 50: A leader who has created a company with a culture of innovation, bold thinking and excellence in execution... the one people would aspire to work for. In addition, I want to be actively in-volved in philanthropy and building lasting institutions that contribute to society

Success to me is: Putting together a team that works on a bold idea and creates value for all stakeholders

THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: ALWAYS HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE SMARTER THAN YOU

The 40 Under Forty 2016 winners position themselves as Manu Jain takes a selfi e (below) ET’s 40 Under Forty Hall of Fame has 120 alumni

NEVER GIVE UP: Mark Inglis inspires STRIKING A POSE: Jaina and Kulin Lalbhai

LISTENING IN: Raj Jain, Lakshmi Venu, Mallika Srinivasan, Venu Srinivsasan

UPON ARRIVAL: Vishal Kampani checks out the crowd

AWESOME THREESOME: Adar Poonawalla, Natasha Poonawalla, Vishal Kampani

LOOKING BACK: Natasha Poonawalla

EASY CONVERSATION: BCG’s Amitabh Mall, Rajiv Mehta and Rohit Kale

TOP OF THE WORLD: Manu Jain receives the award from D Shivakumar

HAPPY MOMENT: Shweta Jalan receives her prize from Ronnie Screwvala

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MOOD INDIGO: Past winner Aditya Ghosh takes the stage

LEFT: ND Shashank and Rutika MuchhalaTOP: Devansh Jain and Harsh Goenka

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