Gold100 2026: Ishaan Khatter, Supriya Ganesh, EJAE, Lola Tung And More Are Global Culture Leaders

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House has named its list of the 100 most influential people across all industries globally and naturally several actors and filmmakers have made the cut. From India, Homebound star Ishaan Khatter and model Bhavitha Mandava were named as part of the New Gold list. The Pitt stars Supriya Ganesh and Shabana Azeez, along with New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, son of filmmaker Mira Nair, were also listed on the prestigious list that

Ishaan Khatter, Supriya Ganesh on Gold100 2026

The list, previously known as the A100, was announced online by Gold House and several up-and-coming Asian stars from around the world were named. Bollywood star Ishaan Khatter's Homebound was one of the films shortlisted in the International Film category at the Oscars this year. The young actor has also worked with Mira Nair on her limited series A Suitable Boy and starred in the Netflix series The Perfect Couple in 2024. He will be returning to lead the Hindi Netflix series The Royals for Season 2 with Bhumi Pednekar. He was named on the New Gold list with model Bhavitha Mandava, who has been making waves on the fashion runways. She became the first Indian model in history to open a Chanel show.

Supriya Ganesh, who originally hails from Delhi, was named with her castmates Isa Briones and Shabana Azeez for the ensemble of the Emmy-winning medical drama, The Pitt. Other notable honourees on the list include The Summer I Turned Pretty creator Jenny Han and its leading star Lola Tung; KPop Demon Hunters singing trio - Oscar winner EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami; Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams; Beef Season 2 showrunner Lee Sung Jin and actor Charles Melton; actresses Lucy Liu and Michelle Yeoh; and Hamnet filmmaker Chloé Zhao.

More about the Gold Gala

The special leaders list has been curated by Gold House. Some of the judges for the list include Olympic athletes Apolo Anton Ohno and Kristi Yamaguchi, actor Daniel Dae Kim and Oscars Academy president Janet Yang. The awards for the various special achievements will be handed out on May 9, 2026, in Los Angeles in a ceremony dubbed the Gold Gala.

Earlier, Citadel star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Charles Melton, Eileen Gu, Jet Li, Simu Liu, and Revathi Advaithi were already named to receive special awards at the Hollywood ceremony. They will be singled out with a special presentation for their contributions to culture at the Gold Gala. The Gold100 honorees will also be featured on billboards across the US.