This is a list of the notable alumni of the University of Mumbai, one of the largest universities in the world, and its affiliated colleges.
Arts NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAditi Govitrikarmodel and actressAditya Roy KapurSt. Xavier'sactorAishwarya Raidid not graduateB. Arch.Rachana SansadactressAjay DevgnMithibaiactorAli FazalSt. Xavier'sactorAnand Patwardhandocumentary film-makerAnant Paipublisher of Indian books for children, especially the series Amar Chitra KathaAnil Kapoor did not graduateSt. Xavier'sactorBoman IraniMithibaiactorBhavya GandhiUniversity of MumbaiactorDadasaheb PhalkeIndian producer-director-screenwriter, known as "the father of Indian cinema"Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema – Bāpū Vāṭave, National Book Trust – Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 17 November 2012Darsheel SafaryH.R. College of Commerce and EconomicsactorDivineR. D. NationalrapperEbrahim Alkazitheatre director, Padma Vibhushan awardeeEmraan HashmiactorFarah KhanSt. Xavier'sfilm directorGangadhar GadgilauthorGenelia D'souzaSt. Andrew'sactressIsmail MerchantSt. Xavier'sfilm directorJaved JafferyactorJayanti Patel1947BA and Ph.D.actor, playwrightJohn AbrahamJai HindactorJui GadkariactorJyotsna Milan MA (Gujarati literature)novelist, short story writer, poet and editorKader KhanactorKajal AggarwalKishinchand ChellaramactressKareena KapoorMithibaiactressKiara AdvaniBA (Mass Communications)Jai HindactressKishori AmonkarElphinstoneThe Elphinstone College was affiliated to the University of Mumbai between 1858 and 2019.Indian classical singerLara Duttamodel and actressMadhuri DixitSathayeactressManish MalhotraElphinstonefashion designerMario MirandaBA (History)St. Xavier'scartoonistMehli Mehtaconductor of Western classical musicMehnaz HooseinSt. Xavier'ssinger and songwriterNikhil D'Souzaplayback singer, songwriter, and guitaristNissim EzekielpoetP. L. Deshpandewriter, actor, composer, film and television producer and directorPlabita BorthakurJai Hindactress and singerPriyakanta LaishramBA (Mass Media)Lala Lajpat Rai College Of Commerce And Economicsactor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor.Priyanka ChopraDid not graduateJai Hindactress and modelRohinton MistryauthorRohit Suresh SarafSt. Xavier'sactorSarah-Jane DiasSt. Andrew'sactressShabana AzmiSt. Xavier'sactressShefali Zariwala2005SPITactressShruti HaasanSt. Andrew'sactressShaanJai Hindsinger and actorShweta Shettydid not graduatesingerSmita PatilactressSobhita DhulipalaH.R. College of Commerce and EconomicsactressSonakshi SinhaactressSonam KapooractressSrinivasUDCTplayback singerSuneeta RaoSt. Xavier'splayback singerTara SutariaSt. Andrew'sactressUrmila MatondkaractressVatsal ShethMithibaiactorVidya BalanSt. Xavier'sactressZakir HussainSt. Xavier'stabla playerZubin MehtaSt. Xavier'sconductor of Western classical musicHarshada Pathare (Author)author and storyteller
Business +NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAdi GodrejChairman of Godrej GroupAjay PiramalB. Sc.; MBAJai Hind; Jamnalal BajajChairman, Piramal GroupAjit Gulabchandindustrialist, chairman and managing director Hindustan Construction CompanyAnil AmbaniB.Sc.Kishinchand ChellaramChairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani GroupAnji ReddyUDCTfounder of Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesAshwin ChoksiSydenhamThe Sydenham College was affiliated to the University of Mumbai between 1913 and 2019.billionaire non executive chairman of Asian PaintsAvtar SainiVJTIformer director for South Asia Region, Intel; one of the pioneers of the Pentium-series processorsChanda Kochhar1982BCom; MBAJai Hind; Jamnalal BajajCEO and MD of ICICI BankChinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 2nd Baronetbusinessman and philanthropistDorabji Tataformer chairman of Tata groupJagdish Chandra MahindraVJTIindustrialist, founder of Mahindra GroupKeki Hormusji Ghardafounder of Gharda ChemicalsKeki MistryBComSydenhamVice-chairman and CEO HDFCLeena TewariB.ComChairperson of USV Private LimitedMukesh AmbaniUDCTChairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, billionaireNarotam Sekhsariaco-founder and chairman of Ambuja CementsNirmal JainNarsee Monjeefounder and chairman of India Infoline (IIFL)Nita Ambanifounder and chairperson of the Dhirubhai Ambani International SchoolNitin ParanjpeMBAJamnalal BajajPankaj PatelChairman and managing director of Cadila HealthcareRahul Bajaj1960LLBGovernment Law CollegeRakesh JhunjhunwalaSydenhambillionaireRenuka Ramnathfounder and CEO of Multiples Private Equity, ex-CEO of ICICI VenturesSwati PiramalTarang JainBCombillionaire founder of VarrocUday Kotak1982MBASydenham; Jamnalal Bajajbillionaire and executive vice chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra BankVinita BaliMBAJamnalal BajajManaging Director of Britannia IndustriesXerxes DesaiBAElphinstonefounding managing director of Titan
Humanities and Social Sciences NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAvinash DixitJohn J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton UniversityG.S. Maddala1957M.A. in StatisticsAmerican economist and mathematicianDaya BaiMSWSocial activistHomi K. BhabhaBAElphinstoneAnne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language, and director of the Humanities Center, Harvard UniversityM. N. SrinivasPh.D.ElphinstoneProfessor Emeritus at Delhi University; Pioneering social anthropologist and sociologistG. S. GhuryeBA; MAElphinstoneProfessor Emeritus & HOD at University of Bombay; Founder of The Bombay School (Sociology)Indira Viswanathan PetersonBA (English Literature)IndologistJagdish Bhagwati BASydenhamUniversity Professor of Economics at Columbia UniversityKlaus Klostermaier1969Ph.D.Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, scholar of Indian StudiesMadhav Das Nalapatacademic, columnist, and UNESCO Peace ChairMadhav Sadashiv Gore1942Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and Padma Bhushan awardeePandurang Vaman KaneIndologist and Sanskrit scholar and former Vice-Chancellor of University of MumbaiRamakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar1862Oriental scholar and social reformer, first batch graduate, later vice-chancellorM. N. SrinivasBA; MA; PhDSt. Xavier'shistorianM.S. Commissariat1903, 1905BA; MASt. Xavier's College, MumbaiProfessor of History and Economics at Gujarat CollegeManjulal Majmudar1943Ph.D.Professor of Gujarati at Baroda College
Journalism NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesHomai Vyarawallafirst woman photojournalist of India, Padma Vibushan awardeeSamarth Singhformer Times of India writer, foreign affairs blogger, Spain India Council FoundationSucheta Dalalbusiness journalistThrity Umrigarjournalist and author
Law NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesB.N. SrikrishnaB. Sc.;LLB; LLMElphinstone; Government Law CollegeJudge of the Supreme Court of IndiaBhulabhai DesaiIndian independence activist and acclaimed lawyerCyril ShroffManaging Partner, Cyril Amarchand MangaldasDilip Babasaheb BhosaleChief Justice of the Allahabad High CourtH. J. Kania1912; 1913LLB; LLMGovernment Law College1st Chief Justice of IndiaKashinath Trimbak TelangJudge of the Bombay High CourtM. C. Chaglaformer Chief Justice of the Bombay High CourtMadhukar Hiralal KaniaGovernment Law College23rd Chief Justice of IndiaMushtak Ali KaziJudge of the High Court of Sindh and BalochistanN. NagareshJudge of the High Court of KeralaNanabhoy Palkhivalajurist and economistP. B. Gajendragadkar1926ILS7th Chief Justice of IndiaP. N. Bhagwati1941Elphinstone; Government Law College17th Chief Justice of India Dorab Patel1944LLB1st Chief Justice of Sindh, former judge of the Supreme Court of PakistanS. K. Venkatarangalawyer; an associate of Mahatma GandhiSam Piroj BharuchaGovernment Law College30th Chief Justice of IndiaS. H. KapadiaGovernment Law College38th Chief Justice of IndiaSujata ManoharElphinstoneJudge Supreme court of India Cornelia SorabjiFirst female graduate from Bombay University, first woman to study law at Oxford University and the first female advocate in India
Military NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesSatish NambiarSt. Xavier'sForce Commander and Head of Mission of the United Nations Protection Force; Lieutenant General of the Indian Army
Politics
Heads of State and Government +NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesIskander Mirzadid not graduateElphinstone1st President of PakistanJohn Samuel Malecela1959B.Com.6th Prime Minister of TanzaniaMorarji DesaiWilsonThe Wilson College is affiliated to the University of Mumbai since 1861.4th Prime Minister of IndiaMuhammad Ali Jinnah1st Governor-General of PakistanPratibha Patil1963Government Law College12th President of India
Other politicians, civil servants, and diplomats NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAshley J. TellisTata Chair of Strategic Affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceB. R. Ambedkar1913BAElphinstoneeconomist, social reformer, Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee and Minister of Law and JusticeBal Gangadhar Tilak1879LLBGovernment Law CollegeNationalist leader, savant, philosopher, mathematician, and advocate of Swaraj (self-rule)Burgula Ramakrishna Rao1923FergussonThe Fergusson College was affiliated to the University of Mumbai between 1885 and 1948.former Chief Minister of Hyderabad State and 4th Governor of Uttar PradeshC. D. DeshmukhElphinstoneMinister of FinanceChintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh3rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of IndiaDadabhai Naorojiintellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political leader; the first Asian to sit in the British House of CommonsGodfrey Serunkuma Lule1961LLBformer Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of UgandaGopal Krishna Gokhalesocial and political leader during the Indian Independence MovementHabib RahimtoolaSt. Xavier'sformer Governor of SindhI. G. Patel14th Governor of the Reserve Bank of IndiaJai Pratap SinghCabinet Minister In UP GovernmentKona Prabhakara RaoLLBILSThe ILS Law College was affiliated to the University of Mumbai until 1949.State Governor of Maharashtra, Pondicherry and Sikkim; Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh; former speaker of Andhra Pradesh State AssemblyKshama Sawantmember of the Seattle City Council (2014–present)Lal Krishna AdvaniLLBGovernment Law Collegeformer Deputy Prime Minister of IndiaMahadev Govind Ranadedistinguished scholar, social reformer and authorManohar Joshiformer Chief Minister of MaharashtraMancherjee BhownagreeBritish politician of Indian Parsi heritage.Manubhai MehtaDewan of Baroda state; Prime Minister of Bikaner stateMohan Lal SukhadiaDEVJTIChief Minister of RajasthanNilesh RaneMP from Ratnagiri-SindhudurgPherozeshah Mehta1864BA; MAPresident of the Indian National Congress; Indian independence activistPraful PatelMP from Bhandara-GondiyaRafiq Zakariapolitician and Islamic scholarRaj Thackerayfounder, leader and chairperson of the Maharashtra Navnirman SenaSanjay Dina PatilMP from Mumbai North EastSanjeev NaikMP from Thane.Shanti GandhiUS politician and physicianShivraj PatilGovernor of Punjab and former Home Minister of IndiaSushilkumar Shindeformer Home Minister of IndiaSwati DandekarMember of the Iowa House of RepresentativesVasundhara RajeChief Minister of Rajasthan, IndiaYashwantrao Chavan1938BA1st Chief Minister of Maharashtra; 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India
Religion +NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesOswald GraciasSt. Xavier'sRoman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of BombaySimon PimentaSt. Xavier'sRoman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of BombayVirchand GandhiJain scholar and lawyer known for representing Jainism at the first World Parliament of Religions, Chicago 1893
Royalty and Nobility +NameClass YearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesBhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi9th Raja of Aundh StateKarni SinghPhDSt. Xavier'stitular Maharaja of Bikaner StateUdaybhansinhji Natwarsinhji JethwaBAlast Maharaja of Porbandar State
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