Shah Rukh Khan, S.S. Rajamouli among world’s 100 most influential people: Time
Shah Rukh Khan bagged more reader votes than football ace Lionel Messi, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and director S.S. Rajamouli are among the world’s 100 most influential people of 2023, Time magazine said. (File Photo)
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According to the publication, the Pathaan actor got over four per cent of the 1.2 million votes cast. (AFP)
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Shah Rukh Khan won the 2023 TIME100 reader poll, in which readers voted for the individuals they felt most deserved a spot on Time's annual list of the most influential people, earning 4 per cent of the vote of the more than 1.2 million votes cast. (AFP)
The list also includes author Salman Rushdie and television host and judge Padma Lakshmi. (REUTERS)
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US President Joe Biden, King Charles, Syrian-born swimmers and activists Sara Mardini and Yusra Mardini, star icon Bella Hadid, billionaire CEO Elon Musk and iconic singer and artist Beyonce are the others on the list. (AP)
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
