London, 11 December
Iconic singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has topped the UK list of ‘World’s Top 50 Asian Celebrities’ previewed after his mega live tour in London and box-office success. The 40-year-old Punjabi singer and actor has overtaken last year’s front-runner Shah Rukh Khan as the most international talent in the worlds of cinema, television, music, art and literature in the 2024 edition of the list published by the British weekly Eastern Eye. is ahead of
Asjad Nazir, Entertainment Editor, Eastern Eye, said, “This superstar has had the most successful world tour by any South Asian celebrity in history with his blockbuster show ‘Dil-Luminati’.” He said, “This multi-talented star showcased his impressive acting skills in films and promoted his Punjabi culture. Everyone was talking about what turned out to be a dream year.”
Pop superstar Charli XCX of Indian heritage finished second. Allu Arjun, who came in third place, broke box office records with the most successful Indian film of the year, Pushpa: The Rule, and changed the cinema scene to a great extent. On the other hand, fourth-ranked Dev Patel cemented his place as Hollywood’s power player by writing, directing, producing and acting in the hit film ‘Monkey Man’.
Priyanka Chopra came in at number five to balance high profile projects ranging from films to starting work on the second season of mega-budget series ‘Citadel’. Actor Vijay, who launched a political party and gave the most successful Tamil film of the year, was ranked sixth, while singer Arijit Singh was ranked seventh. The oldest actor on the list is 82-year-old Amitabh Bachchan once again at 26th place while the youngest is 17-year-old Nitanshi Goyal at 42nd place for her stunning performance in India’s official Oscar film ‘Lapata Ladies’. performed -News-Patiala