Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has topped the 2023 TIME100 poll, decided by readers who voted for the individuals/groups that they think are deserving of a spot on the magazine’s annual list of the most influential people. As per the publication, 1.2 million votes were cast, and 4 percent of them went to Shah Rukh. In second place are the Iranian women who are protesting for their rights with 3 percent of the votes.
The women also won the magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year reader poll. In third place, with 2 percent of the votes, were the healthcare workers who’ve been at the frontlines of the pandemic since 2020.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took the fourth spot, with each of them getting 1.9 percent of the votes. Harry made headlines around the world earlier this year after he released his memoir Spare, and opened up about his experiences as a member of the British royal family. Footballer Lionel Messi took the fifth spot on the list with 1.8% of the votes.
Shah Rukh Khan's latest release, Pathaan, has been a massive hit globally, earning over Rs 1000 crore across the world. This year, Shah Rukh will be seen in two other films – Atlee’s Jawan and Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki.
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Jawan also stars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi, and is set to be released in June 2023. Dunki stars Taapsee Pannu alongside Shah Rukh, and will be released in December. Apart from these two films, Shah Rukh will feature in an extended cameo in Salman Khan’s Tiger 3. He will also be seen in YRF’s Tiger vs Pathaan, which will be directed by Siddharth Anand.
