Shah Rukh Khan, the king of Bollywood, has won the TIME100 reader poll, which Time magazine conducted, with over 1.2 million votes.
He defeated Lionel Messi, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle, with 4% of the votes.
Khan's most recent delivery, Pathaan, has turned into the most noteworthy netting film of 2023, acquiring over Rs 1,000 crore around the world. Darlings, a critically acclaimed dark comedy starring Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah, was also co-produced by him.
Others who made the list included Iranian women who were protesting against the Islamic regime in their country and won the second spot with 3% of the vote.
The Iranian women were honored for their bravery in protesting the detention by Iran's morality police of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for not properly covering her hair with the hijab. Amini died as a result of her injuries. She collapsed and died three days later, a shocking turn of events.
The Archewell Foundation and Archewell Productions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which have made headlines, each received 1.9% of the vote.
Ruler Harry's diary, Spare, describes his own minutes, including Princess Diana's demise and Sovereign Elizabeth's spending the year before. In the meantime, the podcast Archetypes hosted by Meghan Markle aims to "investigate, dissect, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back."
The names of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh were among the poll's other popular figures.
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