'RRR' actors Jr NTR, Ram Charan jointly top UK’s 2022 South Asian celebrity list

‘RRR’ stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR have jointly topped an annual UK list of the Top 50 Asian Celebrities in the World.

The 2022 list that will be published in the UK weekly Eastern Eye on Friday, acknowledges the actors for drawing global attention to regional language cinema in India.

‘Jr NTR and Ram Charan breathed fire into cinema halls with RRR and ignited the kind of interest in commercial Indian films from a cross-cultural audience globally, including international media, not seen before,’ said Asjad Nazir, Eastern Eye’s Entertainment Editor who compiled the list, as reported by news agency PTI.

Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, whose film ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ smashed Pakistani box office records, secured the second spot. He is also recognised for a winning appearance in the Disney Plus superhero series ‘Ms Marvel’.

British-Indian actor Simone Ashley clinched the third spot. She is known for her performance in season two of the popular Netflix series ‘Bridgerton’ and for speaking out against colourism in the industry.

Alia Bhatt, who has delivered multiple hit films this year, secured the fourth place and became the first female actor on the list. Pakistani-Canadian actor Iman Vellani got the fifth spot for her portrayal of a teenage Muslim superhero in ‘Ms Marvel’.

Among the other high-ranking celebrities are Yash with the massive success of ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, singer Shreya Ghoshal for hit songs in multiple languages and worldwide arena shows and the highest-placed television star Tejasswi Prakash.

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