Punjabi Singer/Actor Diljit Dosanjh has secured the first position in the ‘UK list of top 50 Asian celebrities in the world’ in London. On this list, Allu Arjun is in the third position and Priyanka Chopra Jonas is at the fifth spot. Last year Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had topped this list.
Diljit is always in the headlines now-a-days, be his concerts or movies or international performances; he has earned an immense reputation and success. Recently, he has secured the first position in the ‘UK list of top 50 Asian celebrities in the world’ in London. On this list, Allu Arjun is in the third position, Priyanka Chopra is at the fifth spot. Veteran and much popular with serial “Kaun Banega Crorepati” actor Amitabh Bachchan has secured the 26th position.
UK Weekly ‘Eastern’ Eye’s entertainment editor has prepared this list. It is put forth that the singing superstar’s highly successful ‘Dil-Luminati’ tour is the most successful world tour by any South Asian celebrity in history.
His historic performance on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ broke new ground for Indian music. Apart from spreading the magic of music, this multi-talented star also showed his acting ability in films and proudly promoted his Punjabi culture. Everyone is talking about him and it turned out to be a dream year for him.
Published by UK weekly Eastern Eye, the ‘Top 50 Asian Celebrities in the World’ list celebrates South Asian stars who shone the brightest in 2024, based on their impactful work, breaking boundaries and being generally inspiring over the course of the year. Dosanjh has topped the UK list, not Ranbir, Ranvir, Alia or any of the Khans trio.
The 40-year-old Punjabi star dethroned last year’s topper, Shah Rukh Khan, and ranked ahead of international talent from the world of cinema, television, music, arts and literature celebrated in the 2024 edition of the list.
Dosanjh has been recognized not only for delivering hit songs, including top tracks for films, but also for making his mark with major international collaborations during the course of the year. The singing superstar delivered the most successful world tour undertaken by any South Asian celebrity in history with his blockbuster ‘Dil-Luminati’ show.”
In between all the musical magic, the multi-talented star showed off his impressive acting ability in films and proudly promoted his Punjabi culture.
Indian heritage pop superstar Charli XCX came in second, narrowly missing out on the top spot, for an incredible year that included sold out live performances, seven Grammy nominations and her now iconic Brat album, which spawned a huge global movement.
While third-placed Allu Arjun smashed box-office records with the year’s most successful Indian film ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ and significantly changed the cinema landscape in India, fourth-placed Dev Patel confirmed his place as a Hollywood power player by remarkably writing, directing, producing and starring in the hit film Monkey Man.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas came in fifth for balancing high-profile projects that ranged from movies to starting work on season two of mega-budget series Citadel; actor Vijay, who starred in the year’s most successful Tamil movie The Greatest of All Time and started a political party named Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, is ranked sixth; and singer Arijit Singh seventh.
Australian actress Geraldine Vishwanathan, Pakistani actress Hania Aamir and British actress Simone Ashley are among the top 10 celebrities of this year. The oldest artist on the list is 82-year-old Amitabh Bachchan (26th place) and the youngest artist is 17-year-old actress Nitanshi Goyal (42nd place), who has been included in the list for her impressive performance in India’s official Oscar entry ‘Laaptaa Ladies’.
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