Superstar Shah Rukh Khan Emerges Winner of The 2023 TIME100 Reader Poll
Mumbai, April 7 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has emerged as the winner of the 2023 TIME100 poll, in which readers voted for the individuals they felt most deserved a spot on TIME's annual list of the most influential people.
Shah Rukh Khan earned 4% of the vote after more than 1.2 million votes were cast. The superstar was competing with some of the most influential people in the world such as actor Michelle Yeoh, athlete Serena Williams, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Argentian footballer Lionel Messi.
Having done more than 100 films, Shah Rukh Khan is top of the game at the moment after the historic blockbuster success of Yash Raj Films' "Pathaan" which was released in January this year and grossed over 1050 crores worldwide. He is also a film producer and co-owner of the Knight Riders Group cricket teams.
On the work front, SRK will next be seen in director Atlee's Pan India movie "Jawan" which is scheduled to release on June 2 this year. He also has Rajkumar Hirani's "Dunki", due for Christmas 2023, and YRF's "Tiger Vs Pathaan" which will start early next year.
Meanwhile, TIME's editors will reveal their choices for the 2023 TIME100 list on April 13.
Stay tuned...