Shah Rukh Khan tops 2023 TIME100 reader poll
The Hindu
According to TIME, over 1.2 million votes were cast in the poll with Shah Rukh receiving 4%
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has secured the top position in Time Magazine's poll for its annual TIME100 list.
In the poll, the magazine readers vote for the individuals they believe deserve a spot on TIME’s annual list of the most influential people.
According to the American publication, over 1.2 million votes were cast in the poll with Shah Rukh receiving 4%.
The 57-year-old actor is currently riding high on the success of Pathaan, which became a runaway blockbuster at the global box office after it released in January. The movie, a mega comeback vehicle for Shah Rukh after his absence from leading man roles for more than four years, has earned over ₹1,000 crores worldwide.
The second spot went to the Iranian women protesting for greater freedoms from the country’s Islamic regime, garnering 3% of the vote.
Iran has been hit by protests since the September 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was detained in September by Iran's morality police, who said she didn't properly cover her hair with the mandatory Islamic headscarf hijab. She collapsed at a police station and died three days later. The Iranian women were also recognised in TIME’s 2022 Heroes of the Year and also won last year’s Person of the Year reader poll.
With 1.9% vote share, Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle came third and fourth on the poll. The 38-year-old Duke of Sussex made headlines in January after the release of his memoir Spare, in which Prince Harry wrote about intimate aspects of Britain's royal family.
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