IMDb has launched the Popular Indian Celebrities feature to provide a list of most-trending Indian stars globally. If you thought it would be Pathaan star Shah Rukh Khan topping the first weekly list, you’re in for a surprise — Shah Rukh is in the second spot and at no. 1 is Farzi actress Raashi Khanna.
Raashi’s Farzi co-stars Vijay Sethupathi and Regina Cassandra occupy the third and the fourth spots, respectively, while filmmaker Aditya Chopra is the fifth most-trending celebrity, according to the IMDb list.
This week, the Popular Indian Celebrities feature spotlights talent from trending titles like Farzi (Prime Video), The Romantics, Class (Netflix) and Pathaan (in theatres). complete the top 5 names trending for the week of February 20 - 26.
IMDb India on Wednesday late evening shared the list on Instagram and wrote, “Presenting the Popular Indian Celebrities of the week trending globally. 💛 Do you know why each of them is trending? 🤔 This weekly list is powered by ‘Popular Indian Celebrities’: a new IMDb feature that showcases trending Indian stars: actors, directors, cinematographers, writers, the list covers it all! And as always, it’s determined by the pageviews of more than 200 Million fans monthly from around the globe.”
The IMDb list highlights the top trending Indian entertainers each week, based on visits from more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. Every week, fans can see who is trending.
Raashi, who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films, made her Hindi OTT debut with Disney+Hotstar’s Rudra – The Edge of Darkness in 2022. However, it is her role in Farzi that made her a household name. She plays Megha Vyas, an RBI officer who works in an elite unit trying to bring down a major counterfeiting racket.
The actress reposted the IMDb post on her Instagram and wrote, “Is this a dream???? 😱.”
Raashi will next be seen in the action film Yodha alongside Sidharth Malhotra which will mark her second appearance in Hindi films after her debut in 2013’s Madras Cafe.
The top 10 list also includes Deepika Padukone, Kader Khan, Anupam Kher and Kiara Advani.
