Film director SS Rajamouli and actor Shah Rukh Khan are among the 100 most influential people in the world. Time Magazine has included the names of both in its list released for 2023. Author Salman Rushdie and TV host and judge Padma Lakshmi also made it to the list.
Other names included in the list include US President Joe Biden, Britain's King Charles, Syrian-origin swimmers and social activists Sara Mardini and Yusra Mardini, and billionaire Elon Musk. Alia Bhatt has written a profile of SS Rajamouli, director of the Oscar-winning film RRR for Best Song, for Time's list.
Alia wrote, 'He knows the pulse of the audience. I call him a master storyteller. India is a country full of diversity and Rajamouli connects us all through film. The profile of Shah Rukh, popularly known as King Khan in Bollywood, has been written by actress Deepika Padukone.
It is known that Deepika was recently seen in her superhit film Pathan with Shah Rukh. Deepika wrote, 'Shah Rukh will always be counted among the greatest actors of all time. What sets him apart is his politeness and his generosity. There are many more such characteristics in him.