Sonu Sood tops Global Asian Celebrity 2020; beats Priyanka Chopra and Armaan Malik

Sonu Sood has been named as the number one South Asian celebrity in the world for his humanitarian efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic this year. The actor tops the 50 Asian Celebrities In The World list, published by the UK-based Eastern Eye newspaper.

The 47-year-old actor has ranked ahead of many global stars, including from Hollywood, the music industry, television, literature, and social media. This list includes names of the celebrities who made a positive impact, in their unique way. Many posts were also lead by social media users nominating their favourite star of the year.

The Top 10 50 Asian Celebrities In The World list includes;

  1. Sonu Sood
  2. Lilly Singh
  3. Charli XCX
  4. Dev Patel
  5. Armaan Malik
  6. Priyanka Chopra
  7. Prabhas
  8. Mindy Kaling
  9. Surbhi Chandana
  10. Kumail Nanjiani

Expressing gratitude, Sood said: “Thank you, Eastern Eye, for recognising my efforts. As the pandemic broke, I realised it was my duty to help my countrymen, it was an instinct that came from within. Eventually, this was something I came to Mumbai for, it was my responsibility as an Indian which I did. I think all the love of the people, which I received was simply their wishes and prayers who I helped. Once again, I won’t stop till my last breath.”

Other Indian personalities who featured in the list this year are, Ayushmann Khurrana (11), Diljit Dosanjh (14), Shehnaaz Gill (16), Amitabh Bachchan (20), Pankaj Tripathi (23), Asim Riaz (25), designer Masaba Gupta (32), comedian Saloni Gaur (36), Dhvani Bhanushali (42), Helly Shah (47) and Anoushka Shankar (50).

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